THIRD EDITION

PRE-INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS' BOOK

WITH DVD-ROM

SARAH CUNNINGHAM PETER MOOR

AND ARAMINTA CRACE
CONTENTS
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Unit : Grammar focus Vocabulary : Skills

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Revisio n of questions Leisure activities Reading: New ways with

01 Present simple and Sports and games old sports
LEISURE AND SPORT frequency phrases
page 06

Time phrases: at, on, in, ago

02 Past simple- positive and
negative Wo rds to describe feelings
Reading: Fi rst s in
t elevisio n technology
FIRSTS AND LASTS Past simple- questions
page 16

should, shouldn't Daily routines Read ing: 'Sho rt sleepe r'

03 can, can't, have to, Jobs or 'long sleeper': W hich is
WORK AND REST don't have to hea lth ier?
page 24 Listening: An unus ual job

Present simple and Present Verb phrases fo r special Reading: Specia l days
04 continuous days around the world
SPECIAL DAYS Present continuous for Descriptive adjectives Reading: Do something
page 32 futu re arrangements funny for money
List ening: New Year
celebrations

Comparative and Physical appea rance Reading: Physical

05 superlative adjectives Parts of the body appearance
YOUR LOOK Questions with How, What Listening: Special clothes
page 42 and What .. . like?

Reading: On The Move

06 Plans a nd intentions
Pred ictions with will
Going on holiday
Describi ng holidays Holidays
GOING AWAY a nd won't
page 52

Reading: Top five secret s

07 Present perfect a nd Past
simple w ith for
Verb phrases about
ambitions of success
SUCCESS Present f:{e rfect and The internet Reading: Amazi ng
page 60 Past simple with othe r achieve me nts
ti me wo rds Listening: Fi nding fa me o n
t he internet

Study, Practice & Remember page 138, Audio scripts page 166, Irregular verb list page 175
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Pronunciation Task I Language live/ . Study, Practice &

: : World culture . Remember
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Stress in questions Do a 60-second interview World culture Study & Practice 1, page 138
Preparation: Reading Video and research: Study & Practice 2, page 138
Task: Speaking Unusua l sports Remember these words, page 139

-ed end ings (past forms) Describe a first or last time Language live Study & Practice 1, page 140
was and were Preparation: List ening Speaking: Travel Study & Practice 2, page 140
Stress on adjectives Task: Speaking questions Remembe r these words, page 141
Intonation in questions Writing: A narrative

should and shouldn't Decide on the best job World culture Study & Practice 1, page 142
can, can't and have to Preparation: Listening Video and research: Study & Practice 2, page 142
Task: Speaking Amazing trains Remember these words, page 143

Stress on months and Describe your special days Language live Study & Practice 1, page 144
dates Preparation: Listening Speaking: Phrases fo r Study & Practice 2, page 144
Intonation on phrases for Task: Speaking special days Remember these words, page 145
special days Writing: An
invitation

Weak forms of Do a survey about image World culture Study & Practice 1, page 146
prepositions Preparation: Reading Video and research: Study & Practice 2, page 146
Vowel sounds and si lent Task: Speaking City of street style Remembe r these words, page 147
letters
Stress on content words in
questions

will/'ll and would/'d Choose a holiday Language live Study & Practice 1, page 148
Intonation in making Preparation: Reading and Speaking: Making Study & Practice 2, page 148
requests listening requests and asking Remember these words, page 149
Task: Speaking for permission
Writing: A post card

for and have Talk about yo ur ambitions World culture Study & Practice 1, page 150
Preparation: Reading and Video and research: Study & Practice 2, page 150
listening Success st ories Remember these yvords, page 15 1
Task: Speaking
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Unit Grammar focus Vocabulary Skills

08 Using articles
Quantifiers with countable
City life
Geographica l features
Reading: Top 5 most
extreme places to live in
PLACES TO LIVE and uncountable nouns the wo rld!
page 70

may, might, Reading: What was life like

09 will definitely, etc.
Modern equipment
Adjectives for describing one hundred years ago?
OLD AND NEW Present tense after if, when places listening: How to clea n a
page 78 and other time words house in three minutes

