2A
Vocabulary and listening
IV. Complete the newspaper report with the past simple form of the verbs: kick, lose,
miss, pass, score, win
England … their Football World Cup qualifying match against Germany yesterday evening 1-0. Rooney was angry with himself when he … a penalty in the first half, but he … an amazing goal later in the game. Gerrard … the ball to Rooney on the half-way line, Rooney ran past five defenders and … the ball into the net.
England's Under-21 team played well, but … 1-0 to Spain Under-21s.
2B
Grammar: Past simple
I. Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
In 1998, Philip Boit … (take) part in the Winter
Olympics in Nagano, Japan. His event' ... (be) crosscountry skiing, and the newspapers ... (write) about him a lot because he was from Kenya, a country with no snow!
Boit ... (prepare) well for the Olympics. Before the competition, he4 ... (spend) two months training in Finland. However, he ... (not win) the race — in fact, he ... (finish) last.
A Norwegian skier called Bjorn Dashlie … (win) the event, but he ... (not leave) immediately after the finish - he ... (wait) for Boit because he … (want) to shake his hand. After this, Boit and Daehlie became good friends. In fact, when Boit ... (have) a son a few years later, he ... (name) him Daehlie Boit!
II. Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs: ask, be, be, clean, come, give, stert, want.
The Generous Footballer
French international footballer Olivier Kapo1 ... to the UK to play for Birmingham City in 2007. At the same time, a local boy called James McPike ... work at the football club and one of his jobs ... cleaning
Kapo's football boots. For a year, he ... them after every match. At the end of the year, he ... Kapo for a souvenir. He ... to keep the star's football boots. In fact, Kapo ... him a much better gift: his Mercedes sports car! James ... amazed.
III. Complete the questions for these answers. The information is all in the texts in exercises I and II.
1 Which event ... Philip Boit …in?
Cross-country skiing.
2 Where ... Boit ... for the Olympics?
In Finland.
3 ... Boit ... the event?
No, he didn't. He came last.
4 ... Boit and Dsehlie ... good friends?
Yes, they did.
5 When ... Olivier Kapo ... to the UK?
In 2007.
6 What ... Olivier Kapo ... James McPike?
His Mercedes sports car.
IV. Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of the verbs.
1 They scored two goals in the first half, but they didn't … any goals in the second half.
2 We ... into town by bus, we went by taxi.
3 The 2008 Olympics ... in Japan, they took place in China.
4 James Naismith ... basketball, he didn't invent volleyball.
5 Women ... in tennis and golf at the 1900 Olympics, but they didn't compete in other events.
6 In the 19th century, footballers didn't wear shorts, they ... long trousers.
7 When I took the penalty, I ... the ball, I kicked the ground!
8 We didn't win our first tennis match, but we ... our second.
2C
Culture. Village sports
I. Complete the questions with the words: champion, competed competitors, course, tournament, world record.
1 How many teams ... in the last Football World Cup finals?
2 What is the ... for the 100 metres?
3 How long is the ... in an Olympic steeplechase?
4 How many ... took part in the last London Marathon?
5 How much money did the last men's tennis ... at Wimbledon win?
6 Which sport do competitors in the Six Nations ------play?