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Stage 3
Formula One

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 3 Which of these people …? Niki Lauda,
a ___ The first Formula One race was Emile Levassor, Ayrton Senna, Michael
in France. Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio.
b ___ Formula One races are usually a won the world’s first real car race?
on Sundays. ……………
c ___ A Formula One race starts when the b started working as a mechanic when he was
red lights are turned off. eleven years old? ……………
d ___ A yellow flag means the race c was badly burned in an accident?
has stopped. ……………
e ___ Stirling Moss drove the first Formula d died in a crash in 1994? ……………
One car with the engine at the front. e has won more races than any other Formula
f ___ In the first Formula One races, the One driver? ……………
drivers wore safety belts.
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g ___ Jenson Button started to race on
bicycles when he was eight years old.
4 Fill in the gaps using these words: safer,
h ___ Just before a race, drivers drink a lot
temperatures, lane, marshals, flags,
of water.
fireproof, must, dangerously.
i ___ In 2010, Michael Schumacher received
31 million dollars. Today’s drivers wear …………… clothes that are
j ___ The Singapore Grand Prix always tested in …………… of 800°C. They protect the
starts in the morning. driver until the …………… can get to the crash.
Rules make the sport …………… too. Drivers
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…………… not drive ……………. They must
obey the ……………, and they must not drive too
2 Where did it happen? Match a number
fast in the pit …………….
from A with a letter from B.
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A
1 ___ The world’s first car race was from
5 Match a word from A with a definition
Paris to …
from B.
2 ___ Niki Lauda was born in …
3 ___ The first Formula One circuit was in … A
4 ___ The most difficult and dangerous 1 ___ protect
Formula One circuit is in … 2 ___ advertise
5 ___ The first Formula One night race 3 ___ design
was in … 4 ___ concentrate
5 ___ practise
B
a Monte Carlo. B
b Bordeaux. a to tell people about something you want
c Silverstone. to sell
d Singapore. b to do something again and again because
e Vienna. you want to get better at it
c to keep somebody safe
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d to think carefully about just one thing
e to draw a plan that shows how to make
something
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1
a F
b T
c T
d F
e T
f F
g F
h T
i T
j F

2
1 b
2 e
3 c
4 a
5 d

3
a Emile Levassor
b Juan Manuel Fangio
c Niki Lauda
d Ayrton Senna
e Michael Schumacher

4
Today’s drivers wear fireproof clothes that are
tested in temperatures of 800°C. They protect
the driver until the marshals can get to the
crash. Rules make the sport safer too. Drivers
must not drive dangerously. They must obey
the flags, and they must not drive too fast in the
pit lane.

5
1 c
2 a
3 e
4 d
5 b

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PLACES 9 It cost 1.3 billion dollars to build the fantastic

new circuit in _____.
Choose the best answer. a  Silverstone
1 The world’s first real car race was in _____. b  Abu Dhabi
a  Japan c  London
b  England d  Monte Carlo
c  Italy
10 There is no Formula One circuit in _____.
d  France
a  Jamaica
2 The first Formula One race was in _____. b  Singapore
a  England c  China
b  Brazil d  France
c  France
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d  China
3 Formula One racing tracks are called _____.
PEOPLE
a  chicanes
b  fields Choose the best answer.
c  circuits 11 The winner of the world’s first Formula One
d  straights race was _____.
4 In 1895, Emile Levassor drove from _____ a  Michael Schumacher
to Bordeaux and back. b  Jenson Button
a  London c  Giuseppe Farina
b  Rome d  Ayrton Senna
c  Madrid 12 On a race day, _____ fix the engines.
d  Paris a  drivers
5 After an accident in _____ , Jackie Stewart b  mechanics
fought to make Formula One safer. c  sponsors
a  Singapore d  fans
b  Belgium 13 During practice sessions, engineers get
c  Brazil information about the car from _____.
d  France a  phones
6 Niki Lauda was born in _____. b  gears
a  Austria c  sensors
b  Brazil d  tunnels
c  England 14 The fastest driver starts the race in a place
d  Argentina called _____ position.
7 The first Grand Prix circuit in England was at a  top
an old _____. b  first
a  railway station c  champion
b  hospital d  pole
c  airfield 15 As the winning driver crosses the finish line,
d  school a marshal waves a _____ flag.
8 Monte Carlo is a dangerous circuit because a  black
it is _____. b  red
a  on country roads c  black and white
b  always rainy d  blue and yellow
c  very long
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16 Gordon Bennett was _____. 23 _____ does not usually make cars, but it
a  a mechanic has a racing team to advertise its company.
b  a newspaper owner a  Red Bull
c  a marshal b  Mercedes
d  a racing driver c  Williams
d  Ferrari
17 Stirling Moss’s car was the first Formula
One car to have the engine _____ the 24 A Formula One race is about _____
driver. kilometres.
a  next to a  205
b  in front of b  405
c  under c  305
d  behind d  105
18 Most Formula One drivers raced _____ 25 If drivers need to change their tyres, they
when they were children. make a _____ stop.
a  in karts a  track
b  in planes b  car
c  on bicycles c  lane
d  in Formula Three cars d  pit
19 Juan Manuel Fangio worked as a _____ 26 The _____ car in a race gets one point.
when he was young. a  tenth
a  computer engineer b  second
b  mechanic c  winning
c  builder d  fourth
d  teacher
27 To make the body of a Formula One car,
20 _____ had terrible burns in an accident. engineers use _____ fibre.
a  Michael Schumacher a  plastic
b  Niki Lauda b  metal
c  Jackie Stewart c  carbon
d  Juan Manuel Fangio d  glass
20 marks 28 From March to _____, the teams and drivers
spend a lot of time together.
FACTS a  December
b  August
Choose the best answer. c  May
21 There are about _____ people in a track d  November
team. 29 Formula One races are usually on _____.
a  80 a  Tuesdays
b  8 b  Sundays
c  3 c  Fridays
d  800 d  Mondays
22 The International _____ Federation makes 30 Ayrton Senna was one of _____’s greatest
the rules for Formula One. sports stars.
a  Engine a  Spain
b  Car b  Argentina
c  Race c  Brazil
d  Automobile d  Italy
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VOCABULARY 39 very small pieces of rock that you find

