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Reading identifying the purpose of a text; multiple choice with four texts

1 Read the Exam Reminder. What’s the first thing Exam REMINDER
you need to do in this kind of task?
Identifying the purpose of a text
• Firstly, identify the type of text you are reading.
Think about where you might normally
find it and what this type of text normally
A Healthy bodies, healthy minds communicates.
It is well-known that regular physical activity is • Focus on each writer’s main purpose, e.g. to
important for young people. It improves their explain, inform, persuade.
health and reduces the risk of disease throughout
their lives, as physically active children are more
C Training with the best
likely to remain active into adulthood.
It’s six o’clock on a Sunday morning and I’d normally
There are, however, many other benefits that are be fast asleep in bed, but this weekend I’m at a
less well-known. Young people who do regular training camp with a group of young triathletes
exercise have better concentration and therefore preparing for a triathlon, a challenging race which
perform better in school. Furthermore, studies have involves swimming, cycling and running various
shown that regular exercise increases confidence in distances.
both young people and adults.
We’re having breakfast now. Everybody’s talking
Sports clubs encourage young people to collaborate about the day ahead and there’s a real sense of
in team sports, and promote important social skills excitement. The athletes seem very close and at ease
such as respect for others and how to interact with each other, even though they hadn’t met until a
effectively with them. They learn teamwork and couple of months ago.
problem-solving skills that will be useful in all areas
of their lives. The triathletes normally meet up on weekday
evenings and they have to fit their schoolwork around
Sports organisations are especially important for their training. I manage to do all the activities in the
disadvantaged young people, helping them build a morning, but by lunchtime I’m exhausted. The others
valuable support network and feel part of a wider are not, however, and they’re already planning the
community, as individuals from a range of different rest of the day, laughing and chatting. The way they
backgrounds are given the opportunity to come support each other is probably the thing I’ll remember
together. the most from today.

B Kingsmeadow Sports Club D Dear Ms Kerridge,

The Kingsmeadow Sports Club is an inner-city sports I am writing regarding the council’s plans to sell
centre especially designed to cater for young people off several school playing fields to build housing.
in the area.
In recent years, we have increasingly seen sports
We realise that it is getting harder to fit sport in facilities being taken away from schools, with
around your schoolwork. That’s why we offer really the result that young people become unfit.
flexible membership for all our main sports, so if you Moreover, they are more likely to become
can’t make it one week, we’ll still be there the next. involved in anti-social activity through boredom.
We have a great 25 metre pool and gym, and school- I believe this is a decision that the council will
aged members are allowed free use of both up to regret. Sport has a key role to play in keeping
5 p.m. We offer training for athletics, martial arts our young people healthy and responsibility for
and tennis. Indoor fitness classes are also available. this cannot be passed onto private sports clubs.
Remember, sport isn’t just about winning! We I look forward to receiving your comments.
encourage a strong sense of community for members
through regular social activities and weekend camps. Ashya Garcia
Come and visit us to find out more!

