Intermediate 3 Unit 2

Unit 2
Sport And Fitness

College Sports
a. Do you remember the TV interview
rview from the compute
computer
ter lesson? Answer the following
te
questions about the interview.
College Sports
1. What is the name of the TV show? __________________________________________
Tina Lawrence.
2. Who is being interviewed? ________________________________________________
To talk about why her team lost the competition
3. Why is she being interviewed? _____________________________________________
Optimistic
4. Was the guest optimistic or pessimistic about the future? _________________________

b. Match the host’s questions to Tina’s answers.

A B
1. Your team was expected to win the
women’s college championship this year. a. I sure hope so!
b
What happened? ____

c b. Unfortunately, several of our team

2. How did the team take the loss? ____
members came down with the flu.

3. So can we expect a Smithtown victory c. It was a terrible blow to the team’s

a
next year? ____ spirit.

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c. What do you remember about Tina Lawrence and the team? Mark the sentences true ( )
or false ( ).

1. Tina Lawrence is the coach of a girIs basketbaII team. / False

2. She had been an OIympic champion. / False
3. Her team did not make it to the finaIs. True /

4. The girIs on the team did not compete because they were iII. / False
5. None of the members of the team couId not handIe the disappointment. / False
6. The girIs wiII regain their confidence by weightIifting. True /

d. Tina Lawrence spoke to the team after the competition. Complete her speech with the
words below.

bIow • buiId up • concentrate • exhausted • expected • finaIs • handIe • strength

expected ____ tto win everyy ev

“We were (1) ____________________ even
event
entt in the competition, but l’m afraid
en

exhausted
we didn’t. l know some of you had the fIu and were (2) ___________________. However,

concentrate
now we have to (3) ____________________ on getting back into shape. l know it’ s been

blow
a bad (4) ________________________ to our team’s spirit, but l’m confident that you can

handle
aII (5) ___________________ build up
the upset. Now we’re going to (6) _____________________
strenght
your physicaI (7) ____________________________. With Iots of practice you’II soon be in

finals
winning shape. l’m sure we’re going to get to the (8) _____________________ next year!”

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e. Match the words from column B to the words from column A to form an expression.

A B
c
1. come down with ____ a. shape

e
2. in no condition ____ b. the finaIs
a
3. get back into ____ c. the fIu

b
4. make it to ____ d. their strength

f
5. handIe ____ e. to compete

d
6. buiId up ____ f. an upset
h
7. regain ____ g. hard
g
8. take it ____ h. confidence

f. The “College Sports” host also interviewed Liz Heart, a member of the Smithtown
swer
erss Li
er
University team. Read the answers Lizz ga
gave
ve a
and
nd w
wri
rite
ri te tthe host’s questions.
write

How long do you play on the team

1. Host: _________________________________________________________________?
Liz Heart: This is my first year on the team.
2. Host: Were you get sick before the game too?
_________________________________________________________________?
Liz Heart: No. I was one of the lucky ones who didn’t get sick.
How did you feel after losing?
3. Host: _________________________________________________________________?
Liz Heart: It was a terrible blow. I was very upset.
So, what's next, will you continue on the team?
4. Host: _________________________________________________________________?
Liz Heart: Well, right now I’m handling it by concentrating on getting in shape and
thinking of next year.
So can we expect a Smithtown victory next year?
5. Host: _________________________________________________________________?
Liz Heart: Yes. I think we have a very good chance of winning.

g. Practice the dialogue with a partner in class.

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Health and Fitness Today

a. Do you remember the text from “Health and Fitness Today”? Answer the following questions.

1. What does the heaIth cIub manager advise as the two main ways to prevent heaIth
Eat nutritious meals and exercise daily.
probIems? ______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
They open very early in the
2. Give an exampIe of how heaIth cIubs are fIexibIe. _______________________________
morning.
_______________________________________________________________________
A large and well-equipped gymnastics
3. What do most heaIth cIubs offer? ____________________________________________
facility with weight lifting equipment.
_______________________________________________________________________
Check with a doctor
4. What does heart speciaIist Marvin Kane recommend? ____________________________
before any fitness program.
_______________________________________________________________________
Choose a
5. What is the doctor’s advice on how to choose a heaIth and fitness program? __________
program that matches ____your
____
______
__ physical
____
______
__ ____
______
______
__ abilities
____
______
__ __ and needs.
_______________________________________________________________________

b. Complete the poster advertising the health club.

“Do it Now”
__________________ (club slogan)

At the Eat Right and Stay Fit Health Club (name of club)
___________________
We try to prevent problems
we say, “ ____________________________”
We offer:
A large well equipped gym.
• _____________________________
Weight lifting equipment.
• _____________________________
Flexible hours
• _____________________________

If you are interested in joining,

__________________
call us at 212 -568 7393
__________________ (make a suggestion)

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c. Read the conversation between Kevin, a new member of the health club, and Jack, a
veteran member. Complete the dialogue with the words and expressions below.

