The Sporting Life - Mega goal 2 - ثاني ثانوي

8 The Sporting Life A B Match the words with the definitions. i commemorate 1. drop a. a circular award b. a common bird that lives in cities 2. marathon c. began; came from 3. medal d. do something over and over in order to perfect it 4. originated e. quit; stop doing 5. pigeon f. brought back to life 6. practice g. a 26-mile (42 km) sporting event, usually running 7. procession h. a stick or handle with fire at the end 8. revived *. celebrate the memory of someone or something 9. torch j. a parade Answer the questions. 1. What's something that you practice? 2. Do you know anyone who has run a marathon? How did the person get ready for it? 3. What's something that originated from your country? 4. What's one way to commemorate someone? 5. Have you ever dropped something because you didn't like it? What? 6. Where have you seen pigeons? وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 295 Unit 8 295 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life C Unscramble the sentences. They each have a gerund as a subject. Then check if you agree or disagree. in the ocean / is / swimming / difficult / . Swimming in the ocean is difficult. 1. good/is/roller skating / exercise/. 2. has many benefits / team sports / playing / . 3. an important part / practicing / of playing a sport/is/ . 4. takes a lot of courage / car racing / . 5. is playing sports/to stay in shape / a good way / . 6. easy but it's a good form of exercise/is/walking/. 7. a lot of leg strength / requires / cycling/. 8. for learning a sport / not / is/ missing practice / essential / . D Finish the sentences with your own ideas and opinions. Skiing is dangerous 1. Playing tennis 2. Skateboarding 3. Golfing 4. Surfing 5. Playing football 6. Scuba diving 7. Running • ce-skating . التعليم Ministry of Education 296 Unit 8 2024-1446 Agree Disagree ☐ ☐ ☐ MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 296 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life E Write the superlative form of the adjective and the present perfect of the verb. This is the best (good) game I have seen (hard) test I (long) run Binah 1. (scary) film you (see) in a long time. (take) was in chemistry class. (take) was 10 kilometers. (see / ever)? 2. 3. What is 4. That was 5. What is 6. Lance Armstrong is 7. 8. What is 9. This is 10. That was (sick) Bilal (be). (bad) TV show you (watch)? (famous) cyclist there (be / ever). (long) book I (read/ever) was War and Peace. (exciting) sporting event you (see / ever)? (tasty) meal I (eat / ever). (strange) conversation Maya (have / ever). Write sentences about your life. Use the superlative and the present perfect. The smartest person: My father is the smartest person I have ever known. 1. The longest game: 2. The hardest sport: 3. The most interesting book: 4. The best dinner: 5. The easiest class: 6. The farthest place: 7. The most interesting person: 8. The best vacation: 9. The funniest person: 10. The most boring film: وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 297 Unit 8 297 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life G H Write a sentence about each picture. Use either a gerund as the subject or the superlative + present perfect. 1. 2. TENNIS 3. 4. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box. down pat guts RIVOLT TAMOT TAMALL OFSTARDOT Hessors AMD Processors AMD Pro knocked their socks off psyched up for 1. My brother Tom is adventurous. He likes to try new things. Even if the sport is dangerous or difficult, he's willing to do it. He's anything. 2. His favorite football team is Manchester United. Next month they are going to be playing in his city and he has tickets! He's 3. Jasim is a gymnast. He has been practicing his routine on the parallel bars for months. He usually practices 5 times a week. Next week he has a gymnastics meet. He's not worried though, because he has his routine 4. Andrew is the best speed skater I know. Last week he was in a competition, and won first place! He was so good. He really 5. Don is an expert surfer. He has surfed all over the world-sometimes in extremely big waves! He knows he could drown or get attacked by sharks, but he's not scared. He has a lot of وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 298 Unit 8 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 298 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life 1 READING Read the article and answer the questions. The Boston Red Sox Baseball, often called "America's Pastime," is considered by many to be the most popular sport in the U.S. One of the oldest and most famous baseball teams in the world is the Boston Red Sox. The club was founded in 1901, as one of eight teams in the American League. They were a dominant team in the new league-winning their first World Series in 1903. They won four more championships by 1918. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. The Sale Of The Bambino While the first seventeen years in Red Sox history were successful, after the 1918 win, they went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history. In 1919, Red Sox owner Frazee sold famous slugger Babe Ruth, who had played the previous six seasons for the Red Sox, to the rival New York Yankees. Even though Ruth had just broken the single-season home run record, hitting 29 in 1919, Frazee sold him. Legend has it that Frazee did so in order to finance a Broadway play. Many people said that they would lose for 100 years because they had sold Babe Ruth, who was also known as the Bambino. Evidence Of The Myth Over the years, the Red Sox had many excellent players, but nonetheless, they were never able to win the World Series. They came closest in 1986, when they lost the final game in extra innings because a slow ground ball rolled through the first baseman's legs. This infamous moment in baseball history fed the myth that the Red Sox were destined to lose for the rest of their career. Ending The Losing Streak Finally, the losing streak ended in 2004, when the team won their sixth World Series Championship. Since 2003, the Red Sox have competed in five American League Champion Series, have won two World Series in 2007 and 2013, and have emerged as arguably one of the most successful Major League Baseball teams of the last two decades. 