on beaches
Choose the best answer. a  sand
31 to get past another car b  test
a  advertise c  tyre
b  practise d  point
c  overtake
40 to do something again and again because
d  concentrate
you want to get better at it
32 a person who enjoys something very much a  protect
a  hare b  beat
b  fan c  design
c  sponsor d  practise
d  marshal
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33 a group of people who work together
a  team
EVENTS
b  frame
c  equipment Choose the best answer.
d  barrier 41 The first Formula One World Championship
34 to make a car go slower was in _____.
a  beat a  1950
b  practise b  1900
c  test c  1850
d  brake d  2000

35 the liquid that is burnt to make a car go 42 After the _____ session, teams cannot
a  fan make any more changes to their cars.
b  fuel a  practice
c  model b  computer
d  rule c  qualifying
d  penalty
36 a hard hat that protects the head
a  helmet 43 A Formula One race starts when the _____
b  cup lights are turned off.
c  gear a  white
d  barrier b  red
c  yellow
37 to tell people about something you want
d  green
to sell
a  concentrate 44 If a driver sees a _____ flag, he must leave
b  design the race.
c  test a  yellow
d  advertise b  white
c  black
38 how fast something goes
d  red
a  fitness
b  penalty 45 Car racing stopped for the First World War
c  speed between 1914 and _____.
d  environment a  1918
b  1930
c  1916
d  1924

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46 _____ won most of the first Formula

One races.
a  Mercedes Benz
b  Ford
c  Ferrari
d  Alfa Romeo
47 _____ has won more races than any other
Formula One driver.
a  Jackie Stewart
b  Jenson Button
c  Michael Schumacher
d  Niki Lauda
48 In 2010, Michael Schumacher received
_____ dollars.
a  a million
b  31 million
c  11 million
d  31 thousand
49 In 2008, Nelson Piquet Jr. said his
managers told him to _____ during a race.
a  get out of the car
b  crash
c  stop driving
d  drive slowly
50 The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix was the first
Formula One race _____.
a  in the afternoon
b  in the rain
c  on grass
d  at night
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PLACES
1 d EVENTS
2 a 41 a
3 c 42 c
4 d 43 b
5 b 44 c
6 a 45 a
7 c 46 d
8 d 47 c
9 b 48 b
10 a 49 b
50 d
PEOPLE
11 c
12 b
13 c
14 d
15 c
16 b
17 b
18 a
19 b
20 b

