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Grammar
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Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 What do you think the life of an Olympic
athlete is like?
2 How do athletes prepare for top-level sports
competitions?
3 How do you think it feels to compete in major
competitions?
Vocabulary
4
Tell your partner about something you do or are
doing at these times. Then choose one activity of
your partner’s that you don’t know very much
about and ask follow-up questions.
always at weekends every day never
often right now this month this week
today usually
5
Rewrite the words for people with the missing
vowels. Race your partner to see who can !nish
!rst. Do you know people who have these roles?
Tell your partner about these people.
thlt
blgst
cllg
cmpttr
cntstnt
frnd
mngr
mntr
ppnnt
prnt
rsrchr
scntst
tchr
I CAN
talk about feelings and personal states
use time expressions with the present simple and
present continuous
talk about the roles people have
Real life
6
Work in small groups. You are at a reception for
a local sports charity. Choose one of the roles
from Exercise 5. Then act out conversations with
different partners using these pairs of expressions
to begin and end the conversation.
1 ‘May I introduce myself?’
‘Let’s stay in touch.’
2 ‘How do you do? My name’s …’
‘Let me give you my card.’
3 ‘Hello, how are you? I’m …’
‘How about meeting again?’
I CAN
introduce myself in formal and informal situations
open and close a conversation, etc.
ask for and give personal information
Speaking
7
Choose a role: a successful sportsperson,
entertainer, politician, etc. Then work in pairs. Tell
your partner who you are.
8
Work on your own. Prepare questions to interview
your partner about their success in their career.
Use the ideas from Exercise 2.
9
Work with your partner. Take turns to ask and
answer your questions.
UNIT 1
REVIEW
2
Rebecca Adlington is a gold-medal winning
swimmer for Great Britain. Complete the
interview that she gave just before a major
competition.
1 Q: What
(this
championship / mean) to you?
A: Actually, I
(not / think) too
much about it. I
(concentrate)
on what I
(do) now and the
process of building up to it.
2 Q:
(what / in"uence)
you during a race?
A: When you
(hear) people
cheering your name, it
(make)
it more exciting.
3 Q:
(you / train)
every day?
A: At the moment, I
(do) a
bit more than usual. I
(get)
Sundays off and I
(have) gym
work as well.
4 Q: How
(an
important competition / affect) your
training routine?
A: The routine
(not / change)
before a major championships. But this time,
we
(try) different stuff in the
sessions.
3
Work in pairs. Compare your answers from
Exercise 2. Then act out the interview.
I CAN
ask and answer questions about things which
are always and generally true, and routines
(present simple)
ask and answer questions about things happening
now (present continuous)
talk about possessions and states: thoughts, etc.
(stative verbs)
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