Summer sports fun will be held on July 5th at Newtown Stadium. There will be several sporting competitions and activities for people of all ages, including a football competition, running races, table tennis, cricket, and badminton. No special equipment is needed beyond a T-shirt and shorts. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each competition. Tickets cost £3 per person or £10 for a family of four, while players and runners in the competitions do not have to pay.

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OPTIMISE YOUR VOCABULARY | Standard
Optimise A2
A28
Words connected with sport
1 Label the pictures with the words in
the box.
badminton | cricket | pool | skiing
stadium | table tennis
Collocations with verbs
4 Write one word in each gap to complete
the collocations in bold. The first letter has
been given.
1 Look! Fiona is going to w the race!
2 Do you know how to p cricket?
3 I’m going to e the tennis
competition this year.
4 T the ball to me!
5 I don’t think I can c that mountain!
6 We might g swimming on Saturday.
Do you want to come?
Unit round-up
5 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to fill
each gap.
Summer sports fun!
Join us on 5th July at Newtown Stadium, where
there will be fun for everyone!
• Why not get your team together and
(1) our football competition?
There will be matches for all ages.
• For runners, there will be (2) over
100, 200, 400 and 800 metres.
• Indoors at the stadium, you can play
(3) with your friends or try
badminton.
• Have a go at (4) cricket – we
think you’ll love it!
• You don’t need any special (5) –
just a T-shirt and shorts.
• Great prizes for the (6) of all the
competitions!
(7) cost £3 per person or £10 for a
family of four. Players in the teams and
(8) in the races don’t have to pay.
1 A enter B play C surf
2 A matches B races C coaches
3 A skiing B table tennis C surfing
4 A climbing B going C playing
5 A kit B swimsuits C winners
6 A swimmers B surfers C winners
7 A Balls B Stadiums C Tickets
8 A run B running C runners
2 Choose the correct word.
1 Do you know how to ride / race a horse?
2 The tickets / winners to get in the stadium cost
a lot.
3 The match / coach told us we were playing
very well.
4 The football club buys our swimsuits / kit for us.
Verbs/nouns
3 Complete the sentences with the noun form
of the verb in brackets.
1 Who was the of the race? (win)
2 There were a lot of in the sea. (surf)
3 One of the fell and had to leave the
race. (run)
4 Dino is a great football . (play)
5 is my favourite summer activity.
(swim)
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