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VOCABULARY Sports venues
& equipment

3 Read the article and match headings A–H with 8 Match the sports venues with the pictures.
paragraphs 1–8.
football pitch gym ice rink running track
skate park ski slope swimming pool tennis court
A What skateboarding is like 6
B Be safe
1 2 3 4
C The qualities you need
D Extreme sports

E Learning new tricks
F The future 5 6 7 8
G Anywhere, anytime
H My motto

9 Answer the questions.
4 Read the article again and answer the questions. 1 What other types of pitch and court can you think of?
1 In Hanna’s opinion, why is skateboarding an extreme 2 What sports can you do or play in the other venues?
sport?
2 Where does she go skateboarding? 10 Look at the words and pictures. Then decide what
3 What does Hanna wear when she goes skateboarding? equipment you need for the sports below.
4 What are ‘Slides’ and ‘Aerials’? basketball net
5 Why does Hanna think that skateboarding is an art? football boots
6 What does Hanna want to do in the future?
baseball bat
5 Read Word Zone and find the missing informal expressions helmet
in the article.
kayak
ice skates
Informal expressions goal
WORD 1 24/7 (all hours)
ZONE 2 … (clothes) volleyball hockey stick
3 … (children/young people)
4 … (things) knee / elbow pads
5 … (brilliant)
skis

6 Write about a sport that you do.
I play handball. paddle
tennis racket
I do/play/go ... (what sport?) surfboard
I do/play it ... (where? when? how often?)
I do/play it with ... (who?) baseball basketball football ice hockey kayaking
I usually wear ... (what?) skiing surfing table tennis tennis volleyball
I like it because ... (why?) You need a net, a tennis racket and a tennis ball to play tennis.

11 Write a description of a sport but don’t name it. Write
7 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the venue and what equipment you use, and any more
exercise 6. information you can think of.

What sport do you do? You usually play this sport on a court. You need ...
I play football.
12 Swap your description with a partner and guess
Where do you play it? the sport.

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FAST FINISHERS Imagine you are interviewing Hanna. Write the questions for her answers in the article. practice 65

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