Sam is 12 years old and his favorite sport is football. He has been playing football since age 8 and wants to be a famous football player like his idol, Lionel Messi. Sam is on his school football team and trains three times a week. His team has matches against other schools on Sundays. In his free time, Sam enjoys reading and playing computer games, and his dream is to have a successful career as a professional football player.

1. My Favourite Sport
Grade 4 A

2. My Favourite Sport
Read the following text about Sam’s favourite sport, then
answer the questions that follow.
1. My name is Sam and I am 12
years old. I’m very fond of sports.
But my favourite sport, as you
can see, is football. I play football
at school, at home, at the park,
everywhere!

3. 2. I have been playing football
since I was eight and have always
wanted to be a famous football
player as Lionel Messi; in fact, he is
my favourite player.

4. 3. I’m in the school team and we
train three days a week, on
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. We have matches every
Sunday. From time to time, we
have tournaments with other
schools and it is quite exciting.

5. 4. In my free time I like reading
and playing computer games.
5. I dream of one day having a
successful career as a famous
football player!

6. Comprehension Questions
A. Answer the following questions in complete
sentences of your own.
1. How old is Sam?
2. What is Sam’s favourite sport?
3. How old was he when he started playing
football?
4. Who is Sam’s favourite football player?
5. What does he do in his free time?
6. When does he train?
7. What is Sam’s ambition?

7. B. Say whether the following statements are true or
false.
1. Sam likes sports. -----------
2. His favourite sport is basketball. ------------
3. Sam’s favourite football player is Lionel
Messi.--------
4. He has matches on Sunday. -----------
5. He likes reading. -----------
6. His dream is becoming a teacher. -----------

8. C. Match the words in column A with words
in column B
A B
1. fond a. competition
2. train b. having a feeling
of love
3. tournaments c. to be prepared
for a test
or skill
4. career d. job

9. D. Change the sentences below to the
present interrogative form.
1. Billy plays tennis with his friends everyday.
2. My friends kick the ball very high.
3. They often go to the sports club.
E. Put the following words in meaningful
sentences.
1. favourite: ---------------------------------.
2. train: --------------------------------------- .
3. tournaments: ----------------------------- .