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 Vocabulary sports

2 Read and complete the Exam Task. 1 Complete the sentences with these words.

Exam TASK defender  on target  penalty  pitch

referee  save  score  shot
Multiple choice with four texts
For questions 1–8, choose the best answer 1 The awarded a free kick to the
(A, B, C or D). visiting team.
1 What group is likely to have most benefit from 2 The shot was right , but it hit
getting involved in sport according to Text A? someone on the line and didn’t go in.
A teenagers 3 The goalkeeper anticipated the direction of the
B young adults , but it was too low for her to reach.
C children with fewer social advantages 4 The was full of mud and sand, which
D children who are not very good at school made passing the ball really difficult.
2 What is the main purpose of Text A? 5 The referee decided the foul was inside the area,
A to identify social problems among so she gave a to the other team.
young people 6 The other team are really strong going forward,
B to highlight the health advantages of so I think we’ll need another for
doing sport this match.
C to warn about not doing any sport
7 The player hit the ball so hard, he managed to
D to underline the life skills that sport can from outside the penalty box.
promote
8 I don’t know how the goalkeeper managed to
3 What is the main purpose of Text B?
that goal!
A to encourage new people to join
B to promote an event 2 Match these words with the definitions.
C to reassure young people
D to describe the facilities achievement  competitive  lap  lead
4 What is the main purpose of Text C? marathon  opponent  represent  round
semifinal  set  trophy  victory
A to show how hard a triathlon is
B to highlight the athletes’ team spirit 1 a running race lasting up to 42 km
C to promote sports activity
D to describe the triathlon 2 sport or activity done seriously and not just for fun
5 What is the main purpose of Text D?
A to present different views 3 a complete circuit of a track
B to promote
4 another word for a win in a match or competition
C to criticise
D to encourage
5 to be in the first position in an event
6 Which texts mention the social benefits of
sport?
A B and C C A, B and C 6 the match before a final
B A and B D A, B, C and D 7 a group of matches at a specific point in a
7 Which texts discuss a negative trend? tournament
A B and D C B and C 8 when you play for your region or country
B A and B D B, C and D
8 What is the overall message in the texts about 9 a section of a match in games such as tennis
sport and young people?
A Sport is difficult to combine with school 10 when you do something important, it is considered
work. this
B Sport offers benefits that go beyond 11 the person you are playing against
physical activity.
C Clubs, schools and local authorities are
doing more to promote sport. 12 the object you receive when you win a tournament
or competition
D More should be done to get young people
involved in sport.

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 Grammar 1 the -ing form and infinitives Listening  working out the missing information;
complete the sentences

1 Choose the correct option to complete the 1 Read the Exam Reminder. What types of words
sentences. do you often use to complete the gaps?
1 This sport involves to get / getting up early in the
mornings to train.
2 Don’t let the food burn / to burn while I’m upstairs.
Exam REMINDER
3 I really enjoyed to save / saving that shot from the Working out the missing information
attacker. • In the gap-filling task you need to complete
a summary of what you hear. Remember that
4 We couldn’t avoid to put / putting on an extra
the incomplete summary you see will have
defender for the last few minutes of the match. different words from those you actually hear.
5 We’d better leave / to leave early in case there’s However, you need to complete the gaps with
traffic. the exact word or words from the listening.
6 Try to stop the children from make / making too • You will often need to write a noun in the
much of a mess in the kitchen. gap, but you may need to include an article
(a, an, the) or an important adjective with it.
7 It’s quite hard to swing / swinging the racket In any case, you’ll need to write a maximum
correctly when you serve in tennis. of three words.
8 You’re not old enough travel / to travel by yourself.
9 Take / Taking a penalty can be quite scary. 2 6.1 Listen and complete the Exam Task.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of Exam TASK

the verbs.
Complete the sentences
1 We all stopped (have) a quick break
You will hear some information on the African
around mid morning. Games. For questions 1–10, complete the
2 We regret (announce) that today’s sentences with a word or short phrase.
marathon is cancelled due to bad weather.
1 The African Games is an international
3 You’d better (let) the coach know athletics competition that takes place
you aren’t able to play. .
4 I don’t think they meant (cause) any 2 During the first Games, the host nation won
offence by those comments. the .
5 I joined a gym (get) fit for a marathon. 3 Pierre de Coubertin had been trying
to organise the African Games since
6 I think I’d rather (stay) in this evening. .
7 They promised not (make) any jokes 4 The games in Egypt were cancelled
about my performance. before the
planned start date.
3 Complete the text with the correct form of these
5 Several athletes from the Games in Congo
verbs.
in Mexico City.
achieve  fall  hit  jump  open 6 At the second African Games
nations took part.
1
1,800 metres to the ground is 7 The Kenyan Games finally took place in
not something many people survive, but a 30-year-old .
Canadian woman managed 2 8 The official aim of the African Games is to
exactly this during a recent parachute jump in Quebec. promote and
When her first parachute didn’t work, she attempted better relations among countries.
3
the second, but again without 9 The games give African sportspeople a chance
success. She avoided 4
the ground to test when
by landing in a wooded area. She wasn’t injured and competing against the best of the continent.
hopes 5 from a plane again in the 10 One aim of the Pan African Special Olympics
near future, this time with a functioning parachute! was to promote
towards athletes with disabilities.

