Real Exam English Episode 4 - Sports and Exercise: Use of English Exercises (Answers at The End)

Real Exam English Episode 4 – Sports and
Exercise
Use Of English Exercises (answers at the end):

1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
A. That was the last time I ever ___ foot in a gym.
(a) put (b) got (c) set (d) took
B. I feel like I need to like to spend something in order to motivate me to work ____
(a) out (b) up (c) on (d) off
C. I prefer exercising early in the morning cause it sets me up for the day and I get a good ____
of endorphins.
(a) charge (b) bolt (c) rush (d) run
D. He unfortunately passed _____ today very sadly at the age of 85.
(a) out (b) by (c) on (d) away
2. What is the missing word?
(a) I feel like I need to like spend something in _____ to motivate me to work out.
(b) Soccer is not nearly as followed as it is in the rest of the world, _____ I think it's becoming
more and more popular as time goes on.
(c) My upper body strength was weak and I thought I ____ better go to a gym.
3. Word Formation – Form a word to fit the gap, using the word in brackets.
He______ passed away today very sadly at the age of 85. (FORTUNE)
My upper-body _____ was weak and I thought I'd better go to a gym. (STRONG)
We lost the quarter final of the junior cup. I’m still ____ about it, I missed two kicks and I get
reminded quite often. (SICK)
4. Sentence Transformation: Transform the sentence using between 3 and 6 words.
People in the rest of the world follow soccer much more than they do here.
(NEARLY)
Soccer is___________________as it is in the rest of the world.
Transcript:
Hello and welcome to Real Exam English. My name is Trevor and today we´re going to be
talking about sports and exercise. Ok I´m a big sports fan, I love watching sports as well as
keeping fit, but I understand not everyone is in to doing exercise and following sports, but it IS
a common topic in English tests so you need to prepare yourself for sports questions, whether
you are interested in sports or not.
In this episode We have some super phrasal verbs for you and a great mix of accents too so
you can get you used to listening to different accents before you take your English exam.
And remember in case you can´t understand everything the speakers say then you can get the
transcripts and worksheets to this and every episode on the Real Exam English pages on
Facebook or Instagram.
Trevor: Which sports are popular in your country?
Keith(USA): In our country…..well…ah…baseball is very popular, American football, basketball…

there are so many different sports, I´d say those are probably some of the big ones y´know.
American football, baseball, basketball, of course there´s hockey, I think it depends where you
are, if there´s professional teams in the area, I mean. Soccer of course is popular but it´s not
nearly as followed as it is in the rest of the world, although I think it´s becoming more and
more popular as time goes on.
Trevor: Have you ever taken part in a sports competition?
Diarmuid(Ireland:) Yes I have. I used to play rugby when I was in school. We lost the quarter
final of the junior cup. I’m still sickened about it, I missed two kicks and I get reminded quite
often.
What is the best time of day to do exercise?
I prefer doing it early in the morning cause it sets me up for the day and I get a good rush of
endorphins and I feel like I’ve achieved something first thing in the morning.
Trevor: How far do you agree that you have to spend a lot of money to stay fit and healthy?
Karen(USA): Uhm…well….haha…that´s funny, I laugh because I actually….I enjoy going to gyms,

I feel like if I spend the money it´s more motivation for me to go to the gym. So, I feel like I do
personally, feel like I need to like spend something in order to motivate me to work out but I
mean, right now, you can definitely find ways to work out without spending money which is
what we are learning right now, cause you can´t go to a gym.
Trevor: Have you ever been to a gym?
Paul(UK): I went to a gym once in about 1984 because I had this grand idea of doing a massive
cycling tour, I used to do a lot of cycling and em….the body strength in the lower part of my
body was really good but my upper body strength was weak and I thought I´d better go to a
gym and I went once and I hated every second of it and that was the last time I ever set foot in
a gym.
Trevor: Do you try to keep fit?
Ofordi(UK): Yes I suppose I do. Invariably on an exercise bike and failing that, preferably dance
classes. I find gyms quite boring and I used to be a gym bunny for many many years. And what
I mean by a gym bunny is I used to go the gym quite regularly, probably about four, five days a
week and even if I´d a hangover I´d go to the gym and run it off. And at some point I thought
this is a bit too much so I stopped doing that and now I prefer to do something a bit more
sociable so preferably dance classes or something a bit more fun.
We have a brilliant expression here, a gym bunny, so a gym bunny is someone who goes to the
gym very often. Also, make note of the expression she used to clarify what she meant, and that
was “what I mean by a gym bunny is…..”, a very nice way to introduce an explanation.
Trevor: Who is your favourite sports personality?
Emma(Ireland): Hmm, that´s a difficult question. I don´t know. I´m going to say Jackie Charlton
because he´s just the first person that springs to mind because he unfortunately passed away
today very sadly at the age of 85 and he lifted the country at a time when I was very
impressionable and I remember that time and it was a great time in everybody in Ireland´s
lives because we are a nation of optimists and hopeful people in the face of adversity. He was
a soccer manager.
Have a think about how you would answer questions about what sports you do or would like
to do, how you keep fit, why it is important to do exercise and what sports are popular are in
your country. Get yourself some nice sports vocabulary and you´ll be all set to pass your test.
Thank you very much for listening, I would be really grateful if you can like and subscribe on
itunes, spotify or whatever podcast player you use and please get in touch on facebook or
Instagram, I´d love to hear from you.
All the best,
Trevor
Fancy Language
Phrasal verbs: set up, work out
Key expression: Springs to mind
Recommendations/suggestions grammar: Had better eg. You had better study more grammar!
Nice comparatives:
Not nearly as (adjective) as
Nowhere near as (adjective) as
Not half as (adjective) as
Use of English Answers:

1. A. (c) B. (a) C. (c) D. (d)
2. order, although, had
3. unfortunately, strength, sickened
4. not nearly as followed/popular here

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Use Of English Exercises (answers at the end):

A. That was the last time I ever ___ foot in a gym.

(a) put (b) got (c) set (d) took

(a) out (b) up (c) on (d) off

(a) charge (b) bolt (c) rush (d) run

D. He unfortunately passed _____ today very sadly at the age of 85.

(a) out (b) by (c) on (d) away

2. What is the missing word?

Soccer is___________________as it is in the rest of the world.

Trevor: Which sports are popular in your country?

Keith(USA): In our country…..well…ah…baseball is very popular, American football, basketball…

Trevor: Have you ever taken part in a sports competition?

What is the best time of day to do exercise?

Karen(USA): Uhm…well….haha…that´s funny, I laugh because I actually….I enjoy going to gyms,

Trevor: Have you ever been to a gym?

Trevor: Do you try to keep fit?

Trevor: Who is your favourite sports personality?

All the best,

Key expression: Springs to mind

Not nearly as (adjective) as

Nowhere near as (adjective) as

Not half as (adjective) as

Use of English Answers:

2. order, although, had

3. unfortunately, strength, sickened

4. not nearly as followed/popular here

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