1. Language Leader Unit 3 Sport
Language Leader, Intermediate Student’s Book
By David Cotton, David Falvey & Simon Kent
Published and Copyright by Pearson Education Limited, 2008
Presentation created by Araya Hongchindaket, 2010

2. 3.1 Fair Play (P.26)
Reading:
3) You are going to read an article about football. Read it quickly and match the titles to the correct paragraph. There are two extra titles.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 6
f) The world’s favorite sport
d) A football education
c) Taking football further
a) More than a player
g) The best player in the world
e) A final honour

3. 4. Read the article again. Are the statements true, false, or not given?1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
F (amateur) T
Not Given
F (Argentina)
Not Given
Not Given T F

4. 5. Underline all the words in the article which refer to people in sport. Which one refers to a person who: (P.27)
Watches sport
Loves sport
Teaches sport
Makes sure rules are followed
Plays a sport without being paid
Spectator
fan
coach
referee
amateur

5. Vocabulary: idioms Ball ball eye field game Goal goalposts
6a) A lot of idioms are based on sport, and on football in particular. Complete the idioms with words in the box.
Ball ball eye field game
Goal goalposts
Be on the ball
Move the __________
Take your _______ off the ball
A level playing ________
A whole new ball ________
Score an own ____________
Start the ___________ rolling
goalposts
eye
field
game
goal
ball

6. 6b) Now match the idioms with their meanings.f) g)
5. A whole new ball game
1. Be on the ball
7. Start the ball rolling
2. Move the goalposts
3. Take your eye off the ball
6. Score an own goal
4. A level playing field

7. 3.2 Martial Arts (P.28) Reading:
4) Read the leaflet and cross out the options that are not correct .(P.29) 1. 2. 3. 4.
d) children
a) violence
d) aggression
c) courtesy

8. Vocabulary: self-, abstract nouns
5a) Find all the words beginning with self- in the leaflet and match them with these meanings. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Self-respect
Self-confidence
Self-control
Self-defence
Self-discipline
Self-development

9. 5b) Underline the most appropriate combination with self- in each sentence.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Self-defence
Self-control
Self-respect
Self-confidence
Self-discipline

10. 6a) Find the abstract nouns in the leaflet related to the following adjectives.
Courteous
Tolerant
Coordinated
Flexible
Agile
calm
courtesy
tolerance
coordination
flexibility
agility
calm

11. Grammar: quantifiers
7a) Complete the following scale with the quantifiers highlighted in the leaflet. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Hardly any
few
A few
some
A lot of
many
Far too many
all

12. See ‘Language reference’ on P.138
+ plural countable noun
+uncountable noun
+countable or uncountable noun
Few, (too) many, several
Little, (too) much
Hardly any, a lot of, some, all
To talk about something specific use quantifier + of + the/ my/ our/ these, etc. + noun. e.g. Some of the people in the survey prefer golf.

13. 8. Look at the following sentences
8. Look at the following sentences. In which ones can you replace few/ little with not many/ much? In which ones do few/ little mean some? 1. 2. 3. 4.
A few means some
replace few with not many
Replace little with not much
A little means some

14. 9. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Several of…
Much many
A little
A little Few/ A few
The of
A few
A little

15. 3.3 Babe (P.30) Vocabulary: adjectives
3) Find adjectives in the article with these meanings. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
expert
disgusted
phenomenal
illegal
aggressive
dramatic
Professional (pro)

16. Grammar: definite and zero articles
4b) Look at the highlighted phrases in the text and match them with uses a-d.
The province
The amazing life of Babe Didrikson
The marriage notice
The sixth child of seven born to Ole
The team award
The train
The title
The tour
a) Of the male a)
c) or b) d) b) b) c) b)

17. See ‘Language reference’ On P.138
Use the zero article (no article):
Before abstract nouns.
e.g. You can’t stop time.
Before general plural nouns.
e.g. Computers are very powerful now.
Before people’s names and the names of most.
Before the names of types of institutions.

18. 6. Edit the text about Mia Hamm, finding and correcting 12 mistakes in the use of articles. (P.31)7. 8. 9.
10.
11.
12. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Went to the high
Became the
Became the youngest
Play for the
She won the World
Star of the
Free time to the
One of the
Women with the
Giving the hope
The book, aimed
Hope to the young