8A They can do things most people can’t

1  GRAMMAR 2  VOCABULARY Sport and exercise

can / can’t, could / couldn’t for ability
a Complete the sentences.
a Look at the questionnaire about Adrian and complete 1 He went running  every day after work because he
the sentences. wanted to get fit for the London Marathon.
2 At weekends, my father goes walking with his
1 Adrian can  ski quite well, but he can’t  skate at all.
2 TOM can you ride a horse, Adrian? friends in the countryside. He’s got an amazing new bike.
ADRIAN No, I couldn't , but I
can ride a bike really well! 3 John loves going countryside . I think he likes
3 Adrian can sing very well. He can play the piano spending the whole day by t he river, even when it’s
quite well, but he can't play the guitar at all. raining.
4 TOM can you do yoga? 4 I went to Switzerland last winter and I went
can skiing in the mountains every day.
ADRIAN Yes, I do yoga really well.
5 He could do karate quite well, but he couldn'tdo judo 5 Sometimes I do read in the evening.
at all. It helps me to relax before I go to bed.
6 Alice loves going at the sports
centre. The water in the pool is always nice
Adrian’s abilities questionnaire
and warm.
Yes, really Yes, quite No, not No, not 7 I like playing volleyball on the beach.
well well very well at all
You just need four people, a ball and a net.
dance
ski? ✓ 8 In Argentina, I learned to
the tango.
skate? ✓
9 In Quebec it’s so cold in winter that you
ride a horse? ✓ can on the river.
10 Last summer, we went
ride a bike? ✓ surf in a big boat on the
sing? ✓ Mediterranean Sea for a week. I’d
play the piano? ✓ love to do it again.

play the guitar? ✓

do yoga? ✓
3  PRONUNCIATION
can, can’t, could and couldn’t
do judo? ✓

do karate? ✓ Listen to can  and can’t  in the sentences and

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tick (✓) the correct sound.

play tennis? ✓
Sound 1 /  / Sound 2 /  /
play golf? ✓
(e.g. c at  )  (e.g. c ar  ) 
play volleyball? ✓
a Can you speak French? ✓

b Yes, I can.
b Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.
c I can’t ski very well.
1 My mother can /  couldn’t /  can’t  swim when she was a child,
but now she can /  could /  couldn’t  swim five kilometres. d Can he play the piano?
2 A Can /  Can’t /  Could  you play tennis when you were five? e No, he can’t.
B No, I can’t /  couldn’t /  could .
f We can take the train to Manchester.
3 A Can /  Can’t /  Couldn’t  you speak Spanish?
B No, not now. I can / can’t /  could  speak it when I lived g She can’t play tennis very well.
in Mexico, but not any more. h He can’t run that fast.
4 When I started cycling, I can’t /  couldn’t /  can  cycle very
far, but now I could /  can /  can’t  cycle ten kilometres
without stopping.
5 He could /  can’t / can dance all night when he was a
young man, but not these days.
6 I usually work at weekends, so I could  /  can / can’t  play
golf very often.

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8B How easy is it to get fit?

1  GRAMMAR have to / don’t have to 2  VOCABULARY Parts of the body

a Underline the correct words to complete the a Match the parts of the body in the picture with the
sentences. words in the box.
1 A You have to /  Do you have to /  Have you to be really fit
to run a half marathon? arm hand leg foot stomach head neck knee
B  Yes, you have /  you have to /  you do . You have to /  have
 / has to  train hard for months. head
2 They learned Spanish when they lived in Spain, so they 1
haven’t to /  don’t have to /  doesn’t have to  study hard for
the Spanish exam. neck
2
3 If you want to become a really good athlete, you have to / 
has to /  haven’t to  train every day.
4 A Had you to /  You had to /  Did you have to  take a taxi to
the airport? arm
B  Yes, we did /  we had to /  we had. 3
5 A Have you to /  Do you have to /   You have to spend hours
at the gym if you want to get fit? stomach
4
B  No, you haven’t /  you have not /  you don’t , but you has
to /  have to /  have  go three times a week.
hand
5
b Complete each sentence with the correct form of
have to .
leg
1 A Do  you have to  have your own skis? 6
B No, you
you haven't . You can hire them for the day.
2 You Do you have to pay to use the gym for a day. It’s free if
you want to try it. 7 knee
3 Sometimes she can work from home, so she
don't have to
go to her office every day.
4 In some countries, children have to go to school in
the evenings. I think it’s better to go in the morning.
5 A I become a member to
use the swimming pool? foot
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B Yes, you have to .
6 A What time she catch the
bus to school in the morning?
B  She get the bus at 7:30 because she b Complete the crossword puzzle.
lives far from her school.  Across
4 He can’t hold a pen or pencil because he broke two of his
fingers  in the accident.
1 6 I don’t like dancing with you. You always stand on my
2
head .
H 7 This bed is really uncomfortable. It gives me a bad
A N
3
.
4  Down
F I N G E R S
D C 1 I think these shoes are too small for me. They hurt my
O
5 O K .
6 T 2 You’ve got a thumb and four fingers on each
.
3 You have to have strong to run a marathon.
7 8
4 He can’t walk very far at the moment because his ______
hurts.
5 If I sleep on a plane, my head falls to the side and then my
hurts.
8 Gordon broke his when he went skiing last
weekend.

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UNIT 8
Reading and listening extension
1  READING b Read the magazine article again and complete the
sentences.
a Read the magazine article. Tick ( ✓) the best 1 In the first part of the triathlon you have to swim ,
description of what it says. often in the sea.
1 It is very difficult to do a triathlon and you can only do 2 When you swim in the sea, you can’t usually put your
it if you are very fit. You have to prepare for each part down.
of the race. 3 When you practise swimming, lift your a
2 There are triathlons at different levels, so you can find long way out of the water.
one that is right for you. It will help you if you prepare 4 In the second part of the triathlon, you have to
well. a bike.
3 It is easy to swim, bike or run, but it is difficult to do all 5 It’s dangerous to get too to the other bikes.
three with no rest in between. It is best not to try to do 6 When you start to run, you usually feel .
these things together.
c Write an email to a friend who never does any sport.
Give him or her some ideas about one or two sports
to try and some advice about how to prepare. Include
at least one sentence with have to  and one with don’t
have to .

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A

 TRIATHLON
So, you can swim, you can ride a bike, and you go running twice a week.
But all three things together – are you crazy?
Many people like the idea of a triathlon, but they’re worried that it’s just too
difficult for them. If that’s you, remember, you don’t have to start with the
Olympics – there are lots of triathlons for beginners.
So read our advice and start preparing for your first triathlon – you can do it !

 SWIMMING  CYCLING  RUNNING

For many people, it’s the first This is the second part of the The running is often very hard
part, swimming, that they’re most triathlon. Riding a bike with lots of because you have to do it when
worried about. It’s often in the sea, other people can be strange at first, you’re already tired. When you get
so even if you get tired, you can’t so practise with friends. Remember off the bike, you may think you
put your feet down for a rest. Also, that in the race, you have to stay can’t even stand up! So make sure
you have to lift your arms up high away from the other bikes because you practise riding your bike and
because the water moves up and it’s dangerous to get too close. then running at least once a week.
down. It’s a good idea to practise
this, even when you’re in the
swimming pool.

GOOD LUCK!

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