UNIT 2

SPORTING MAD
I. READING
Read the text on page 12 and answer the questions by circling A, B, C or D.
1. What is the best title for the article?
A. Extreme sports and fashion B. The popularity of extreme sports
C. Extreme sports heroes D. The history of extreme sports
2. Which statement is true according to the text?
A. The writer went to the Olympics with Mike Metzger.
B. Mike Metzger is an extreme skier.
C. The writer was 27 when he first saw Mike Metzger.
D. Mike Metzger attended Extreme Winter Olympics.
3. Which one is considered the first extreme sport?
A. Surfing B. Rafting C. Skydiving D. Coasteering
4. All of the statements are true EXCEPT
A. Nokia gives money to pay for extreme sports events.
B. Extreme sports began in the USA.
C. Extreme sports attract young people because they are a combination of music, fashion and
attitude.
D. Only young people go to extreme sports festivals.
5. What activity is not mentioned as something you can do at an extreme sport festival?
A. Meeting well-known sports personalities
B. Doing a variety of sports
C. Listening to live concerts
D. Opening clothes shops.
6. The writer
A. became interested in extreme sports when he saw the Extreme Winter Olympics on TV.
B. became keen on extreme sports when he saw Metzger on TV for the first time.
C. have tried extreme sports.
D. is brave enough to try extreme sports.
7. The phrase hooked on in line 34 is closest in meaning to
A. addicted to B. obsessed by C. devoted to D. dependent on

II. VOCABULARY: Play, do, go + sports

aerobics, athletics, basketball, canoeing, cricket, cycling, football, gymnastics, hockey, Pilates,
rollerblading, running, snooker, swimming, yoga
PLAY GO DO
(+ ball sports) (+ sporting activities ending (+ martial arts, exercise)
with -ing)
 PLAY GO DO
(+ ball sports) (+ sporting activities ending (+ martial arts, exercise)
with -ing)
basketball canoeing aerobics
cricket cycling gymnastics
football rollerblading athletics
hockey running Pilates
snooker swimming yoga
volleyball riding karate
badminton fishing judo
tennis jogging tae-kwon-do
baseball skiing push-ups
golf bowling pull-ups
skateboarding
windsurfing
ice-skating
scuba-diving
sailing
*boxing, fencing
- Do you do any sports?
- Yes. I box./ I fence.

III. LISTENING
Task 2 (p. 14 – SB):
Task 2 (p. 30 - Supplementary) You will hear Nigel describing an accident that happened
to him. For each question, put a tick in the correct box.
7. Steve is Nigel’s
A. friend B. trainer C. trainee
8. The last jump was a rock –
A. ten metres high B. more than ten metres high C. less than ten metres high
9. When Nigel was looking down, he noticed
A. a vague shape B. the strong moving current C. the wreck of a boat
10. The cables took hold of his
A. leg B. arm C. neck
11. Nigel was taken to the hospital by
A. hospital’s ambulance B. emergency service’s transport C. Steve and his friends

IV. GRAMMAR
 Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect used to + V
(+) I, he, she, it, N, S + was/were + V-ing S + had + past S + used to +
uncountable N + was participle (pp) V/be
You, we, they, Ns + *Past participle of V:
were regular V-ed, irregular

S + past form of V
*Past form of V:
regular V-ed, irregular
(–) S + wasn’t/weren’t S + was not/ were not S + had not (hadn’t) + S + didn’t use
S + did not (didn’t) + (wasn’t/weren’t) + V- pp to + V/be
V ing
(?) (Wh-) + was/were + S (Wh-) + was/were + S (Wh-) + had + S + pp? (Wh-) + did + S
+ …? + V-ing? + use to +
(Wh-) + did + S + V? V/be?
Use - All past - Actions/Events Actions/Events Đã từng, không
actions/events happening at a specific happening before a từng…
- A series of time in the past specific time or before - I used to play
consecutive events in - Parallel another action in the soccer once a
the past actions/events in the past week.
*Expressions of time: past - I’d (I had) finished - I didn’t use to
yesterday, … ago, - What were you doing making dinner before go swimming
last… at 8pm yesterday? the guests arrived. twice a week.
- While I was cooking, - By 8pm I had
I got up, washed my the children were finished all my
face, had breakfast, playing hide-and-seek homework.
then left the house at in the garden. - I had had coffee
6.30. - She came over while before I had breakfast.
I was watering the (had 1: trợ động từ
plants in my garden. past perfect; had 2:
phân từ 2 của have)
*used to V/be # be used to V-ing/being
Used to V/be = đã từng (làm gì, như thế nào,…)
Be used to V-ing/ being/ N = quen với (việc gì, cái gì…)
e.g. I’m used to going swimming twice a week now. My muscles used to hurt a lot. = Tôi đã
quen với việc đi bơi 2 lần/tuần. Các cơ bắp của tôi đã từng rất đau.