Past continuous Accidents and injuries Reading: Dirt is good

10 used to Feeling ill for you
TAKE CARE
page 88

like and would like Adjectives with dependent Reading: The best things
11 Conditional sentences prepositions in life!
THE BEST THINGS with would Survival items
page 96

Present simple passive Types of products Reading: What makes a

12 Past simple passive Personal items good brand great?
BRAND NEW
page 106

Present perfect continuous Personal characteristics Read ing: Finding Mr Right

13 with how long, for and Getting a job
THE RIGHT PERSON since
page 114 Present perfect continuous
and Present perfect simple

Past perfect Money Reading: Money movies

14 Narrative tenses review Verbs and phrases about
MONEY money
page 124

Study, Practice & Remember page 138, Audio scripts page 166, Irregular verb list page 175
The letter i Give a talk about Canada Language live Study & Practice 1, page 152
Intonation in aski ng for Preparation: Reading and Speaking: Asking fo r Study & Practice 2, page 152
and giving directions listen ing and giving directions Remember these wo rds, page 153
Task: Speaking Writing: Directions

Stress in compou nd nouns Plan a cafe makeover World culture Study & Practice 1, page 154
Preparation: Reading and Video and research: Study & Practice 2, page 154
list en ing Green cities Remember these words, page 155
Task: Speaking

used to and didn 't use to Choose the funniest sto ry Language live Study & Practice 1, page 156
Intonation in questions at Preparation: Reading Speaking: Talking Study & Practice 2, page 156
the doctor's Task: Speaking about health Remember these words, page 157
W riting: Time words
in a narrative

Intonation in invitations Take pa rt in a su rvey World culture Study & Practice 1, page 158
Preparation: Reading V ideo and research: Study & Practice 2, page 158
Task: Speaking White gold Remember these words, page 159

Regular past participles Present a new product Language live Study & Practice 1, page 160
Intonation in ma king and Preparation: Reading and Speaking: Making Study & Practice 2, page 160
responding to suggestions listening and responding to Remember these words, page 161
Task: Speaki ng suggestions
Writing: A customer
review

Contracted forms (Present Choose an ambassador World culture Study & Practice 1, page 162
perfect cont inuous) Preparation: Read ing Video and research: Study & Practice 2, page 162
Task: Speaki ng The sea rch for cool Remembe r these words, page 163

Nu mbers Tell a story from pictures Language live Study & Pract ice 1, page 164
Intonati ons in request s Preparation: Reading Speaking: Deali ng Study & Practice 2, page 164
Task: Speaking with money Remember these words, page 165
Writing: An essay
expressing you r
opinion
 Speaking and vocabulary
Leisure activities

1a W ork in pairs and discuss.

• Which activities in the box can you see in the photos? .
• Which activities do you do every day?
go to the cinema listen to the radio watch live music
go out with friends use the internet play computer games
listen to music play a musical instrument go to the gym
go to evening classes play sport watch TV

b ~ 1.1 Listen to t he phrases. Practise saying them aloud.

2 Read t he results of the leisure time survey and answer t he questions.

1 Where was the survey?
2 What is it about?

LEISURE TIME SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS IN THE UK

In our online poll, we asked 1,000 young adults aged between 16 and 24
'How do you spend your free time?' Here are the results:
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• __ percent of young adults use the internet every day.
• The most popular leisure activity is going to the cinema: 2_ _ percent say
it is their favourite evening activity.
• 82 percent of people say they watch TV for more than 3_ _ hours a
week, but only 4_ _ percent listen to the radio.
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• 38 percent of young people watch live music, but only __ percent
can play a musical instrument.
• Only 6_ _ percent of young adults play sport. Football, swimming and
cycling are the most popular sports.

3a ~ 1.2 Listen to a rad io news report about the results of

the survey. Before you listen, try to guess where the numbers
in the box go in the survey.

10 23 30 32 42 87

b Listen again and check your answers. Then work in pairs and
com pare you r answers.
4 Jay and Tina both took part in the leisure time survey. Sa Work in pairs and ask and answer questions using
Complete what they say with the correct verbs from the verbs in exercise 1a. Make a list of three
exercise 1a. activities your partner does and three activities
he/she doesn't do.

