Intermediate - Sports

Watch this video about a promising sportsman and choose the correct answer for the following questions.

1 … in the World Rowing Championship which was held in Yugoslavia.

a) Germany didn’t participate

b) Iraq didn’t participate

c) Slovenia didn’t participate

2 Rashid is

a) single

b) a university student

c) a professional sportsman

3 Rashid thinks

a) he has to work more to qualify

b) it’s impossible to qualify

c) it’s possible to qualify

4 He needs

a) more determination

b) to improve his tactics

c) a new coach

5 The coach wants

a) Rashid to get to the final

b) Rashid to be in London 2012

c) Rashid to accept the challenge

6 Other sportspeople in Iraq

a) have been able to train abroad

b) have won international competitions

c) have reached a professional level

7 Rashid

a) finishes at the top of the list

b) gets his Olympic qualification

c) will have another opportunity in 6 months

Answers written in white. Select the text to see them: 1b, 2b, 3c, 4b, 5b, 6a, 7c

Some sports vocabulary

Listening sports

Improve your listening skills. Watch a video about a special football fan. Check your answers with the subtitles.

2nd Intermediate - Extreme sports

Watch this video about mountaneering and say whether the following statements are true or false:

1. He knows there is a chance he will fall T
2. He started to climb at 26 F
3. Higher means more difficult to climb F
4. He is interested in steep mountains T
5. Speed and efficiency are essential to survive T
6. He has reacently climbed a mountain in Alaska T
7. He hates storms F
8. He never thinks about the possibility dying F

 Answers: Select the text to see the answers at the end of the sentences
Are you afraid of heights?