Identify the sports in the photos. Choose from these boxes.

basketball Ice
hockey

cycling judo

baseball swimming

F1 racing soccer

tennis American
football
 I train every day because if you don’t
your body doesn’t work at its best. I
do not only work in the pool, I also go
to the gym to keep fit. I cycle for
about 30 minutes, do 100 sit-ups, 50
press-ups and 25 chin-ups. I go to the
I need quick reactions because I work at very high
gym about four times a week. In this
speeds. I change gear, brake and occasionally
sport concentration is very important
swerve without losing control of the car. I sit in a
so I try to be quite concentrated
very small space, often for a very long time. The
before every competition.
vibration of the car shakes my body, so I try to
keep fit. I always look at anything at the side of the
Hi! I’m Susan. road, even a crashed car. It’s too dangerous to
Now I’m preparing take your eyes off the road.
for the American
Championship. It’s Well, I feel fine. The car goes very
going to be difficult fast and today I’m using a new type How do you
but I think I’m of tyres, and it seems we are getting feel today,
working very hard good results … Michael?
and I can win ..

I train regularly and eat the

correct food to keep fit and
healthy. The game consists of
four 15-minute quarters, but
there’s a lot of time out, so the
game can last for three hours. I
know that my concentration is
very important. I warm up before
playing or training. At the same
time, I put too many demands on Are you doing
my body. It’s dangerous to over- anything special In my training I build up my strength
exercise, you know I do too much for tomorrow’s and I do breathing exercises which
too quickly. match, Bo? help to increase my speed. Good
starts and turns are essential in this
sport. When I start badly, I have a lot
of trouble catching up. I react very
quickly and leave the starting block
when I hear the starter’s gun.

Do you have to be
very strong to be a
judoka, Yudomi?

Yeah, of course! We
aren’t playing very
well this season so,
today we are training
very hard. We are
preparing this match Not really. The technique is also very
carefully, because it important. Now I’m working on my
is very important for concentration. It’s essential in this sport. If you
us… lose your concentration just for a sec, you’re
lost!
A. Now read the text again and decide whether the following
sentences are true or false.

T F

1. Susan trains only on Sundays

2. Michael’s car is very comfortable and big

3. Bo drinks and eats everything he wants to.

4. Michael doesn’t drive very fast

5. Yudomi reacts very slowly; she isn’t very fast

B. Work in pairs. Make the following questions to your classmate

about the text.

STUDENT A

1. Is Susan preparing the European

Championships?
………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………
2. Does Michael spend a long time in
his car?
………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………
3. Does Bo need to concentrate when
he is playing?
………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………
4. What does Yudomi do when he
hears the starter’s gun?
………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………

1. No, she isn’t. She is preparing the

American Championships.
2. Yes, he does.
3. Yes, he does.
4. She reacts very quickly and leaves
the starting blocks when she hears
the starter’s gun.
B. Work in pairs. Make the following questions to your classmate
about the text.

STUDENT B

1. Does Susan cycle when she trains?

………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………
2. Is Michael using a new type of
tyres?
………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………
3. Is Bo’s team playing very well this
season?
………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………
4. Why does Michael look at anything
at the road?
………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………

1. Yes, she does.

2. Yes, he is.
3. No, it isn’t/No, they aren’t.
4. Because it’s too dangerous to take
your eyes off the road.