1Look at the six sport pictures and identify the sports. Then talk about them in pairs using can, can't and be able to.
2Look at the two tennis pictures. What is the name of the sport? Can you identify the players? Name them.
3Match the words with their meanings: prestigious, substantially, gilt, inscription, salver, mythology, stunning.
4State whether these statements are True or False. (a) The original name of tennis is 'lawn tennis'. (b) Ladies' wheelchair doubles comes under junior events. (c) Most of the tickets are distributed through online booking. (d) The Wimbledon Championship is usually played in June and July. (e) The players can practise matches in the main show courts at any time. (f) The prize money for the singles winners was £2.35 million.
5How is Wimbledon different from other Grand Slam tournaments?
6State the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
7What are the five main events of Wimbledon?
8What can tennis fans do if they don't win a ticket in the public ballot?
9Why was Wimbledon Centre Court fitted with a retractable roof?
10What is inscribed on the Gentlemen's Singles trophy?
11Who won the Gentlemen's Singles and Ladies' Singles in 2019?
12Why is it important to have tournaments for wheelchair users?
13Add correct tag questions to the statements: (a) Smoking is hazardous to health. (b) Preeti speaks excellent French. (c) Please keep quiet. (d) Everybody has finished their work. (e) We do not go to school on Saturdays. (f) I'm tired and hungry. (g) Let's do our homework. (h) Let him open the door. (i) They'd build a house. (j) You'd better help them. (k) No one could solve the problem. (l) Roshan's gone to school. (m) You needn't stay out long. (n) We'd prefer coffee.
14Write a news story using this outline: Nepali Army collects 800 kg of garbage from Mt. Ama Dablam; clean-up campaign 2075 organised by Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC); the Shumser Gulma, a company of Nepal Army, participates; financial assistance from Khumbu Village Body; garbage handed over to the local community amid the programme; SPCC Chair Mr. Sherpa expresses his gratitude to NA.
15Which sports do you play or do? Why? And why is sports important for us?
16Complete the sentences with career, recreation, unique, impartial, adapted: (a) As a monitor, I must remain .... I should not support one person more than another. (b) My plan is to pursue a ... in medicine. (c) The school ... the classroom doorway to allow wheelchair users' easy access. (d) We need a sports club in our school for .... (e) He is very different from all of us. He is the most ... person I've ever seen.
17Choose the correct answer. (a) Which sport requires the use of a lot of equipment? (b) What sport is popular in the United Kingdom? (c) What sport can last longer than a day in duration? (d) Which of the following information is stated in the first paragraph? (e) Which paragraph states the benefits of sports?
18Why do people do sports?
19What is common about most sports?
20What is the main quality of an umpire or a referee in sports?
21Is watching sports at home beneficial? How?
22Why is sports equipment adapted for people with disabilities?
23Why do doctors encourage people to do sports?
24What is your favourite sport? How might you make adaptations for people with disabilities for this sport?
25Listen to the headlines on the audio and match the places and clubs with the news related to them: London, Estonia, USA, Manchester United, Berlin Zoo.
26Listen to the audio again and answer in no more than four words: (a) Which city was competing with London to host the Olympics in 2012? (b) When is Vladimir Shevchenko going to be enthroned as the president? (c) Which parts of America are suffering from Maxwell and Nelly? (d) How long will Brillinho play for his new club? (e) When was the Chinese panda kept captive in Berlin Zoo?
27Listen to the 8 o'clock news on Radio Nepal and write three news headlines.
28Match the affirmative sentences with their negatives: The students have aced the exam. Play with the baby please. Could you play the guitar please? The boss was friendly. She bought someone a present. Always knock on the door before entering. Stuti used to live in London. Alex ate rice yesterday.
29Change these sentences into negative ones: (a) Your new friends are chatting online now. (b) His teacher knows what to do. (c) My classes started on time yesterday. (d) Mary will come to the party. (e) Raju had painted the wall when I reached his home. (f) Rani is leaving Singapore tomorrow. (g) My mother and grandmother always go to the temple on Saturdays. (h) Some of the rice has gone bad. (i) We have to work hard to live a decent life. (j) Mr. Pant has won many awards. (k) She usually carries a walking stick. (l) Either Sobhana or Karma will attend the meeting.
30Paraphrase the first paragraph of the Sports text in the same way as the model paraphrase of its last paragraph.
31Why does the poem 'The Chaos' compare pairs of words like break and steak, or daughter and laughter?
32What is the Middle Sunday at Wimbledon, and is it always free of play?
33The sentence 'No one could solve the problem' has no word not in it. Why does it still take the positive tag 'could they'?