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Sport

Competition

A competition is an organised event in which people try to win something by being the best, the fastest, etc. 

Individuals, such as tennis players Serena Williams or Rafael Nadal, and teams such as Manchester United, take part in [join with others in] different types of competition. 

Tennis players and golfers enter tournaments such as the French Open; football and ice hockey teams play in league competitions, where they play against different teams.

Competition

Many teams also play in cup competitions (similar to tournaments), e.g. the FA Cup or the World Cup, which ends with two teams playing against each other in a final. 

The winners (opp the losers) are the champions, 

e.g. Germany became World Cup champions in 2014, and Philipp Lahm received the cup as captain of the winning team.

Lionel Messi was ................ for Barcelona.

1. outstanding
2. incredible
3. both

Language help

Superb, incredible and outstanding can describe something or someone that is very
good and of a very high quality, 

e.g. Pelé was a superb footballer.

READING GLOBALLY

• When you’re reading globally, you're only trying to find out the most important information. Read the title, the introduction, the conclusion, and the first and last sentence of every paragraph to get an overall understanding of the text.
• Another way to gain the most information from a text is by answering the WH-questions: who/what is the text about? –where? – when? – why? – how?

WORKSHOP - THEME 2

• Reading G

36, 37, 39, 40

• Grammar H

41, 42

Do you know the size of a boxing ........................ ?

1. ring
2. course
3. rink
4. pitch

I ........................ a bit of yoga when I was younger.

1. went
2. played
3. did
4. had

The ........................ at half-time was 2–1, but the final was a draw.

1. score
2. result
3. both

Brazil ........................ 1–1 with Argentina last night.

1. drew
2. equaled
3. defeated

Holland ........................ England 2–1, so they are in the semi-final.

1. beat
2. defeated
3. both

Serena Williams has won the Wimbledon ........................ at least six times.

1. championship
2. tournament
3. both

Last week I went on a canoeing trip on .................. Lake Superior.

1. a
2. the
3. no article

We brought ........... special cream to prevent the mosquitos from bitting us.

1. a
2. the
3. no article

I loved .............. freedom we had.

1. a
2. the
3. no article

What have you learnt TODAY?