Unit 8: A closer look 1

 1. Write the right words under the pictures

=> Answer: 

1. ball      2.  sport shoes     3. boat     4. racket      5. goggles

2. What sports are these things for? Match each thing in column A with a sport in column B

=> Answer: 

1. c       2. d         3. a       4. b       5. e

3. Fill each blank with one of the words from the box. 

champion      competition         sporty

      marathon       congratulations

1. She won an international sports .............

2. He became the world tennis .................... when he was very young.

3. “Can you send my ......... to the winner of the contest?”

4. My friend David is very ............ He does exercise every day.

5. The first ............ took place in 1896.

=> Answer: 

1. Competition         2. champion          3. congratulations

4. sporty                   5. marathon

4. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the sounds /e/ and /ae/. 

1. /e/ : chess         tennis          exercise             contest

2. /ae/ :  racket      match       marathon           active

6 Listen and repeat. Underline the words having the sounds /e/ and /ae/. 

1. They cannot take part in this contest.

2. They began the match very late.

3. Please get the racket for me.

4. We play chess every Saturday.

5. My grandpa is old, but he's active.

=> Answer: 

/e/: contest, get,  chess, every 

/ae/: cannot, match, racket, Saturday, active