Form 7 Writing
Sport
I.Put the words for sports and games into the correct part of the table.
chess exercise fishing football golf karate skiing swimming tennis
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Play |
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II.Read the article about tennis. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.
Tennis
The English name ‘tennis’ comes from the French word ‘tenez’, which means ‘to hold’. When the first game of tennis was played hundreds of years ago, people (1) ................ their hands to hit the ball. Now, of course, we have rackets (2) ................ . In the (3) ................ game of tennis, a player (4) ................ to get four points to win a game, and six games to win a set. In women’s tennis, a player wins the match by winning two sets. This is (5) ................ the same in men’s tennis but, in some competitions, men need to win three sets to win a match. If two people play against each other, it is called a singles match. If there are two players on each side, it is (6) ................ a doubles match.
1 A gave B used C took
2 A anymore B else C instead
3 A available B ready C modern
4 A has B should C must
6 A called B known C said
III.Complete the sentences with the correct alternatives.
1. When I cycled / was cycling in the park, I saw / was seeing Cristina.
2. I hurt my leg while I played / was playing football.
3. I called / was calling you at 8 o’clock last night, but you didn’t answer. What did you do / were you doing?
4. We were so late for the match that they already played / were already playing when we arrived.
5. We played / were playing tennis when it started raining, so we stopped / were stopping.
6. Did you go / Were you going skiing when you were in Austria?
7. I forgot / was forgetting to bring my badminton racket, but Fay had two so she lent / was lending me one.
8. I met / was meeting a really interesting man when I fished / was fishing yesterday.
IV.Write a few sentences about a sport that you like.