' JAY
My computer is very
important for me. I'm a
student at Manchester
University, so I 1_ _ _ the
internet a lot for my
studies and my friends
and I 2 a lot of
computer games. I don't Do you play a musica l instrument?
3_ _ _ any sport. I 4_ _

to evening classes twice

a week; it's a course on Computer Skills. On other
nights, I 5_ _ _ out with friends- we usually
6 to the cinema.
b Compare your ideas. What are the most popular

' TINA
I'm a professional musician,
so music is my life! I
7_ __ to the radio nearly
all day- mainly classical
or jazz. When I 8_ _ _ TV,
leisure activities? What other things do people do in
their free time? \

it's always a music channel.

I even 9_ _ _ to music
when I 10_ _ _ to the
gym! I 11 _ _ _ the piano
and the saxophone. And I
1z a lot of live music
in my free time.
Grammar focus 1 3 ~ 1.3 Listen and check your answers. How many
questions did you answer correctly?
ision o ques s
GRAMMAR
1 Work in pairs. Look at the games in the photos and
discuss the questions. u .stion words
Which are board games? Which are puzzles? Look at the question words in bold in exercise 2.
Which do children often play? Which question word(s) do we use to talk about:
Which have the same name in your language? 1 a person? who
Which of the games do you play? Which are your 2 a place? _ _ -
favourites? Why? 3 a thing?_.__ I _ _
4 a time?
Which of these do you usually prefer? Why?
5 the reason for doing something? _ _
- word games (e.g. Scrabble®)?
6 the way you do something? _ _
- number games (e.g. sudoku)? 7 a period of time? _ _
- games of strategy (e.g. chess)? 8 the number of times you do something? _ _
- games of chance (e.g. Snakes and Ladders)? 9 the class or type of thing? _ _
What other games like these do you play? 10 the number of people or things? _ _

Word order in questions

2 W ork in pairs. Read the games quiz and try to answer
as many questions as you can in five minutes. If you 2 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
don't know the answer, try to guess. 1 good at I Is I james I playing chess ?
2 computer games I play I your friends I Do ? -~--
3 start I the game I does I When ?

01 When was the first Mario Brothers computer game?

02 Who starts in a game of chess: the black player or

the white player?
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03 What are marbles usually made of?

04 Where did the game mahjong originate?

OS What kind of game is Snakes and Ladders?

06 Why are there 52 cards in a normal pack?

07 How do you do a sudoku puzzle?

08 What colour are the pieces on a backgammon

board normally?

09 Which two letters have the highest score in the

English version of Scrabble®?

10 How many spots are there on a dice?

n How often do the World Dominoes Championships

take place?

12 How long does an average game of Monopoly® last?

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PRACTICE 3 Write the questions for the answers below.

I get up at seven o'clock at the weekend.
1 Match questions 1- 4 with answers a-d in parts A, B What time do you get up at the weekend?
and C below. 1 I get up at six o'clock in the week.
A 2 I go to the cinema once a month.
1 When do you play a My friends from 3 I come to school by bus.
football ? college. 4 My birthday is in August.
2 Who do you play b On Sunday mornings. 5 I play basketball.
football with ? c Because it's fun and 6 My favourite colour is blue.
3 Where do you play it's good exercise. 7 There are five people in my family.
football? d In the local park. 8 My journey to school takes about half an hour.
4 Why do you play 9 I'd like to visit India and Australia.
football ? 10 !like rock and jazz.

B
1 How often do a Two. '
you have English b Twice a week.
lessons? c Tuesdays and
2 How long are the Thursdays.
lessons? d 90 minutes.
3 Which days do you
have lessons?
4 How many teachers
do you have?

c
1 What time is it? a 16th May.
2 What time does the b Monday.
train leave? c Nearly three o'clock.
3 What day is it? d Five forty-five.
4 What date is it
today?

PRONUNCIATION

~ 1.4 look at the list of questions in exercise 1.

Notice the words which are st ressed (these are in
bold). listen and practise the stressed words.
4 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the
2 ~ 1.5 listen and practise saying the complete questions in exercises 2 and 3.
questions.

