A real achievement5 Vocabulary Sports & pastimes

1 Where can you do these activities? Complete the table with the words in the box. Some words can go in more than one column.

basketball  chess  climbing  crossword  jogging judo  Pilates  skateboarding  swimming  sudoku

Outdoors At home At a sports centre

basketball basketball

2 Complete the sentences using the correct form of do, play or go.

1 My dad does crosswords all the time – he always has a newspaper and a pen with him.

2 At weekends, we often ____________ walking in the mountains – the views are beautiful!

3 I love doing sport. I ____________ basketball for the university team.

4 My sister ____________ jogging in the park every morning before breakfast.

5 On Sunday afternoons, people in my village ____________ cards together in the square.

6 My children usually ____________ football with their friends after school.

7 I always ____________ sudoku on the train to work – it helps me wake up!

8 My cousins ____________ judo at the sports centre once a week.

3 Are any of the sentences in 2 true for you? Write three sentences about your favourite sports and pastimes.

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Vocabulary extension Other free-time collocations

4 a Complete the phrases with verbs from the box.

drive  play  read  ride (x2)  sing  

1 ride a bike 2 ____________ a car

3 ____________ a book 4 ____________ the guitar

5 ____________ a horse 6 ____________ a song

b 5.1 Listen and check.

5 Which of the activities in 4 do you do? How often?

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Parts of the body

6 Complete the body words. Match them to pictures a–j.8 Complete the message using the words in the box.

do  feet  go  hands  jogging play  stretch  touch

1 b a ck d 6 __ y __ s ______2 m __ __ th ______ 7 h __ __ d ______3 n __ s __   ______ 8 __ __ r ______4 h __ __ r ______ 9 l __ ps ______5 __ rm ______ 10 h __ nd ______

Verbs of movement

7 Which part(s) of the body do you use to do these things?

1 clap hands 4 breathe ____________ 2 smile ____________ 5 dance ____________3 wink ____________ 6 listen ____________

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9 May 2011

Sepak takraw – new team?

I want to know: does anyone play sepak takraw? It’s a game that comes from Southeast Asia – it’s incredible!

Sepak takraw is quite similar to volleyball because you play it with a ball and a high net. But the rules are different – you can’t (1) touch the ball with your arms or (2)_______________ ! You can hit the ball with any other part of your body so players often kick the ball with their (3)_______________ , just like in football. In fact, some people say that sepak takraw can help you (4)_______________ football well!

It’s important to (5)_______________ your legs before you play because you use them a lot in this game! I also (6)_______________ judo – people say it helps to do a martial art because it makes you flexible. Then you can jump higher!

I want to play sepak takraw at the weekends but I need a team! Don’t just (7)_______________ swimming or (8)_______________ – try something new! Post below if you’re interested.

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Grammar Can/Can’t (ability)

1 Look at the pictures. Write sentences using can/can’t and the phrases in the box.

Can/Can’t (permission/possibility)

3 Put the words in the correct order to make questions using can.

1 a take can I photo ? Can I take a photo? 2 I can in pay euros ? _________________________________________________3 can swim here I ? _________________________________________________4 this can sandwich I eat ? _________________________________________________5 use my I mobile phone can ? _________________________________________________6 DVD this can watch I ? _________________________________________________

4 Complete answers a–f using can/can’t. Match them to the questions in 3.

a Yes, you can . Or you can use a credit card. 2 b No, sorry, you __________ . It’s Hannah’s DVD

and she’s out. _____c Yes, of course you __________ . It’s for you! _____d Yes, you __________ . But please talk quietly. _____e No, you __________ . No photos allowed. _____f No, you __________ . It’s dangerous. Please stay

on the beach. _____

Imperatives

5 Look at the pictures. Complete the instructions using the correct form of the verbs in the box.

eat  open  touch  sit

cook  dance  drive a car play the piano   ski  speak Chinese

1 She can ski. 2 _________________________________________________3 _________________________________________________4 _________________________________________________5 _________________________________________________6 _________________________________________________

2 Write questions for the answers. Use the phrases in the box in 1.

1 Can you dance? Yes, I can. I often go dancing with my girlfriend.2 _________________________________________________ Yes, very well. I work in a restaurant.3 _________________________________________________ No, I can’t. I always take the bus.4 _________________________________________________ Yes, I can. I love it! I go to the mountains every winter.5 _________________________________________________ Yes, I can. I love playing jazz music.6 _________________________________________________ No, I can’t. But I can speak French and Spanish.

1 Don't sit down! 2 ____________ your eyes.

3 ____________ your toes. 4 ____________ that!

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-ly adverbs

6 Write the letters in the correct order to make adverbs.

1 wollys slowly   5 yetiqul __________2 yiahppl __________  6 laybd __________3 ladsy __________  7 doluly __________4 lewl __________  8 lickyuq __________

7 a Read the story. Number pictures a–d in order, 1–4.

b Complete the story with six adverbs from 6.

