Unit 8 Lesson 2
Unit 8 Lesson 2 Extreme Sports Before you start Listening Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs Comparing Cultures Speaking
bungee jumping
ice diving
sky surfing
snowboarding
snowrafting
white-water rafting
Sports Carol Jonathan likesbungee jumpingskiing/ snowboarding doesn’t like tennissailing would like to try sky surfingice diving wouldn’t like to try snowraftingbungee jumping Listening
preferences +ing/ noun I ___ bungee jumping. I ____ doing boring sports. I_____ winter sports. I ___ going skiing. I ________snowboarding. I __________ slow sports. + to+ infinitive I ________ to try sky surfing. I ___________ to do snowrafting. I __________ to stay at home. I _____________to go ice diving. ’d quite like ’d prefer Wouldn’t like ’d like can’t stand quite like love prefer hate like
Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs take up be into sth turn up back out go through with put on set up get across not do it organize be interested in arrive wear do (it) as planned explain start doing
1. Ann waited for Tom for ages but he didn’t __________. 2. What kind of music ___ you _____. 3. A friend of mine ___ just _________ jogging in order to get fit. 4. Why don’t we ______ our computer in the study? 5. They were going to have a party last Saturday but ___________ at the last minute. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs. backed out are set up taken up has into turn up
Speaking Discuss in pairs and make up a dialogue about your preferences for sports. Pay attention to your intonation in questions and you may use the words and expressions you have learned in this lesson. For example: quite like, would (not) like to try, can’t stand, prefer, hate, be into, be keen on, be interested in, etc
Comparing cultures Answer the questions about sports in the USA and Britain. 1. What do American footballers have to wear? Why? 2. How many baseball leagues are there in the USA? 3. Are basketball players well paid? Two Yes. They have to wear helmets and special protective clothes because it is a very physical game and they could get hurt.
4. Is football (soccer) very popular in the USA? 5. What is the most popular winter sport in Britain? 6. Name another winter sport played in Britain. 7. How long can a game of cricket be? No. Five days. Rugby. Football.
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