Grammar reference 6.1, p169–170 in Student’s Book

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 Grammar 2 question tags; indirect questions; negative questions

1 Choose the correct option to complete the 4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a
sentences. similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the
word in bold.
1 You’re from around here, don’t you / aren’t you?
1 Are they going to play the same way as last
2 That wasn’t the result we wanted, was that / was it?
weekend? wonder
3 They’ve moved house recently,

I
haven’t they / didn’t they?
.
4 She wasn’t happy with the referee’s decision,
2 Does the trainer ever give these players any proper
did she / was she?
advice? not sure
5 This racket belongs to your cousin,

I
isn’t it / doesn’t it?
.
6 Let’s eat out this evening, don’t we / shall we?
3 How do you take a penalty? tell
2 Complete the sentences with question tags. 
Could
.
1 We never played that team again,
? 4 Have we stayed at that hotel before? remember
2 They didn’t check the equipment properly,
Do 
? .
3 Your shot was right on target, ? 5 Did your parents enjoy watching our match?
don’t know
4 You met Ewa the other day, ?

I
5 We haven’t got time for a break,
.
?
6 You’ve been preparing a lot for this marathon, 5 Complete the negative questions with the
? correct form of these auxiliary verbs.
7 They lost the match, ?
be (x2)  can  do  have (x2)
8 We’re not sure who won, ?
9 Your sister usually takes the penalties,
1 you make it tomorrow?
?
2 that your sister I can see over there?
10 I’m playing quite well today, ?
3 you got anything else to eat?
3 Rewrite the indirect questions as direct questions. 4 she use to train with us once?
1 I’d like to know when you’re going to arrive. 5 you joining us for dinner later on?
 6 Tomas been to Mexico City before?
2 Can you tell me whether Alim liked the present?
6 Correct the mistakes. One sentence is correct.

1 I’m not sure where does he live.
3 I wonder if they’ve been training for the marathon.


2 Do you remember why did she make that decision?
4 Do you remember whether we’ve played them
before?

 3 You weren’t concentrating at the end, did you?

5 I’m not sure if that’s the best way to prepare for a
big match. 4 Weren’t you use to play competitive hockey?

6 I don’t know whether you could see what was 5 You didn’t forget your trainers, do you?
happening.
 6 Wasn’t this the time we agreed to meet up?

Grammar references 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4, p170 in Student’s Book

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 Use your English  phrasal verbs; prepositions; collocations; focusing on what you know;
sentence formation

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 4 Read the Exam Reminder. What do you need to
these phrasal verbs. remember to include?

burst out  give up  keep up with  

knock over  show off  take off
Exam REMINDER
1 You mustn’t ever in sport.
Focusing on what you know
Keep trying right to the very end.
• Make sure the second sentence has the same
2 Alberto did his best to the information as the first.
leaders, but they were just too fast.
• Don’t forget any adjectives and adverbs from
3 I came off the track and the original sentence.
another athlete who was warming up. She wasn’t • You can get a mark even if you only write one
too pleased! part of the sentence.
4 When we lost the semifinal, a couple of people
crying in the changing room 5 Complete the Exam Task.
afterwards.
5 She’s got great skills but tends to Exam TASK
a bit for the crowd. Sentence formation
6 Tennis really here when the For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence
local favourite did well at the Australian Open. so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change
2 Complete the sentences with a preposition. the word given. You must use between two and
1 This sport is a combination physical and five words, including the word given.
mental strength. 1 The local shop nearly shut down last year.
2 I’d like to move now to talk about our CAME
tactics for the next game. 
The local shop
3 Marathons appeal people who are last year.
prepared to train hard over a long period. 2 I’m thinking of completely stopping my sports
4 Nobody has ever done anything like that. I think activities.
you might just be something there. GIVE
5 I think my sister comes to the basketball match 
My plan all
just the food and drink afterwards. my sports activities.
3 You should have got in touch beforehand.
3 Choose the correct option to complete the CONTACT
sentences.

