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

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

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

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

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 4. A level playing ________ 5. A whole new ball ________ 6. Score an own ____________ 7. Start the ___________ rolling goalposts eye field game goal ball

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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)

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)

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.

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