UNIT 6 – A QUESTION OF SPORTS
Lesson 6.3 Reading & Vocabulary
(SB page 63)

FIND THE DIFFERENCES
Work in pairs to make as many sentences using was/were to show the
differences between 2 pictures as you can in 3 minutes.

Objective
I can find specific details in a text and talk about places to
play sport.

Exercise 1 - SB page 63

Who is the most popular sports star in your country?

Exercise 2 - SB page 63
Read the texts and
complete the table.
If you can't find the
information in the texts, try
to guess the answers from
the photos.

Vietnam swimming
Spain
tennis
running
Britain
Latvia basketball
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Let's play: Basketball
Exercise 3 – p.63: Read the texts again.
Match the sentences ✓ (right), X (wrong) or ?
(doesn't say).

She first learnt to
swim in a small
canal.

1. Lan's mother first learnt to
swim in a swimming pool.
Yes
No
Doesn't say
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She won a total 8
gold medals in 5
sports game.

2. Lan's mother won 8 gold
medals in sport game.
Yes
No
Doesn't say

3. Garbiñe's father is from
Madrid.
They only say her
father is Spanish.

Yes
No
Doesn't say

Because her mother
is Venezuelan and her
father is Spanish.

4. It wasn't easy for her to
choose a country to play for.
Yes
No
Doesn't say

When she was eight,
her dream was in the
Olympics

5. Dina was in the Olympics
when she was eight years old.
Yes
No
Doesn't say

They only say she's
the first British
woman to run 100m
in under 11 seconds.

6. In 2015 she was the fastest
woman in the world.
Yes
No
Doesn't say

When he was fifteen
years old, he was
2.03 m tall!

7. Kristaps was very tall when
he was fifteen.
Yes
No
Doesn't say

They only say
Kristaps is one of the
best players in the
NBA.

8. He's the tallest basketball
player in the NBA.
Yes
No
Doesn't say

Exercise 4 - SB page 63
Study the Vocabulary Box.
Which places can you see in the photos?

swimming pool

tennis court

running track

basketball court

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Exercise 5 - SB page 63

court

In pairs, complete the text with one
word in each gap.

courts

track

pool
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Exercise 6 - SB page 63
Find 3 partners, ask and answer the questions below.

Questions

1. What's your
favourite sport
now? Who's your
favourite sports
star?
2. Do you want to
be a professional
sportsperson?
Why? / Why not?

A

 

B

C

 

 

 

 

My favourite sport is
basketball, and my
favourite star is
Stephen Curry.
No, I don't. Sports
stars work very hard.
They can get injured.