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The world of sport
Define your sporting personalityHere is a list of sporting characteristics. Grade these characteristics in
the same way as you did in the earlier exercise. Then compare with a
partner so that you can define your respective sporting personalities.
Fill in the gaps with suitable verbs
1. How many points did you
the match by?
2. When I was at school, I only ever once
a goal in
football, and that was by sheer luck.
3. How many records
at the recent
Olympics?
4. Who
the world record for the women’s high-
jump?
5. You should
jogging, walking or cycling so that
you can lose some weight
Conversation topicsWorking in pairs or small groups, answer and discuss these questions
as fully as possible.
1. Can you describe your favourite sport?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of professional
sport?
3. Which sports do you consider to be best for your health?
4. What are the main problems facing international sport today?
5. What do you think about whether or not sport and politics can
be kept separate?
aggressive
ambitious
competitive enthusiastic
self-controlled
bored
half-hearted
passive
co-operative
undisciplined
The world of sport
Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete each
sentence. 1. The Liverpool player made such a bad foul that the referee
a) did him up b) cut him up c) sent him off d) used him up
2. Some football fans were
at the gates because the
stadium was full.
a) sent out b) sent off c) played away d) turned away
3. The Liverpool team spent half an hour
in
preparation for the match.
a) cooling down b) warming up c) running away d) calming
down
4. The visiting team had a lot of supporters to
a) give them up b) do them down c) cheer them on d) bring
them round
5. Because of the weather the match was
but will
be played later.
a) rained off b) seen through c) snowed under d) poured off
Discuss your attitudeWorking in pairs or in small groups, discuss your attitude – angry,
enthusiastic or indifferent - about the following:
1. Sports that involve physical violence between contestants.
2. Sports that involve the use of animals.
3. Sports that involve the use of machines.
4. Sports people who consume drugs in order to win.
5. The link between sport and money.