Prepare 4 unit 4

1. Complete the sentences with go, play or do.

1. My mates and I ___________ volleyball on the beach in the summer.

2. I never ___________ swimming in the lake. The water’s too cold.

3. I often ___________ cycling with my dad at the weekends. We’ve both got mountain bikes.

4. My sister would love to ___________ tennis somewhere important like Wimbledon.

5. My parents usually ___________ jogging when they get home from work.

6. I ___________ athletics at school. I’m better at running than most of my friends.

7. We often ___________ table tennis during the break because there are two tables in the playground.

8. I love watching gymnastics on TV but I can’t ___________ it.

2. Complete the sentences with these words. You may need to use the words more than once.

fit | coach | match | point

1. My brother goes running every day. He’s really ____________.

2. We often travel by ____________ because it’s cheaper than the train.

3. These shoes are too small. They don’t ____________ me.

4. Which of the players is your brother? Can you ____________ at him?

5. I don’t usually enjoy watching football but the Bayern Munich – Manchester City ____________ was amazing.

6. The new ____________ shouted at us angrily because we weren’t playing well.

7. Our basketball team won the match by 1 ____________. The final score was 49–48.

8. Your eyes ____________ your top – they’re both green.

3. Complete the sentences with the past continuous positive or negative form of the verbs.

1. I was really happy because we _______________________ (win) the match.

2. It was very early in the morning but I _______________________ (not sleep).

3. My dad wasn’t at home. He _______________________ (work) in Manchester.

4. My friends _______________________ (listen) to music on the computer.

5. You _______________________ (not study) at 5 pm. You were in the skate park.

6. She _______________________ (not have) breakfast when you saw her.

7. My friends and I _______________________ (play) volleyball when we broke the window.

8. It was late when I got to class. My teacher _______________________ (write) on the board.

4. Complete the conversation in the past continuous.

A: What (1) _______________________ (do) yesterday at 7 pm?

B: I was having dinner. Why?

A: I tried to phone you. What (2) _______________________ (eat)?

B: I think it was fish. Why did you phone?

A: I (3) _______________________ (watch) the athletics on TV and there was an amazing race on.

B: (4) ___________ Usain Bolt ____________________ (run)?

A: No, he wasn’t. It was a women’s race. Two women from Canada (5) _______________________ (come) first.

B: (6) ___________ they ____________________ (wear) red tops?

A: I can’t remember. Suddenly, an old man (7) _______________________ (walk) on the track.

B: Why (8) ___________ he ____________________ (do) that?

A: I’m not sure. Both runners fell and the race had to stop.