FACTS
21 a
22 d
23 a
24 c
25 d
26 a
27 c
28 d
29 b
30 c

VOCABULARY
31 c
32 b
33 a
34 d
35 b
36 a
37 d
38 c
39 a
40 d

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BEFORE READING Chapter 4

1+g At the practice sessions, drivers test the
Activity 1
cars on the circuit.
1 tunnel 2 + e Drivers try to get the fastest time in the
2 barrier qualifying session.
3 tyre 3 + b The fastest driver starts the race in pole
4 kart position.
5 helmet 4+f Drivers drive one lap to heat the car’s
6 sand engines and tyres before the race starts.
7 safety belt 5 + c The race starts when five red lights are
8 cup switched off.
9 steering wheel 6 + a Drivers often follow other cars closely
Activity 2 before they overtake.
7 + h The cars have pit stops to change tyres
Formula One drivers: Jenson Button (UK), Juan
and make repairs during the race.
Manuel Fangio (Argentina), Michael
8 + d Flags give the drivers information during
Schumacher (Germany), Niki Lauda
the race.
(Austria), Felipe Massa (Brazil) Other sports
people: David Beckham (football), Cristiano Chapters 5 and 6
Ronaldo (football); Rafael Nadal (tennis); 1 Emile Levassor won the world’s first real car
Tiger Woods (golf); Lance Armstrong race.
(cycling) 2 The winning car’s speed was 24 kilometres per
hour.
WHILE READING 3 City-to-city racing ended after an accident in
France.
Chapter 1 4 After the First World War, racing car engines
1 Where – Silverstone, England. became more powerful.
2 Whose – Fangio’s. 5 A supercharger pushes air through a car engine.
3 What – It hit a small animal on the track (but 6 The FIA created Formula One in 1948.
finished the race third). 7 The first Formula One cars had their engines in
4 Why – Because they were very close to the front of the driver.
track and the cars went past them at 160 8 Air moves faster under the wing of a Formula
kilometres per hour. One car.
5 Where – Bahrain. 9 Downforce keeps Formula One cars on the
6 How many – Four. track.
7 Who – Fernando Alonso. 10 In 1962 Lotus built a car without a frame.
11 Modern Formula One cars have seven gears.
Chapters 2 and 3
1 A formula is a set of rules for some types of car
Chapters 7 and 8
race.
2 Each time around the circuit is called a lap. 1 Jackie Stewart.
3 Racing teams have garages in the pits. 2 It changes shape, but it doesn’t break.
4 The first ten cars in each race get points. 3 Five (two over the shoulders, one around the
5 Racing teams keep their designs secret. middle of the driver’s body and two around
6 Aerodynamics is how air moves over the legs).
something like a car. 4 In five seconds.
7 A lot of Formula One car parts are made of a 5 They must follow the safety car and stop
material called carbon fibre. racing.
8 A race engineer talks to the driver during the 6 He started when he was eight years old.
race. 7 His heart beats as fast as the heart of a 40-
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8 Forces push on their heads when they stop or p e n a l t y
go around corners. 4
9 Three kilograms. h e l m e t
5
10 Visualisation is seeing a picture of something s p e e d
in your mind. 6
c i r c u i t
Chapter 9 7
s e n s o r s
1 Lauda paid money to race in Formula one cars. 8
2 Schumacher raced against his brother. c o n s t r u c t
3 Senna was killed in a race in Italy.
4 Fangio drove in long road races.
The hidden word is CHAMPION.
5 Lauda had terrible burns after a crash.
Open answers.
6 Senna won a very difficult race in his home city.
7 Schumacher won a championship when he Activity 2
was a
1 Racing teams: designer, drag, engineer,
young child.
mechanic, pit crew
8 Fangio built a racing car.
2 Car parts: brakes, company, engine, steering
Chapters 10 and 11 wheel, tyres
3 Big business: advertising, company, logo, pit
1 forty-eight
crew, sponsor
2 three hundred and twenty
4 Circuits: corner, engine, pit lane, safety barrier,
3 fourteen thousand
start grid
4 thirty-one
5 Aerodynamics: corner, drag, downforce, grip,
5 seventy
wind tunnel
6 four hundred
Activity 3
Chapters 12 and 13
Brazil 2008
1 People in South America can watch the
Singapore Grand Prix in the morning in their ‘Glock didn’t go into the pits to change his tyres.
own countries. That was a mistake, because now he’s
2 In the 1950s, most Formula One races were in losing grip in the rain. Hamilton’s right
Europe. behind him as they race towards the last two
3 KERS technology helps to save fuel. corners of the circuit. Yes! He’s gone past!
4 Future Formula One engines will be smaller Lewis Hamilton has become World
and they will burn less fuel. Champion on the last lap in the last race of
5 Woman drivers have never won a Formula One the year – I’ve never seen anything like it!’
championship race. Monaco 2010
6 There aren’t any Formula One circuits in the ‘Barrichello has hit the crash barrier. He’s out of
Caribbean. (or You cannot go to watch the race. He’s taken off his helmet and he
Formula One races anywhere in the looks OK, but there are parts of his car on
Caribbean.) the track. The marshals are trying to pick
7 People waited for hours to see (or watch) them up and the safety car has come out
Sébastien Buemi in Jamaica. onto the circuit. I can see yellow flags
everywhere. All the drivers are slowing down
AFTER READING now. They can’t overtake.’

Activity 1 Activity 4
1 Open answers.
c o c k p i t
2
c h i c a n e
Activity 5

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