Sync3 U6 ST
Sync3 U6 ST
A Grammar
Complete the sentences and questions with the present perfect form of the verbs in the box.
never / try not finish write you / see
1 Ben _________________ Korean food.
2 Elizabeth _________________ a novel about detectives.
3 _________________ Billy today? Is he in school?
4 I _________________ my homework so I can’t go out.
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B Grammar
Complete the text with the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
I 1_________________ (not know) Filip for very long. That’s because he only 2_________________ (come)
to my school last year. Before that, he 3_________________ (live) in Canada. Filip is a brilliant
skateboarder. He 4_________________ (take) part in competitions all over the world and
5_________________ (win) several gold medals. He 6_________________ (become) quite a celebrity in
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D Vocabulary
Choose the correct options to complete the text.
Ella 1 graduated / made / retired from a university in London. She got her big 2 career / accident / break a
few months later when she got a job with a TV company. After a few years, she got a 3 promotion / debut /
divorce and earned more money. She met her partner while she was there and after a few years, they got
4 retired / divorced / married. They decided to 5 start / debut / meet a family and had two daughters. Then
they 6 got / moved / changed to a bigger house. They’re very happy together.
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Tennis Ace
By Alison West
Naomi Osaka is one of the world’s top tennis players today. She was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1997. Her
father is from Haiti and her mother is from Japan. She has an older sister called Mari.
In 1999, Naomi’s father watched American tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams play tennis at the
French Open. Because of this, and despite having little experience of tennis himself, he decided to give his
daughters lessons.
When Naomi was three, her family moved to New York. In 2006, they moved to Florida. Naomi was still
training hard and showing a lot of talent. As a result, she didn’t play in junior competitions. Instead she
competed with women players. Her first match was in October 2011 on her 14th birthday.
In 2013, shortly before she turned 16, Naomi played her first professional match. She played brilliantly in
all her matches and in 2016, she received the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) best new player prize.
Then, in 2018, Naomi won the US Open. It was a difficult competition, but she didn’t give up, beating
Serena Williams in the final round.
As well as prize money, Naomi has received money from companies who want her to advertise their
sportswear. In 2014, sportswear company Adidas paid her to wear their sports clothes. Nike™ replaced
Adidas in 2019. At one point, she was thought to be the highest paid female athlete of all time.
Naomi has had some difficult moments in her career. For example, the media haven’t always been kind to
her. However, she is a brilliant tennis player and is a role model for young people.
Read the text again. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 Naomi Osaka was born in Osaka / lives in Haiti / left Japan in 1997.
2 Naomi’s father was her coach / an important sportsperson / an excellent tennis player.
3 When she was a teenager, Naomi didn’t play in women’s competitions / junior competitions /
professional matches.
4 At the 2018 US Open, Naomi lost against Serena Williams / gave up in the final round / won the
competition.
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G Use of English
Complete the dialogues with the words in the box.
enjoy fancy give in try up
1 Joanna Why don’t we play a card game?
Lucas Sorry. I don’t _________________ it right now. I’m feeling a bit tired.
2 Ayesha It’s a really nice day outside. How about playing tennis?
Harry I’m sorry. I’m just not _________________ the mood.
3 Yasmin How about playing this video game with me?
Ed No, thanks.
Yasmin I think you’d really _________________ it.
Ed Oh, all right then. Just one game.
4 Adam It’s Anjay’s party tonight. Are you going to go?
Tina No. I’m not really _________________ for it. I’m just going to stay at home.
5 Rob Let’s go bowling.
Beth No, I don’t want to.
Rob It’ll be fun.
Beth All right then. I’ll _________________ it a go.
6 Stella Shall we watch this film?
Pablo I don’t like horror films.
Stella But I heard that this one is really good.
Pablo Oh OK. I suppose we could _________________ it.
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Paragraph 1: Write an introduction. What’s the person’s name? Where are they from? Why are they
famous? Why do you admire them?
Paragraph 2: Write about this person’s early life. Where and when were they born? What do you know
about the person’s family?
Paragraph 3: What are some interesting facts about this person? How did they become famous? Give
details.
Paragraph 4: What are the most interesting things this person has achieved?
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