What time do you get up at the weekend?

2 Complete the questions.
1 Where you live?
2 Who do you live ?
3 How do you drink coffee?
4 What your favourite food? Seven o'clock! Why do you get up so early?
5 When do have lunch?
Because I always go to the
6 you watch TV a lot?
7 many pets have you got? gym before breakfast.
8 you speak French?
9 would you like to do this weekend?
10 What time it now?
Unit 1, Study & Practice 1, page 138
Reading and vocabulary
Sports and games

1 Work in pairs and make a list of six

sports that are popular in your country.
Which sports do you play? Which ones
do you watch?

2 Read the article and answer the questions.

Which sport:
1 is good for playing with friends?
2 can you play in a park?
3 do you do on your own?
4 is similar to dancing in some ways?
5 is likely to result in injuries?
6 can you play in many different countries?

3a Complete the questions below with

one word.
1 _ __ 's the name of the world's best-
selling computer game?
2 ___ do you hit the ball when you play
Wii-tennis?
3 ___ old is the game of golf?
4 How ___ Disc Golf courses are there in
the world? NEW WAYS WITH OLD SPORTS
5 is John Farnworth?
Can you play golf without a ball? Or tennis without
6 long did it take John Farnworth to
run the London Marathon?
a tennis racket? These days the answer is 'Yes you
can'. Here are some 21st century ways of playing
our favourite traditional sports.
b Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer
the questions using the phrases in the box.
1 Wll SPORTS
by moving your arm and pressing a button Nintendo's Wii Sports is the best-selling computer game of all time .
more than 1,000 You can play tennis, baseball or golf, go bowling or do boxing. You don 't
run around or get tired, however. You do everything by moving your arm
he's a freestyle football cha mpion
and pressing a button on your games console. It's also a good social
12 hours 15 minut es Wii Sports
activity and many people organise gaming parties with their friends. But
250 years old there is a downside; at least ten people in the UK injure themselves
playing Wii Sports every week and have to go to hospital . There are also
hundreds of cases of broken furniture , broken windows and injured
4 Look at the words in the box and put them pets! Some people call this new 21st century problem 'Wii-it-is' .
into three groups: things you need, verbs
and people. 2 DISC GOLF
The game of golf is more than 250 years old. But for the 21st century
ball racket games console equipment
version of the game, you don 't need any expensive special equipment.
hit throw winner player Players don't hit a ball; they throw a plastic disc towards the 'hole'-
team kick score champion which is actually a metal basket. The winner is the player who reaches
the 'hole' with the lowest number of throws. More than half a million
people around the world now play the game. There are more than
5 Work in pairs and discuss. 1,000 disc golf courses in 40 countries, many of them in public parks.
It's a great way to get exercise in the fresh ai r.
• Which of the three sports do you think is
the most difficult I least difficult? Why?
3 FREESTYLE FOOTBALL
• What other unusual sports do you know?
In Freestyle football there are no teams, you don 't kick the ball and
you never score a goal. Freestyle footballers try to keep the ball in the
air using any part of their body. Some people describe it as a mixture
of breakdancing and football. Judges give points for ball control and
original moves. John Farnworth , from Lancashi re in the north of
England , was the world 's first Freestyle champion : in 20 11 he ran t he
London Marathon (42 km) in 12 hours 15 minutes, keep ing a ball in
the air all the way!
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Grammar focus 2
Present simple and frequency
phrases

1 Work in pairs. look at the photos of two

sports people and guess who:
1 swims for at least five hours every day.
2 is a Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, the
World Children's Charity.
3 has 4 million followers on Twitter.
4 consumes 12,000 calories a day, and often
eats burgers and other fast food.
5 makes pop records.
6 gets up at 5 a.m. to go to the swimming
pool.
7 weighs 100 kg.
8 has the nickname 'The Fish'. Micliael Plielps, world cliamP.ion
9 lives in Los Angeles, California. swimmer from Baltimore, USA
10 earns about $10 million a year.

2 ~ 1.6 listen and check your answers.