Why me
1 I don’t like playing in the same team as Max beforehand?
because he never takes / makes things seriously. 4 He was forced to play by his coach.
2 I’m sure that having a decent sports centre MADE
makes / holds a big difference to this town. 
His coach .
3 If you carry on driving like that, you’ll put / make all 5 Dana’s always joking around in training.
of us at risk. TAKES
4 Her sporting efforts at the Olympics hold / put an 
Dana never in
important place in our hearts. training.
5 I must be honest. I don’t hold / know the first thing 6 You need to carefully combine skill and
about American football. physical strength in this sport.
6 We’ve never even reached the semifinal, but we OF
put / came close a couple of years ago. 
This sport is
skill and physical strength.

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 Writing planning and organising a report; reporting information effectively, writing a report

3 Use the data in Exercise 1 and these expressions

Learning REMINDER to complete the sentences.
Planning and organising a report
majority  one in three  over a quarter  
• Reports should focus on facts rather than personal
over two thirds   well over half  
opinions although you can give your own
recommendations at the end.
1 Overcrowding was the main issue for the vast
• You may be given information in some exams while
of members.
in others you will need to invent it. If you receive
data, use only the most important parts of it and 2 Introducing timed gym and pool sessions was an
look for specific patterns to report. idea supported by just
• Remember to organise your report clearly. Begin of the people surveyed.
with an introduction, then follow with a main body 3 of the interviewees felt
and a conclusion. the centre was too expensive.
• Each paragraph in the main body should have a
4 Around people
heading and you should also remember to state
your recommendations in the conclusion. requested bigger discounts for family
memberships.
5 of all interviewees said
1 Read the task and the data collected. Which of that the changing rooms were often dirty.
this should you include in the report?
Members at a large sports centre have been asked to 4 Read the Exam Reminder. What kind of language
give their views on the centre’s activities following a do you need to avoid in a report?
number of complaints and a 10% fall in membership.
Use the information collected to write a report for the
managers of the sports club, highlighting critical issues Exam REMINDER
and what can be done about them.
Reporting information effectively
• Use formal / neutral language in your report.
Critical areas
• Keep the report factual.
too crowded in pool and gym in the evenings
• Remember to give each section a heading.
too expensive
dirty changing rooms 5 Complete the Exam Task.
lack of advice and instruction during sessions
Exam TASK
parking difficult
not enough lockers available Writing a report
You work for a private train company. The company
0 20 40 60 80 100
has received feedback from its customers. Use
Suggested improvements this data to write a report on what customers
extend opening hours later in evening are dissatisfied with and their suggestions for
better preparation of gym and pool staff improvement.
more regular cleaning What people didn’t like:
better family discounts 80% Trains often late
timed gym/pool sessions (no limits currently) 70% Trains too crowded at certain times
improve parking and locker facilities 65% No updated information on delays
0 20 40 60 80 100 48% Last trains regularly cancelled
25% Trains dirty
2 Fill in the gaps with Useful Language from 15% Impolite staff
page 75 of the Student’s Book.
Suggested improvements:
The of this report is to look at ways of 95% Improve information on website
improving the service provided by the local sports 86% Text alert service to inform of delays
centre. The data is on feedback
65% More / Longer trains in rush hour
provided by 250 who use the centre
regularly. 45% Trains cleaned more regularly
20% Customer service training for staff
10% Substitute bus when last train cancelled
Writing reference p200 in Student’s Book
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