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1 Label the pictures with these words.

athletics cricket football horse racing rowing rugby running tennis

2 Do you know these British sporting events? Write the sports played at them. Use five of the words in exercise 1.

1 Wimbledon

2 Grand National

3 University Boat Race

4 The Ashes

5 London Marathon

3 Choose four sports from exercise 1 and write the name of a famous sportsperson for each one. Compare with a partner.

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2

3

4

b c

e f

g h

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4 You are going to watch a documentary about sport in the UK. Watch and number the sports 1–7 in the order you see them.

cricket

football

horse racing

rowing

rugby

running

tennis

5 Read the facts about football in 1–6 and guess the answers.

00:00–01:33

Now watch this section and check your answers.

01:33–04:06

6 Watch this section. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?

1 The cricket season is in the summer. T / F

2 The batsman hits the ball with a bat. T / F

3 Rugby is only played in England. T / F

4 Girls can play rugby. T / F

5 The Wimbledon tournament started in 2011. T / F

6 Women can’t play tennis at Wimbledon. T / F

1 Football is ... popular. a very b not very

2 There are about … spectators in the biggest stadiums. a 9,000 b 90,000

3 It costs between ... and £100 to see a game. a £15 b £50

4 David Beckham became famous at ... . a Arsenal b Manchester United

5 Every year the top teams in England try to win the ... . a FA Cup b World Cup

6 England won the World Cup in ... . a 1960 b 1966

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04:06–06:03

7 Watch this section and match 1–4 with a–d.

1 The University Boat Race a is the biggest horse race of the year.

2 The Grand National b is on the River Thames.

3 The 2012 Summer Olympics c had 40,000 people in it.

4 The London Marathon d were in London.

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8 Watch the whole documentary. Shout Stop! when you see the photographs below. Tell the class what is happening.

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9 Work in pairs and interview your partner. Ask and answer the questions below and note down their answers.

Optional activity

Write about your partner. Use their answers to the questions in the Sports Questionnaire. Tell the class about your partner.

SPORT QUESTIONNAIRE

1 What sports do you play? Choose from these sports, or add your own.

•football•tennis•badminton•rugby

2 How often do you play sports?

•Everyday•Onceaweek•Onceamonth•Never

3 Where do you play sports?

•Atschool•Inthepark•Atthesportscentre

4 What is your favourite sport to watch? Why?

5 What sports are popular in your country?

6 Who is your favourite sportsperson? Why?

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10 Choose a sportsperson you admire. Find out about his or her life. Use the Internet to help you. Make notes about the person in the table.

Sport

Where and when born?

Family (parents / brothers / sisters)

How and when he / she started in sport

Greatest achievements

Interesting facts about this person

Why I admire him / her

My sporting hero / heroine is

Optional activity

Write a presentation about the sportsperson you researched. Use the notes you made in the table and include some pictures too. Give your presentation to a small group or the rest of the class. Answer any questions.

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