Exercise 6 (p. 15 – SB): Use Past Simple & Past Perfect to complete the sentences.
1. I tried canoeing and surfing/ started rafting
e.g. I had tried canoeing and surfing before I started rafting.
2. I took several classes/ went out for first time
3. We paddled for an hour/ reached the rapids
4. The raft filled with water/ the instructor reacted
5. Two people nearly drowned/ a helicopter arrived

Exercise 10 (p. 17 - WB): Complete the sentences with the Past Simple and the Past
Perfect. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. By the time I ……… to the box office, they ……… all the tickets for the concert. (get, sell)
2. My friends all ……… tickets because they ……… them online. (have, buy)
3. They ……… me the week before if I wanted a ticket, but I ……… enough money at the
time. (ask, not have)
4. I ……… already ……… The Flaming Lips in December so I ……… very upset. (see, not
be)
5. I ……… to buy their new album, which ……… released a month before. (decide, be)

Exercise 7 (p. 16 - WB): Past Simple or Past Continuous? Choose the correct options in
each sentence.
1. While I waited / was waiting to jump off the bridge, my mobile phone rang / was ringing.
2. My hands sweated / were sweating and my heart beat / was beating faster and faster.
3. When the instructor said / was saying, ‘Your turn’, my legs began / were beginning to shake.
4. While I looked / was looking down at the river, they tied the bungee cord to my harness.
5. When the moment finally came / was coming, a soft breeze blew / was blowing.
6. I jumped / was jumping off and closed / was closing my eyes.
7. It took / was taking me nine seconds to get to the bottom and bounce back up. They were the
longest nine seconds of my life!

Exercise 8 (p. 17 - WB): Write the story using the prompts. Use past tenses.
1. While / take photos of a gorilla / drop a roll of film.
While I was taking photos of a gorilla, I dropped a roll of film.
2. When / the gorilla / hear me / he / start running towards me / and / I / run to the jeep.
3. As soon as / I / reach the jeep / I / get in / start the engine / and / drive away.
4. As / I / drive to the camp / some monkeys / climb onto the jeep.
5. They / bang on the windscreen with sticks / when / I / blow the horn.
6. They / get so frightened / that they / jump off / and disappear.

Multiple-choice questions:
1. Do I need to be very flexible to ……… gymnastics?
A. go B. play C. do D. take
2. ……… a parachute jump is said to be rather dangerous.
A. Doing B. Playing C. Going D. Jumping
3. When he was at school, he used to ……… snooker at a local club.
A. play B. do C. go D. take
4. You can get yourself slim down ……… rollerblading every day.
A. doing B. playing C. going D. taking
5. A golf ……… is usually more expensive than a badminton racquet.
A. club B. racquet C. bat D. course
6. The first time I ……… skiing was when I visited a resort in the Fuji in Japan.
A. did B. went C. played D. made
7. We need to find good ……… in the neighborhood to host this tennis tournament.
A. pitches B. tracks C. courses D. courts
8. For hiking, you need very strong walking ……… or you will hurt your feet.
A. sandals B, flip-flops C. racquets D. boots
9. Tour de France has long winding ……… cyclists have to follow.
A. rinks B. tracks C. fields D. pitches
10. In football, the game starts when the ……… blows the whistle.
A. player B. referee C. trainer D. coach
11. When Pele ……… , Brazilian football lost a genius.
A. retired B. tired C. transformed D. removed
12. Footballers can be ……… between clubs after a season.
A. transmitted B. removed C. transferred D. retired
13. The police ……… him while he ……… a motorbike at 60 kph.
A. stopped; was riding B. was stopping; was riding
C. stops, rides D. was stopping, rode
14. It ……… when the riders ……… Paris.
A. was raining; left B. is raining; leave
C. were raining; were leaving D. rains; are leaving
15. ……… plans for his wedding when the doctor discovered he was going blind?
A. Did he made B. Was he making C. He were making D. Did he make
16. They ……… the first extreme sports festival in my city some time ago.
A. holds B. had held C. were holding D. held
17. By the time I ……… at the stadium, everyone ……… excitedly for one side or the other.
A. arrived; cheered B. arrived; cheer
C. arrived; was cheering D. arrive; are cheering
18. When the game ……… , spectators ……… to shout cheering.
A. begins; started B. begin; start
C. was beginning; were staring D. began; started
19. At this time last football season, he ……… for Chelsea club.
A. is playing B. was playing C. plays D. played
20. At first, I ……… skateboarding and snowboarding were the same, but now I know they
……… different.
A. thought; were B. thought; are C. think; are D. think; were