Unit 1 Exciting Sports

Look , tick and write

1. How do you think these people feel ?

____ really happy

____ very worried

____ extremely excited

2. Would you ever do this sport ? ____________________

3. Write a caption for the photo . ________________________

Listen and repeat

These days many young people do dangerous and exciting sports called “ extreme sports
“ They can be done in the air, in the water or on land.

Extreme skiers reach speeds of 240 kilometers ( 150miles ) an hour and fly the length of
two football fields before they Land! Another popular land sport is BMX

(bicycle motocross ). In skiing and BMX, people flip in the air, like this skier!

Kitesurfing is a new kind of surfing. An athlete travel skilfully across the water at speeds of 55
kilomatera(35 miles ) an hour or more. If he isn’t skilful, he ‘ll crash. Kitesurfing, called

‘ Charlie Browners, need lots of strength in the arms.

Hang- gliding is one of the most popular extreme sports, although the equipment is expesive.

Serious accidents are not commmon, but sometimes people get injuries when they land.

Imagine flying like a bird at a hight of 6000 metres ( 20000 feet )

be be

be have

be want

1. Kitesurfing ______________ popular for/since I was a child

2. Surfing _________________ my favourite sport for/since many years.

3. Many people _______________ accidents for/since kitesurfing began.

4. Skiing ___________________ my dad’s favourite sport for/since the last 20 years old.

5 He ______________________ to become a surfer for/since he was three years old.

6, BMX (motocross) _______________ in the Olympics for/since 2008

Listen and repeat . THEN READ AND WRITE

1. Most skateboarding in juries happen when people do tricks and fall on the hard ground.

Protect your elbows by wearing ____________________________

On your body, even if you can swim

3. When you go cycling or skateboarding ,always protect your knee by wearing _________

4. Check your bicycle _____________ often! If they work well, you can stop your bicycle

Quickly.

5. BMX rides often have accidents, They should wear a _____________ so that if they fall,
they won’t hurt their head.

Look at the picture. Then complete the sentences

1. I think that riding a bike ____________________________________

2. In my opinion , skateboarding _________________________________________

3. The cyclist’s trick ____________________________________________________

4. The skateboarder’s helmet ______________________________________________

5. The boy’s bike __________________________________________________________

Grammer

He has been an extreme athlete since he was a teenager

They have not been surfing for eight months.

I have know my best frienf since2014. SINCE + ………………….

She has done motocross for almost a year.

How long have you taken surfing lessons? For + …………………..

A. Write for or since.

1.Skiing equipment has been on sale _______ last summer.

2. They have played football __________ five years.

3. Has he done kitesurfing __________ more ten a year ?

4. Motocross has interested me ______ 1 Was ten.

5. She has had few injuries ________ she started skiing.

6. Have you done extreme sports _______ you were a kid ?

B. Complete the sentence. Use a phrase from the box and for or since.

Has not gone has studied have been have know have not been

1 They ____________ skateboarding _________ three o’ clock.

2. He ____________ English ________________ two years.

3. I ______________ how to ride a bike ________ I was three.

4. They stopped doing extreme sport. They ________________ kitesurfing

____________ last July.

5. He __________________ skiing __________ several winters.

Ex : She has been skate – boarding for three years.

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

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D. Read and write

1. How long have you lived in your house ?

2. How long have you known your teacher ?

_____________________________________________________________________________

3. What sport do you do ? How long have you done it ?

_____________________________________________________________________________
E. Write Ask and answer questions. Use for or since.

1. know / best friend

Ex : How long have you know your best friend ?

I have known him since grade 1

2. go / this school

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

3. study / English

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Grammer

Kitesurfing is So exciting.

Hang – gliding equipment is extremely expensive

In my opinion , Skiing is incredibly scary

Surfing is totally cool.

His skateboarding skills are very good.

Wearing a helmet is really important

F Read. Circle the letter of the correct sentence.

1. a. Extreme skiing can be very dangerous.

b. Extreme skiing can very be dangerous.

2. a. Our kayaking trip so was amazing.

b. Our kayaking trip was so amazing.

3. a. The mountain bike rides incredibly are careful.

b. The mountain bike rides are incredibly careful.

4. a. He was extremely lucky he did not get injured.

b. He extremely was lucky he did not get injured.

Extremely incredibly really so very

1. Brakes on a bike are __________ important.

2. Without a helmet, skateboarding is _____________ dangerous.

3. Waterskiing can be ___________ scary for people who don’t like the water.

4. I don’t think that elbow pads and knee pads look _______ silly.

5. His bike tricks are _____________ amazing !

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