Whose life do you think is more interesting?
Why?
PRACTICE
GRAMMAR
1 Write the frequency phrases in brackets in t he correct place
Present simple in the sentences.
1 Which of the following examples describes: 1 Michael sends messages on Twitter. (five or six times a day)
a habit? 2 He swims for five or six hours. (every day)
something that is always true? 3 He misses breakfast. (never)
He trains for five to six hours every day. 4 He goes to fast food restaurants. (sometimes)
2 She comes from Bucheon, South Korea. 5 He goes to the swimming pool in the mornings. (always)
6 Yu-na works for children's charities. (often)
2 Put each sentence into:
7 She studies English. (three times a week)
the question form
8 She eats fast food . (never)
• the negative form
9 She skates for several hours. (every morning)
fre u ncy phrases 10 She sings in English. (occasionally)
3 Underline t he phrases below which answer
the question How often ... ? Where in t he 2a Complete t he sentences wit h a frequency phrase in t he box
sentences do t he phrases go? below to make them true for you.
1 He sometimes eats burgers and other
fast food. always occasionally sometimes usually never
2 She often gives money to charities. every day/week/month/year/two years, etc.
3 He does at least five hours of training once/twice/three times a day/week/month/year
every day.
4 She has English classes three times a week. sometimes
4 Number t hese words from 1 (most often)
I " watch TV in bed.
to 6 (least often). 1 I go out with my friends.
.... .............. .... ... .. ...... ...... ...... . .. . / .. . . .. . . . . 2 I am late for school/work .
sometimes often usually 3 I play games on my phone.
always never occasionally 4 I listen to the radio in the morning.
5 I go to the opera.
6 I watch TV in the afternoon.
7 I go to bed after midnight.

b Work in pairs and compare your answers.

Unit 1, Study & Practice 2, page 138

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Task
Do a 60-second interview
Preparation Reading

1a Work in pairs and look at the photos. Do you know who the w oman is?
Why do you th ink she's famous? Where do you think she is from ?

b Work in pairs and write five questions to find out more about Freida Pinto.

Where was she born? Is she an actress?

c Read the 60-second interview about Freida Pinto and find the answers to
your questions.

2 Work in pairs and answer the questions.

1 What is the most interesting thing you learnt from the interview?
2 Have you seen any of her films?
3 What do you have in common with Freida Pinto?

3a ~ 1.7 Listen to two students, Marek and Laura, doing a 60-second

interview. Tick the questions you hear in the Useful language box.
How many quest ions does Marek ask?

b Listen again and make a note of Laura's answers.

GO-SECOND Q6 Where do you live:

I live in three suitcases! I come from Mumbai and

interview with sometimes I live there. But I also spend time in London
and New York, and lots of other places. Right now, I
don't mind moving around a lot.

What do you do in your free time·

Freida Pinto I do yoga regularly and I read books. I don't do much

sport, but I have a lot of different hobbies! I like dancing,
especially Indian dance and Salsa. I cook different
kinds of food, especially Italian. Also, I collect boarding
passes! I travel by air a lot for work, and also with my
Ql What's your full name?
Freida Pinto.
friends, so I've got a lot of them now!

Q,•:l
.., Have you got a nickname? 08 Are you scared of anything;J
I'm scared of water and I can't swim very well! I want to
Fro.
learn to swim properly so I don't feel so scared.
0!1 Where and when were you born?
On 18th October 1984, in Mumbai, India.
What's your favoun P possession?
Shoes! And my Chanel bandana bag!
04 Tell me about your family.
My mother, Sylvia, is a head teacher at a high school 010 What's your favourite weather?
I like rain. I love the monsoon season in India when it
and my father, Frederick, is a bank manager. I've also
rains a lot!
got an older sister, Sharon. She works for a 1V news
company. She's my best friend . Who is your favourite actor.
I've got lots of favourite actors: Aamir Khan, Madhuri
\Vhat was your first actmg JOb?
Dixit, Nicole Kidman and Johnny Depp. A nd my
In 2008, I played Latika in the film 5/umdog Millionaire.
favourite singer is Sting .
I don 't have any acting training so I did a three-month
acting course to prepare for the film . My other films What are o amb nons f, r t e tu · re?
include Trishna, You will meet a tall dark stranger, I want to continue acting in films. I also want t o open a
Mira/, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Immortals. school for poor children in India.
Task Speaking