1. What is the name of the Red Sox home stadium? 2. How did the Red Sox do in the early years? 3. What started the myth about the Red Sox? 4. How did they lose the 1986 World Series Championship? 5. When did the losing streak finally end? وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 299 Unit 8 299 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life J Read the texts and write which sports are being described. Choose 5 sports from the list. Underline the words and/or phrases that helped you. football baseball hockey taekwondo ping pong/table tennis tennis volleyball polo basketball badminton squash 1. 2. 3. A bat and ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The objective of the game is to score runs by hitting a ball with a bat and touching the four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety- foot square or diamond-shaped field. Teams take turns batting and fielding. The fielding team tries to stop three hitters of the batting team from touching the base. The players on the batting team take turns hitting the ball that the pitcher of the fielding team throws. It has become the national sport of the United States. A team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop mounted on a backboard. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it while running or passing it to a teammate. Players are not allowed to take steps carrying the ball in their hands. Rule violations are called "fouls." It is a game that can be played by two or four players. The players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using rackets as they stand at the two ends of a hard table divided by a net. Players have to hit the ball to return it to their opponent after only one bounce. The pace of the game is very quick and players need to react accordingly. 4. ம் 5. It is claimed to be the world's most popular martial art. A loose translation of its name could be "the art of the foot and fist" or "the art of kicking and punching." It combines combat techniques, self-defense, exercise, as well as philosophy. It originated in Britain in the late 19th century. It is usually played between two players (singles) or two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a racket to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net and into the opponent's side of the court. The surface of the court is usually clay, asphalt, or grass. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 300 Unit 8 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 300 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life K Write as many words as you can to describe what is happening in the picture. Then change these action words (verbs) into the -ing form (gerunds). Write sentences about the picture starting with the gerunds. 1. 2. ო 3. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 301 Action words (verbs) Gerunds (verb + ing) Unit 8 301 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life L WRITING Describe the best sporting event you've ever seen (in person or on TV). Answer the following questions. What sport was it? • Who was in the competition? • Where did you see it? • Who won? What made it exciting? • Describe highlights of the game or event. . • Who were you with? 1. First make notes in the word map. Game highlights Where and when? Sporting event 2. Now use your word map to help you write your essay. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 302 Unit 8 2024 1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 302 Who? 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life M Read Saeed's application form for a sport scholarship for a college. Answer the questions about him. Use the present perfect simple or the present perfect progressive. Your Name: Address: Saeed Ali 1411 Jazeerah Street, Alrabwah, Riyadh, 12644 Name of High School: Al Marwah High School Main areas of study: Computer Science, Math, Sport Languages: Activities: Achievements: Arabic (native speaker); English, 7 years (reading, writing, speaking, listening); French, 2 years (reading, writing) Basketball team, 4 years; Football team, 6 years; Swim team, 4 years Captain of the school football team; Swim coach to 30 primary students 1. Has he ever taken a computer science class? (take) 2. Does he know more than one language? (speak) 3. Can he read French? (study) 4. Does Saeed play basketball? (play) 5. Has he ever worked as a football coach? (work) 6. Does he know how to play in a team? (play) 7. Has Saeed ever held a position of responsibility? ....(coach) وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 303 Unit 8 303 30/4/24 2:33 AM

8 The Sporting Life N Rewrite the sentences. Use adverbs of manner. O Majid is very fast on his rollerblades Majid rollerblades 1. Badr is an aggressive driver. 2. Stunt pilots fly in a dangerous way. 3. Ali and Majid are slow runners. 4. Saeed is a really good player. 5. Sabah is a quiet talker. 6. Khalid is a hard worker. 7. Fadwa is an enthusiastic reader. 8. Adel is a good surfer. ● Write five sentences about you. Use adverbs of manner. 1. 2. 3. 4. ம் 5. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 304 Unit 8 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 304 fast. very 30/4/24 2:33 AM