Dictation 4 The writer asks a question at the end of the article because

she wants readers to…

1 [Track 12] Listen and write the sentences you hear, A write to her with their answers to the question.
including the punctuation.
B think carefully about the answer to the question.
_______________________________________________________ C find the answer to the question on the Internet.
_________________________________________________
LAZY BRITS
____________________________________________________ A new report says that British people are taking less exercise than
in the past. It says that the problem is now worse for people’s
____________________________________________________ health than smoking. One in every six deaths in Britain is the
result of people not doing enough exercise. In addition, treating
_______________________________________________________ people who become ill because of lack of exercise costs the health
service £17.6 billion every year.
_________________________________________________
So, how much exercise should people do? Experts say that two
_______________________________________________________ and a half hours a week is the minimum. It doesn’t sound much
and even this doesn’t have to be in a gym or organised sports.
_________________________________________________ Walking is also good exercise. Only about 37 per cent of British
people get this much exercise every week. This is less than in any
other European country. In France, 66 per cent of people do at
____________________________________________________
least 2.5 hours of exercise a week. In Holland, the percentage of
people doing this amount of exercise is 82 per cent.
Listening
2 [Track 13] You will hear a conversation between two So, why is the problem so bad in Britain? The biggest cause is that
friends, Helen and Jason and answer questions 1–6. Put people spend their free time at home. They don’t play sports, they
a mark [X] in the appropriate box in the table. look at computer and television screens. Fewer people do physical
work. They sit at desks with a computer in front of them. Even
younger people are doing less exercise. In the past, children often
Who Helen Jason walked or cycled to school. They played outside. Now their
parents drive them to school and they can’t go out on their own.
1 runs for about an hour before
school? There are a number of ways that people could get more exercise.
They could cycle to work or the shops. They could spend more
2 usually goes running in the time doing the gardening. They could spend their weekends in the
afternoon? park.
3 can’t run before they do their
The present older generation in Britain live longer than any
homework?
generation in the past. What about the next generation?
4 works at the weekend?
VOCABULARY
5 mentions a different sporting activity 1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. There
apart from running? are three extra verbs.

6 Accepts an invitation to run with the climb die feel grow jump keep love
other person? move prefer relax save

0 My brother and I often go running in the park to keep fit.

Reading 1 I __ ________ volleyball to football. It's much more
3 Read the text about Lazy Brits. Choose the answer, A, B exciting.
or C, which correctly completes the sentence. 2 We want to ________ ___ a high mountain in the Alps
tomorrow.
1 The article says that...
3 Helen doesn't want her family to _______________ to
A smoking kills more British people than anything else.
London.
B lack of exercise causes about 17% of UK deaths.
4 Take your mobile when you go on a trip – it can
C the health service spends £17.6 billion per year.
__________________ your life.
5 After a big competition, I try to _________ _______ and
2 According to the text,...
watch a film.
A people should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week.
6 I’d hate to _______________ off a bridge like those
B people should walk everywhere instead of joining a gym.
people are doing.
C twice as many people in the UK do enough exercise
7 If you ___________________ dizzy, you should go to
compared to people in Holland.
the doctor’s.
3 The main reason for lack of exercise in Britain is that...
A children are much lazier than before.
B the way people work has changed.
C people’s free-time habits have changed.
 5 Write questions using the words in brackets. Add short
answers where you need to.
2 Complete the sentences. The meanings are given in
brackets. The first letter for each word is given. 0 Did they remember (they / remember) to buy the tickets?
0 There are a lot of talented gymnasts (people who do 1 A: (1) ________________________ (you / meet)
gymnastics) in China. Larry last weekend?
1 This c _____________ (organisation that helps people) B: No, I (2) ______________ .
helps retired sportspeople. 2 Where (3) ______________ ______ (they / learn)
2 My dad was a very good c ________ ____ (a person to swim like this?
who rides a bike) but he didn't take part in the Olympics. 3 A: (4) _____________________ (Tara / stay) up
3 You can see the f _____________ (the last match or all night last night?
game in a tournament) of the World Cup on TV. B: No, (5) she .
4 I'm preparing for my first m_______________ (a 4 A: (6) _____________ ________ (Sue / run) ten
running competition which is over 40 km) in New York. kilometres yesterday?
5 Skiing e ____________ (everything you need to do a B: Yes, (7) _________ .
sport) can be very expensive.
6 Alastair wants to become a p __ ___________ 6 Choose the correct option to complete the text.
(someone who is paid for doing a sport) ice skater.
AN INTERVIEW WITH A TENNIS CHAMPION
7 I didn’t know you were such a good s ___________ How old (0) could / did / were you when you learned to play
(someone who races in boats). tennis?
About six years old. There was a sports centre near my house. My
3 Choose the word, A, B or C, to complete both sentences.
dad was my first coach. He (1) taught / did teach / teached me
0 There’s an important C match on this Saturday. everything about tennis.
Do you like playing table ? Are you good at it? When (2) you did win / did you win / you won your first prize?
A football B hockey C tennis When I was at primary school. There (3) had / was / did a tennis
1 Jason went to a sports school the age of seven. competition at my school. Nothing important but I came third and
they gave me a medal.
I think they both crossed the line the same time.
Can you tell us about your typical day?
A in B on C at Well, today for example, I (4) didn’t / don’t / wasn’t get up very
2 Peter needs to a healthy diet. early. It's important for professional sportspeople to enough sleep.
It can be good to a cold shower on a hot day. Then I had a big breakfast and then trained for three hours.
A take B have C make Was last year good for you?
3 What's the most important event? The Olympics? Yes and no. I had some really good results at the beginning. But
then I had some health problems. I (5) don't go / went / didn't go
Snowboarding and ice-skating are not summer .
to hospital or anything but I (6) don't / doesn’t / couldn't practise
A medal B sports C game for some time.
4 My brother and I usually basketball on Fridays.
She didn't for a good team last year.
A play B go C do
5 You should regular breaks and rest.
The last competition didn't place in Europe.
A make B take C have
6 Where did Yannis in the race?
He fell over just before the line.
A end B win C finish

GRAMMAR
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use
the past simple.
0 Helen decided (decide) to go home.
1 Sue _______ (become) the youngest player in history.
2 We __________ (stop) the game to have lunch.
3 The goalkeeper ___________ (catch) the ball and we
won!.
4 Simon __________ (cry) when he didn't win the game.
5I ________ (take) my little brother to the football game.
6 He _____________ (hit) the ball really hard to win the
point.
7 Cleo ________ (win) the swimming race very easily.