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Unit 2 Hobbies and sports

School: _______________________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________ Class: ______ No.: ______
Date: ______/______/______ Mark: ______
Enc. Educação: ______________________ Teacher: __________________________

VOCABULARY

A. Read these sentences. What is the word for each sentence?


1. A sport of fighting with the fists. B ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

2. A form of football played with an oval ball. R ___ ___ ___ ___

3. A game played with rackets and a shuttlecock. B ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4. A place where you play ice hockey. R ___ ___ ___

5. A rectangular surface where you can play tennis. C ___ ___ ___ ___

B. Write the verbs in the box before the appropriate expression.


1. _______ volleyball 6. _______ time with friends
2. _______ karate 7. _______ gymnastics
3. _______ diving 8. _______ money on clothes
4. _______ tennis 9. _______ swimming
5. _______ cycling 10. _______ judo

C. Complete the five conversations.


1. He kicked the ball and broke the window! a. Really! Did he pay for it?
b. He likes to play football.
c. That’s my favourite sport.
2. What’s your favourite sport? a. I prefer running and cooking.
b. I like watching a tennis competition.
c. I’m not a sports fan.
3. This is my new tennis racket. a. Was it expensive?
b. Really… it’s boring.
c. Oh, I’m so sorry!
4. You look so thin! a. I run today.
b. Thanks.
c. No, he isn’t.
5. Where is the game? a. I can’t participate.
b. At Old Trafford Stadium.
c. On Sunday night.

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READING COMPREHENSION

Read the article about Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter.

USAIN BOLT – THE FASTEST MAN IN THE


WORLD

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is the fastest man in


the world, winning three gold medals at the 2008 Olympic
Games in Beijing, China, and becoming the first man in
Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter
races in record times.

Usain Bolt was born in Jamaica on August 21,


1986. Bolt’s natural speed was noticed by coaches at
school. As early as age 14, Bolt won his first high school
championships medal in 2001, taking the silver in the
200-meter race. At the age of 15, Bolt had his first
success on the world stage at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, where
he won the 200-meter dash, making him the youngest world-junior gold medalist ever. Bolt’s feats
impressed the athletics world, and he received the International Association of Athletics
Foundation’s Rising Star Award that year and soon was given the apt nickname “Lightning Bolt”.

Bolt won his fourth Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100-meter race at the 2012 Summer
Olympic Games in London. He ran the race in 9.63 seconds, a new Olympic record, making him
the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic Games competition. The win
marked Bolt’s second consecutive gold medal in the 100. Bolt went on to compete in the men’s
200, claiming his second consecutive gold medal in that race. He is the first man to win both the
100 and 200 at consecutive Olympic Games, as well as the first man to ever win back-to-back
gold medals in double sprints.

Following his 200 meters, in an interview with CBS News, Bolt detailed his pride over his
2012 performance: “It’s what I came here to do. I’m now a legend. I’m also the greatest athlete to
live. I’ve got nothing left to prove.”

My dictionary:
Adapted from: http://www.biography.com
the fastest  o mais rápido
sprinter  corredor de velocidade
feats  façanhas
nickname apelido
pride  orgulho
legend  lenda

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A. Say whether these statements are right (R) or wrong (W). Underline the sentences
in the text that justify your choices.

1. Usain Bolt won two gold medals in 2008.


2. He was always a good sprinter.
3. Bolt won his first medal at the age of 15.
4. He set two world records in the Olympic Games in London.
5. Bolt was quite satisfied with his performance in 2012.

B. Answer these questions about the text.


1. Where is Usain Bolt from? _______________________________________________
2. Which medal did he win at the age of 14? ___________________________________
3. Why was he nicknamed “Lightning Bolt”?____________________________________
4. What feats did Bolt accomplish in London? __________________________________
5. Why is Bolt the fastest man in the world? ____________________________________

C. Find the opposites for these words in the text.

1. last (paragraph 1) 2. failure (paragraph 2) 3. oldest (paragraph 2)


4. lost (paragraph 3) 5. something (paragraph 4)

GRAMMAR

A. Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative and interrogative form of
the verb to be in the Past Simple.

1. Samuel and Mary _______(x) at home last night. They _______ at the football match.
2. _____ Jessica with you this afternoon at the race? No, she ______.
3. Susan and Tom ______ very energetic yesterday. They ______ feeling so happy.
4. Where ______ you last Friday? You ______(x) at the basketball game.
5. My grandmother _____ a good swimmer when she ______ 18 years old.

B. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Usain Bolt ________ (give) an interview after the game.


2. _____ Usain Bolt ______ (win) his 4th Olympic gold medal in London?
3. At the beginning, Bolt ________ (not take) athletics too seriously.
4. When ____ Bolt _______ (suffer) another injury? In March 2006.
5. He ________ (not return) to track events until May.

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C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Simple.
Usain Bolt 1.______ (be) born in 1986 in Trelawny, Jamaica. He 2.______ (spend) his time
playing cricket and football in the street with his brother. As a child, Bolt 3.______ (attend)
Waldensia Primary, where he first 4.______ (begin) to show his sprinting potential. By the
age of twelve, he 5.______ (become) the school’s fastest runner over the 100 metres
distance. At the Memorial High School, Bolt 6.______ (continue) to focus on other sports,
but his cricket coach 7.______ (encourage) him to focus his energy on improving his
athletic abilities. The school 8.______ (have) a history of success in athletics with past
students. Bolt 9.______ (win) his first silver medal in 2001. He 10.______ (make) his first
appearance at the 2001 IAAF World Youth Championship in Hungary.

WRITING
A. Imagine you want to participate in an Inter-School Athletics Race
representing your school. Complete the enrolment form to validate your
application.

INTER-SCHOOL ATHLETICS RACE


STUDENT ENROLMENT FORM
Current School (1)
Surname (2)
First name (3)
Age (4) Gender Male Female
Parents (5)
contacts
Address (6)
Phone number (7)
Email (8)
B. Imagine you were in London and you had the chance to interview Usain Bolt.
Write the interview according to the information you have on the previous
text. The beginning of the interview is already done for you.

YOU: Hi, Usain. Thank you for this interview.


USAIN: Hello. You’re welcome.
YOU: Where were you born Usain?
USAIN:___________________________________________________________________
YOU: ____________________________________________________________________?
USAIN:___________________________________________________________________
YOU: ____________________________________________________________________?
USAIN:___________________________________________________________________
YOU: ____________________________________________________________________

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