9 Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1 You can’t smoke inside the school. T / F _________________________________________________ 2 You can eat food in the classroom. T / F _________________________________________________3 You can’t come in if you are late. T / F _________________________________________________4 You can use the computers in the morning. T / F _________________________________________________5 You can’t use your mobile phone in the classroom. T / F _________________________________________________6 You can talk loudly in the classroom. T / F _________________________________________________

8 Match 1–8 to a–h to make classroom rules.

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Sasha wants a new hobby so she decides to go to a salsa class. At the first class, the teacher does the dance very (1) quickly . It’s too fast for Sasha. She asks the teacher to dance (2)___________ so that she can learn. It is very difficult and Sasha dances so (3)___________ that her partner laughs (4)___________ !

Sasha is embarrassed so she leaves the class. She goes out (5)___________ so the other people in the class don't hear her. Then she sees a sign on the door: ‘Advanced Salsa’. It’s the wrong class! The next week she goes to the beginners’ class. It is easy and Sasha dances very (6)___________ . Now she goes to the class every week.

1 Come in

2 Don’t smoke

3 Please don’t use

4 Don’t eat

5 Please don’t write

6 Talk

7 Listen

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a in the books.

b food in the classroom.

c computer room before 1 p.m.

d carefully to your teacher and your classmates.

e in the school building. You can smoke outside.

f quietly during the lesson.

g your mobile phone in the classroom.

h quietly if you are late for your class.

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Functional language On the phone

1 Match 1–6 to a–f to make questions.

1 Can a a message?2 Can you b you tell Tina? ask her c her it’s about the 3 Is cinema tomorrow?4 Is Tina d to call me?5 Can you tell e there?6 Can I take f that Nicky?

2 a Complete the conversations with the questions in 1.

1 A Hello? (1) Is that Nicky?

B Yes, it’s me. Hi, Rosie. How are you? A Not bad, thanks. Listen, it’s about the

cinema tomorrow. The film starts at 8.15. B OK, great.

(2)___________________________ ? A Sure, no problem. I can call her later. B Thanks, Rosie. See you tomorrow then. A OK. Bye!

2 A Hello? B Hi Alex, it’s Rosie.

(3)___________________________ ? A No, sorry. She’s out.

(4)__________________________ ? B Yes, please.

(5)___________________________ ? The film starts at 8.15.

A 8.15... OK. B Oh, and

(6)___________________________ ? Then we can decide where to meet.

A No problem. B Thanks, Alex. Bye, then. A See you.

b 5.2 Listen and check.

Listening Understanding the main idea

1 a 5.3 Listen to a radio programme about a sport. Which photo shows the sport?

b Tick (✓) the best description of the sport. Listen again and check.

Specific information

2 a Look at the pictures. Are these things you can (✓) or can’t (✗) do in underwater rugby?

Strategy Sometimes listening texts are long and difficult, but you don’t need to understand every word. Try to listen for the main ideas.

b Check your answers in transcript 5.3 on pages 83–84.

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Skills development

1 You play this game under the water. The idea of the game is to put the ball in the other team’s goal. You can’t play for a long time.

2 You play this game in a swimming pool. The idea of the game is to put the ball in your team’s goal. The game lasts 45 minutes.

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Reading Using headings

1 a Read headings 1–4 from an article about robots. Answer each question with one idea.

b Read the article quickly. Match the headings to paragraphs a–d.

2 Read the article again. How many of your ideas in 1a are correct?

Strategy Sometimes texts have headings. Look at the key words in the headings. They can help you understand the main ideas.

Scanning

3 Match sentences 1–6 to robots a–d. Sometimes there is more than one correct answer.

1 It has a camera. c, d 4 It can tell you if something is wrong. _______2 It can talk. _______ 5 It can do a lot of different activities. _______3 You can tell it to do things. _______ 6 It can help people do their job. _______

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Skills 5

1 Photo fish

What can this robot do? take photos

A m a z i n g R o b o t sa 3

The robot super suit, HAL-5, is a new invention from Japan. In the HAL-5 super suit, you can stand, walk, climb stairs and even climb mountains! This robot can help people in hospital move around and it also helps people with difficult, physical jobs.

b _____

Asimo is the robot that is most similar to humans. It can do a lot of things with its body. It can walk, run, and carry things. It can’t talk but it can understand simple instructions and sentences.

c _____

Carp robot looks like a fish and it moves like one, too. It can swim underwater and take photographs of fish. Scientists can use these photos to help them with their work. Carp robot can also swim in rivers or the sea to check that the water is clean.

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Spykee robot can move, listen, speak and see. If you are on holiday, it can watch your house for you. It can move around the rooms and take photographs. If it sees something strange, it can send you an email! You know your house is safe with Spykee.

2 House watch

Where can you use this robot? ____________________________________________

4 Just like me!

Why is this robot special? ____________________________________________

3 Superman for the day

What can this robot help you do? ____________________________________________