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7e Underline the phrases that are used in the essay to talk about advantages
and disadvantages.
7f Linkers. Fill in the missing linkers although, on the other hand and
therefore.
1 CCTV cameras can catch criminals, they are expensive.
2 There are a number of good points about this. , there are many more
bad points.
3 There is very little data about this.
, it is difficult to reach clear conclusions.
4 A career in the police force could be very interesting. , it might be
dangerous.
5 the crime rate is going down, people sometimes feel less safe.
7g Write a for and against essay (200-220 words) on one of the topic below.
globalisation
development of giant companies
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Unit 7
Sports
In this module you will:
Read about
winter sports
Talk about
doing exercises and being healthy
Test your
knowledge of the Olympics
Listen
to a presentation by the British Olympic Committee
Write
a biography of a famous sports person
Learn
about female fans
Useful vocabulary:
Nouns
the Olympics, athletes, venue, event, stadium, spectator,
audience, fan, advertising, jogging, snowboarding, ice skating,
surfing, skateboarding, curling, ski jumping, ice hockey, extreme
skiing, freestyle skiing, muscles, toe, elbow, knee
Verbs
to win, to lose, to beat, to sweat, to push, to slide, to encourage,
to organise,
Adjectives
spectacular, healthy, injured
Adverbs
just, only
Phrases and
collocations
to burn calories, to lose fat, to hold competitions, to host the
Olympics/championships, light/heavy exercise, cross-country ski
race, ski resort, medal winner, speed skater,
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1. Lead-in
1a Work in pairs. Read the statements about diet and
exercise. Do you think they are true (T) or false (F)?
1 Cleaning floors burns the same calories as playing a
game of volleyball.
2 Heavy exercise, such as jogging or aerobics, is better
than light exercise, like walking.
3 Special ‘sports drinks’ can help you exercise.
4 Orange juice contains more vitamin C than apple juice.
5 Exercises that make you sweat a lot help you lose fat.
1b Here are some fun exercises you can do to keep fit. Read about them and
check if your guesses were right or wrong.
1c Match the headings (a-d) with the paragraphs (1-4).
a Dance to the Music!
b Jump for Joy!
c Tidy Your Room!
d Easy as ABC!
1______________
Sit on a chair and put one leg out in front of you. Point your toes
and ‘write’ each letter of the alphabet in the air with your big toe.
Then repeat the exercise with the other foot. This is great for
people who like skiing, snowboarding or ice skating.
2______________
Put a tape measure on a wall outside your house and see how high
you can reach with one hand. Then, jump off one foot and see
how high you can get. Then jump off both feet. Try to jump
higher each day. This is useful basketball practice, by the way!
3______________
You don’t need a partner for this. Dancing is an aerobic exercise –
this means it brings a lot of new oxygen to your muscles. This is
really important because it makes your heart strong and keeps you
healthy. Dance two or three times a week – at home or a
discotheque!
4_______________
Do you think helping at home is useless and boring? You’re wrong. Housework can
make your muscles and bones strong. Cleaning floors or windows are also great
exercises for your elbows and knees. And thirty minutes of digging the garden can
burn 200 calories!
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2. Reading
Pre-reading activities
2a Work in pairs. Make a list of winter sports and discuss the questions:
have you ever done any of
them?
would you like to try any?
which
winter
sports
are
popular in your country?
are there any famous winter
sports people you know?
While-reading activities
2b Read the encyclopaedia extracts (1-6) and match them with these
headings. There is an extra heading.
snowboarding
the history of skiing
ski jumping
ice hockey
extreme skiing
Winter Olympics
freestyle skiing
1) __________
This spectacular sport was
invented by the Norwegian, Sondre Norheim, in
the 1840s and the first competitions were held in
the 1860s. Jumpers fly through the air at up to
100 kph and spend several seconds literally
flying.
2) __________
The oldest skis were found in Sweden and are around 5,000 years
old. Skis have been used in Scandinavia for transport and hunting since prehistoric
times. One of the first cross-country ski races was held in 1843 in Norway. Alpine
skiing was developed in the late 19
th
century in Switzerland. The first Alpine race
was organized in 1911 by Sir Arnold Lunn and many of his rules for competitions
have been used since then.
3) __________
This has only been done since the 1960s and was introduced into
international competition in the 1970s. It is a mixture of skiing, skating,
gymnastics and ballet.
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4) __________
The games have been held since 1924
and they are organized in ski resorts around the world
every four years. The record for gold medals is held by
Bjorn Daehlie of Norway (8 medals). The youngest
medal winner is speed skater Yoon-mi Kim of Korea
at the age of 13.
5) __________
This was started in the 1960s
but has not been made an Olympic event
because it is so dangerous. It involves skiing
down some of the most dangerous places in
the mountains and is only done by a few
people. The definition of the sport is: ‘If you
fall, you die.’
6) __________
This was developed from
surfing and skateboarding and was the
fastest-growing winter sport of the 1980s and
1990s. It was made an Olympic event at
Nagano in 1998.
After-reading activities
2c Mark the following statements as true (T), false (F) or not mentioned
(NM).
1 Ski jumping was invented to entertain the spectators.
2 The Scandinavians now use skis for transport and hunting.
3 Not many rules invented by Sir Arnold Lunn function nowadays.
4 Speed skating is young people’s favourite kind of sport.
5 Extreme skiing is not an Olympic sport.
6 Skateboarding was extremely popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
3. Speaking
Read this quotation:
‘The only way to be healthy is to eat what you don’t want to,
drink what you don’t like and do what you don’t want to.’
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
In groups discuss the following points giving your grounds:
Do you agree or disagree with the quotation?
Do you need to be a real sports fan to stay fit and healthy?
Is it important to be fit and healthy? Why?