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Listening Comprehension

Sports Day

My name's Emma and I'm from Britain. My favourite day in the school year is Sports Day. Sports Day in Britain is lots of fun. Schools usually have Sports Day in the summer, near the end of the school year, because the weather is warm and sunny then. Children run races and win prizes or trophies. There is often a skipping race or sack race (children stand in a sack and jump along the race track), or a three-legged race (children run in pairs, with the left leg on one runner strapped to the right leg of the other runner). Children's parents come to watch Sports Day. Sometimes there are races for mums and dads, too. Everyone has a great time.

Hi. I'm Takumi. I love Sports Day, too. In Japan, we have Sports Day in autumn or spring, because the weather is cooler then. lt's too hot to run races in summer in Japan. We don't have any lessons for a week before Sports Day. We practice our races and events on the school field every day. The teachers always make sure that we drink lots of water, because we get hot from all the exercises. There is a big rehearsal on the day before Sports Day, to make sure that everything will go well on the actual day. We usually have Sports Day on a Sunday. The school band plays music and we all run races and take part in competitions. It's a wonderful day and we all enjoy it.

I. Choose the write variant

1. Emma lives in …

a) Japan b) Great Britain  c) Bogota

2. She is fond of …

a) sport  b) music  c) drama

3. Japanese celebrate Sports Day in …

a) spring or autumn b) spring  c) summer

4. Children in Japan need to drink a lot of … before the races.

a) milk  b) juice  c) water

5. Japanese spend … at home before Sports Day.

a) 7 days  b) 8 days  c) 5 days

1. Japanese like to spend Sports Day in … weather.

a) hot  b) cool  c) cold

2. …also can take part in sports competitions in Britain.

a) sisters and brothers  b) parents  c) all relatives and friends

3. The most popular competition in Emma’s school is …

a) races  b) hide and seek  c) singing

4. … plays for visitors during the Sports Day.

a) A famous guitarist  b) A band  c) A choir

5. Children get … for the competition.

a) prizes  b) sweets  c) sports supplies

II. Read and choose what belongs to British Sports Day or Japanese

1. Skipping races, summer, autumn, competitions for parents, doing exercises, run races, jumping in sacks, drinking water

2. Cool weather, school band, prizes and trophies, warm weather, usually on Sundays, three-legged race, school field, sometimes for mum and dad

III. Put the sentences in the right order according to the text

1. There are skipping races, sack races, three-legged races.

2. Summer is a season for Sports Day.

3. The weather is usually warm and sunny.

4. Parents always take part in sports competition.

5. Children got prizes after races.

1. Usually they have Sports Day in autumn or spring.

2. Teachers make sure that children have enough to drink.

3. Takumi loves Sports Day.

4. It is too hot to have races in summer.

5. They have a big rehearsal before Sports Day.

IV. Imagine that you are the one who organize such Sport Day. You task is to present your Sport day and give some interesting information in the advertisement. Start like this

Dear students!

When …

Where ….

Who invited …

What to wear …

What to do …

Prizes …

Come and have fun with us!