Sports and money

Is dance a sport or an art? Crossword Use the words in task 1 on page 102. Vocabulary practice Task 3 from the book. Use a dictionary if needed. ring pool rink swimmer skater track athlete course golfer court tennis player pitch footballer slope skier table pool player circuit racing driver How are these people paid? Do you agree that they are paid fairly? What would be your order from the highest salary to the lowest?a P.E. teacher a top footballer a TV sports commentator a top triathlete Reading / Listening practice 1 (pg 105, task 2) Listen to the audio and complete the text from your book.I suggest first reading the text and solving it for you will have tasks like that in your matura exam, and then listen to check and correct. in as of from had with much their to since at how Discussion Listening practice 2 (pg 105. task 7) Listen to 5 people and write the sentence letter into the boxes. Write a CAPITAL LETTER. B D E G C Listening practice 2 - Transformation words fact ask look thinking doubt see face line Have you ever heard of a sport called free running? Watch the video and solve the tasks below. Are the following statements true or false? true EZ used to do martial arts. EZ sometimes works for film and TV companies. Free running is often popular with children who don't do other kinds of exercise. EZ doesn't think free running is dangerous. EZ has had several injuries because of free running. false The police use free running to improve their fitness. EZ usually practices free running alone. Ez started free running because he ad a dream about it one night. Vocabulary Choose the correct words for the definitions. definitions words an empty space or feeling void create or plan something engaging extremely important paramount understand or think of something in a certain way perceive injure a joint in your body sprain interesting engaging someone who breaks the law offender something that you have to go over or around obstacle the chance of something bad happening risk without knowing unwittingly Speaking task Think about the connection between sports and money. Use a range of expressions to introduce your arguments and opinions and don't forget to back them up with reasons and examples.Think critically - discuss advantages and disadvantages of sports (both recreational and the industry), discuss the big sports events such as Olympic Games or FIFA competitions, are there any advantages or diasdvantages of hosting such big events, what is your own opinion, how would you feel about a big even being held in your town / country for example.Write notes if it makes it easier for you.Record your speech of approximately 2-3 minutes using the integrated Voice button, or if that doesn't work, I suggest using the Vocaroo.com and posting either the link from there or uploading the recording here.4 Points: organization of your speech (coherence) - language (vocabulary and grammar) - transformation words (linking words) - fluency Credits Oxford, Solutions