1 You are going to interview each other. First, decide on a Asking about basic personal information
12 questions you want to ask, using the Freida Pinto What's your ... (full name)?
interview and the Useful language box to help you. When/Where ... (were you born)?
You can also add questions of your own. Ask your Where do you ... (live I work I go to school)?
teacher for any words/phrases you need.
b Asking about interests and family
What do you ... (do in your free time)?
2 Then, spend some time preparing your answers to Have you got ... (a nickname I any pets I any
the questions in the Useful language box. Look at the brothers and sisters)?
answers in the Freida Pinto interview to help you and Are you ... (scared of anything I interested in
ask your teacher for any words/phrases you need. cooking)?
Who is your ... (favourite actor/singer/hero)?
> Useful language a, b and c What is your ... (favourite possession I favourite
weather)?
Tell me about your ... (family/hobbies).
3 Work in pairs and take turns to interview each other.
Make brief notes of the answers. Check the time at ' c Asking about the future
the beginning of the interview and try to complete it What are .. . (your ambitions for the future)?
in exactly 60 seconds.

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Q1 _ _________________ Qj __________________
og ________________ ~
02 ______________________
03 _________________ 09 ________________ ~

QJ _________________ 010 _________,;' *"'

<l5 _ _________________ on ______________
Q6 _ _ __ _ _ __ 012 __________--:
 Find out first View
1a Work in pairs and discuss. How much 2a You are going to watch a video about stickball, a popular
do you know about New York City? sport in New York City. Before you watch, check you
Try to answer the questions below. understand the meaning of the words/phrases in the
1 What is: glossary below.
the Big Apple?
GLOSSARY
• The Bronx?
broom a brush that you use to clean floors
• the Latin community?
handle the part of the broom that you hold
2 What is the approximate
immigrants people who come to a country to live
population of New York City?
huge very big
3 What sports do you associate with
brawling fighting
New York or the USA?

b Go online to check your answers or b <B Look at the sentences/phrases below. Then watch the
ask your teacher. video and number them (1 - 8) in the order you hear them.
a ... the first stickball leagues began.
Search: New York City I Big Apple I
b The Emperor League helped to bring different
The Bronx
communities together.
c New York is also an important sporting city.
d Stickball in the Bronx has a rich history.
e I love coming here every Sunday ... playing around with
my friends ...
f The first people to play stickball were immigrants ...
g ... the Latin community played stickball ...
h ... played with old broom handles and a ball ...

3 Watch again and choose the correct answers.

1 The population of New York is more than 8 I 18 million.
2 People began playing stickball about seven I seventy
years ago.
3 People play stickball all over New York I only' in the
Bronx.
4 The Emperor Stickball League began in 7985 I 1995.
5 Stickball is popular only in the Latin community I in
many different communities.
6 Ray Justin only plays stickball I plays more than one sport.

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 Choose one of the sports in the box below
(or another sport you want to know more about).

stickball Australian Rules football baseball

curling kabaddi snooker

b Go online to find out more about the sports and

World view answer the questions.
1 When did it start?
2 Where is it popular?
4a Look at the statements below. Tick the 3 How many players are in a team?
statements you agree with and cross the 4 What equipment do you need?
statements you disagree with. 5 What is the name of an important league or

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player of this sport?
I don't understand why people get so
excited about sport.
Search: stickball I Australian Rules football I baseball I

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I prefer playing computer games to curling I kabaddi I snooker
playing real sports.

' I prefer individual sports like tennis to

team sports like volleyball or hockey.
Write up your research

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Sportsmen and women get too much 6 Write a paragraph about the sport you chose.
money- they should all give 20 Use the prompts below to help you.
percent of their money to charity. People started playing (name of sport) about
___ ago (when?).

' I think global sports are good for

international relations.
The sport is now popular in
countries).
(names of

' Large sporting events are a waste There are (how many?) players in a team.
of money. To play (name of sport) you need ___
(equipment).

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I think governments should pay for ___ (name) is a famous {name of sport)
young people to take part in sport. player.

b Work in pairs and compare your ideas.