Unit 8. Sports and games. Lesson 1. Getting started

Listen and read.
Put a word from the conversation in each gap.
Work in pairs. Ask your partner these questions to find out how sporty they are.
At the gym
Name these sports and games, using the words from the box.
Listen and read.
At the gym
Duong: Wow! This gym is big!
Mai: Yeah. The equipment is great. What sports do you do, Duong?
Duong: Well, I do karate, and I play table tennis. Yesterday I played with Duy, and I won!
Mai: Congratulations! You look f it! I’m not good at sports.
Duong: I have an idea – you can go to the karate club with me.
Mai: No, I can’t do karate.
Duong: But you can learn! You’ll love it.
Mai: Well ... OK.
Duong: Great! I’ll meet you there at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Mai: Where’s the club?
Duong: It’s Superfit Club, in Pham Hung Road. You can cycle there.
Mai: OK. See you then.
At the gym
Put a word from the conversation in each gap.
1.
Duong looks
2.
3.
Duong played
4.
Mai and Duong will meet at Superf it
5.
Mai will
Mai likes coming to the
_______. He often does karate.
fit. He often does karate.
_______. The equipment there is great.
gym. The equipment there is great.
_______ with Duy yesterday, and he won.
table tennis with Duy yesterday, and he won.
_______ on Sunday.
Club on Sunday.
_______ to Superf it Club.
cycle to Superf it Club.
Name these sports and games, using the words from the box.
1.
2.
4.
5.
6.
chess
cycling
aerobics
swimming
table tennis
volleyball
cycling
aerobics
3. table tennis
swimming
chess
volleyball
What is the difference between a sport and a game?
Work in pairs. Ask your partner these questions to find out how sporty they are.
If your answers to the questions are mostly “A”, you are sporty. If they are mostly “B”, do more sport and try to be more active.