deveIoped my muscIes • fIexibIe hours • give up Iunch

harmfuI • nutritious meaIs • variety of activities • your own pace

Kevin: Hi, l’m Kevin. This is my first time at the cIub. How Iong have you been
training here?
Jack: Hi, Kevin. My name’s Jack. l’ve been a member here for about three years.
l Iove using the weight-Iifting equipment. As you can see l reaIIy have
(1) developed my muscles.
_________________________
Kevin: harmful
lsn’t too much exercise (2) _________________________?
Jack: your own pace
Not if you go at (3) _________________________.
Kevin: Weight-Iifting isn’t aII l’m interested in. l’m reaIIy Iooking for a
variety of activities
(4) _________________________.
Jack: WeII, there’s a swimming pooI here and if you are ready to
give up lunch
(5) _________________________,
____
____
______
__ ____
______
______, come
__ come p
pIay tennis with me during
my Iunch break.
Kevin: l have a reaIIy busy scheduIe. How can l find time for everything?
Jack: flexible hours
No probIem. This cIub has (6) _________________________. You can
come and work out before you go to work.
Kevin: WeII actuaIIy, l’m starving. Perhaps l’II get a sandwich from the cafeteria.
Jack: nutritious meals
l better warn you. They onIy serve (7) _______________________ here.
lt’s hard work staying fit!

d. Fill in the chart with advice on things you should or shouldn’t do in order to stay fit.

Things you should do Things you shouldn’t do

exercise daily
You should ___________________
over-exercise
You shouldn’t _________________
get into shape
____________________________ do exercise that’s wrong
____________________________
eat nutritious meals
____________________________ for you
____________________________
do an exercise program
____________________________
start a fitness program
____________________________
which best suits you
____________________________ before seeing a doctor
____________________________

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Ten Miles
a. Do you remember the dialogue “Ten Miles”? Which phrases express a reprimand?
You shouldn’t have run so far. By yourself?
1. ________________________________________________________________
You shouldn’t lift weights without a partner nearby.
2. ________________________________________________________________

b. Here are some sentences about health and fitness. Decide what each person is expressing.
Mark the correct column.
Giving advice Reprimanding

1. You shouId eat more fruit and vegetabIes. X

2. You shouIdn’t have over-exercised. You’re exhausted. X
3. You shouId check with your doctor before you join the
fitness program. X
4. You shouIdn’t have swum straight after a heavy meaI.
You couId have gotten a cramp. X
ou’I’I’III de
ou
5. You shouId exercise daiIy or eIse you’II deve
veIo
veIop
Io
deveIopp
heaIth probIems.
X
6. Stop eating aII that junk food. You shouId eat nutritious
meaIs if you want to stay in shape.
X
7. You shouIdn’t have stayed so Iong at the gym.
You missed an important meeting. X

c. Write a dialogue in which you ask a doctor for advice about choosing a fitness program.
Use the words and phrases from activity b. to help you.

You: Excuse me, doctor. Do you think you couId give me some advice on choosing
a fitness program?
Yes, you must make a healthy diet, avoid eating too much fat.
Your doctor: _____________________________________________________________
You: So what kind of food should I eat?
_____________________________________________________________
Vegetables, fruits, eggs and cereals
Your doctor: _____________________________________________________________
You: And with respect to the exercises, how should I start?
_____________________________________________________________
First you must start by lifting little weight and walk in the morning
Your doctor: _____________________________________________________________

d. Practice the dialogue with a partner.

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More Conditionals: Past Conditionals

a. Look at the three pictures below. Match the quotation to the situation.

1 2

If I had eaten more

a.
3 gained so much weight.

b.

If I h
had spent more time in the
c.
1. c 2. b 3. a

b. Look at the fourth picture. Write your own speech bubble using the Past Conditional.

If He hadn’t lifted so much weight alone, he wouldn’t

___________________________________________________________
have hurt himself
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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c. Heart specialist, Martin Kane, gives some of his patients some advice. Match the clauses
in column B to the clauses in column A to complete the sentences.

A B
1. lf you had watched what you ate... a. ... if you had stopped eating such fatty
foods

2. lf you had been more carefuI Iifting weights... b. ... if you had foIIowed my advice.

3. You wouId have succeeded with your diet... c. ... you wouIdn’t have had to go on a
strict diet.

4. lf you had chosen a program to match d. ... your injury couId have been avoided.
your needs...

5. You wouIdn’t have had so many problems e. ... you wouIdn’t have dropped them on
now... your feet.

1. c 2. e 3. a 4. d 5. b
d. Read what happened to these people. Complete the sentences using the Past Conditional.

1. Jim didn’t have enough money to

o jo
join heaIth
in a h
hea
eaIt
ea Ith
It cIub.
h cI
cIub didn’t become fit.
ub. He d
ub
had had
lf he _______________________________________ enough money to join a health
would have become fit.
cIub, he ____________________________

2. The heaIth cIub cIosed earIy Iast night. Susan didn’ t exercise.

lf the heaIth cIub hadn’t would have exercised

closed earIy Iast night, Susan _______________________.
_______________

3. Tom didn’t take his tennis racket to work. He couIdn’ t pIay tennis during his Iunch break.

had taken
lf Tom _____________________ could have played
his tennis racket to work, he _____________________
______________________ tennis during his Iunch break.

4. Dr. Kane did not give his patients enough information about exercising. His patients
injured themseIves.
had given
lf Dr. Kane ______________________ his patients enough information about exercising,
wouldn’t have injured themseIves.
they _______________________

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