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Exercises

These exercises also revise some vocabulary from the previous unit.

Fil Complete the table with the correct forms.

Infinitive Past tense | Past Infinitive Past tense | Past
participle participle

win lead
lose catch

beat
draw
Fie? How do we say these scores?
1 Football: 0-0 2-1 4-4
2 Tennis: 15-0 40-30 40-40
7t.3 Fill the gaps in these texts with suitable words or phrases.
In the World Cup Final of 1994, Brazil 0000.0. Italy 3-2 inal)... shoot-out.
After ninety minutes the !3).....0.000.00. was 0-0; and it remained the same after thirty
minutes of (4)... , but then Italy !5)....0. 3~2 in the penalty shoot-out after
Baresi and Baggio both missed. This was the fourth time that Brazil had (6).........0...0.... the
World Cup.
Ivanisevic (7)...0...00c to Sampras in the second round. He !8)................... the first
(Mec eecceeees 6—4, but then 9.000. the second (9.000000... On a cee
After that, Sampras dominated the rest of the 3)... and won easily. The final
Vee was 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, 6-2.

7t.4 True or false? Check your answers by looking back at this unit and the previous unit.
CYUNARWNE A set in tennis is always decided on a tie-break.
Brazil won the football World Cup in 1994.
Football has an umpire.
If two teams have the same score at the end of the game, it is a draw.
Golf is played on a course.
If someone gives you the latest score, the game has finished.
Sticks are used in skiing and hockey.
In a knock-out competition, you can lose one or two games but still win the competition.

Which sport is being described in each sentence? (The underlined words are key words and
you can look them up to increase your vocabulary in different sports.)
eR The referee gave the try although many people thought it was a forward pass.
He scored the winner with a beautiful free kick from just outside the penalty area.
BWNH He served fifteen aces and not one double fault.
The coach called a time out with just 45 seconds left and two points between the teams.

Nana He crashed into the car in front with just two laps remaining.
First he was booked (= the yellow card) for a bad tackle, and then he handled the ball

inside the penalty area, so the referee had to send_him off (= the red card).
oN In the 200 metres freestyle, he overtook the Russian on the final length to win the race.
She sprinted away from the rest of the field on the final lap and won easily.

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