Stay fit and healthy

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• Secondary Education

Stay healthy and fit

Complete B1 Preliminary for Schools, unit 9

Listen to people talking in six different situations.

For each question, choose the correct answer. 

Then listen again and check.

1 You'll hear a girl telling her friend about running in a 20-kilometre race. Why did she decide to run the race?

1. A friend intended to take part
2. She wanted to win a prize.
3. I would improve her level of fitness.

2 You will hear two friends talking about a film they have watched. They agree that

1. there was a surprising ending.
2. it was better than the previous film they saw.
3. everyone else in the cinema seemed to like it.

3 You will hear a boy telling his friend about his bicycle. Why does he want to sell it?

1. He rarely uses it.
2. He needs the money.
3. He would like to buy a better bike.

4 You will hear a young man telling his friend about a concert he went to. He thought it was

1. rather boring
2. too short
3. very expensive

5 You will hear a boy telling a friend about his illness. How does he feel now?

1. He has a high temperature.
2. His stomach still hurts.
3. He gets tired very quickly

6 You will hear two friends talking about their local sports centre. They agree that

1. it offers a good range of activities
2. it is an easy place to get to.
3. it charges too much for some sports.

Listen to this sentence and answer the short questions.

' I had a nasty cough, a sore throat and a stomach ache.'

1 How do we say the underlined words?

2 What do they mean?

Accident

Illness

Treatment

aspirin

bandage

bruise

cut

earache

flu

fracture

high temperature

injury

medicine

operation

pill

plaster

plaster cast

sprain

test

X-ray

wound

sore throat

aspirin

stomach ache

Look at the examples and complete the rules.

I've cut my thumb.

He's got the flu.

I've had an operation.

Joe took a pill for his headache.

A nurse put a bandage on my arm.

1 We normally use my, your, etc. with ..........................

2. We use have got with ...................................

3 We use have, take or put with ..........................................

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We use defining relative clauses to

give extra information

give essential information

Getting presents is something which...

My room is the place where...

Watching sports is something that...

Summer holidays are the time when...

A good friend is someone who...

I know somebody whose...

We use non-defining relative clauses to

give extra iformation

give essential information

GO

DO

PLAY

athletics

baseball

basketball

climbing

cycling

football

golf

gymnastics

ice hockey

jogging

rollerblading

mountain biking

running

skateboarding

skiing

surfing

swimming

volleyball

tennis

We often use ......... with sports that use balls.

go

play

We often use ........... with outdoor sports.

do

go

We often use ...... with the word "sports" and activities which we do alone.

do

play

Write down sports that are played ON A COURT:

Write down sports that are played ON A RING:

Write down sports that are played IN A GYM:

Write down sports that are played ON A PITCH:

Write down sports that are played IN A STADIUM:

Write down sports that are played ON TRACK:

Past Perfect

1. I sprained my ankle. I didn't go to school

I didn't go to school because I had sprained my ankle.

2. I walked all the way home. I felt tired.
I felt tired because...

3. The match started. I arrived at the stadium.
By the time I...

4. I left my trainers at home. I couldn't run in the race.
Because I...