Sports | Unit 16.2 | English

Unit 16

Games And Sports

Sports

Reading 2

A. Complete the following sentences with these words.

       career         recreation      unique           impartial        adapted

a. As a monitor, I must remain …………………. I should not support one person more than another.

b. My plan is to pursue a ………….. in medicine.

c. The school …………… the classroom doorway to allow wheelchair users’ easy access.

d. We need a sports club in our school for …………………..

e. He is very different from all of us. He is the most ………. person I’ve ever seen.

Answer:

a. As a monitor, I must remain impartial I should not support one person more than another.

b. My plan is to pursue a career in medicine.

c. The school adapted the classroom doorway to allow wheelchair users’ easy access.

d. We need a sports club in our school for recreation.

e. He is very different from all of us. He is the most unique person I’ve ever seen.

B. Choose the correct answer.

a. Which sport requires the use of a lot of equipment?

i. football       ii. athletics     iii. cricket      iv. rugby

b. What sport is popular in the United Kingdom?

i. baseball      ii. cricket                    iii. basketball             iv. athletics

c. What sport can last longer than a day in duration?

i. football       ii. baseball                 iii. rugby        iv. cricket

d. Which of the following information is stated in the first paragraph?

i. time duration of the sports ii. inclusiveness in sports 

iii. objectives of  doing sports  iv. the ways people watch sports

e. Which paragraph states the benefits of sports?

i. first ii. second iii. third  iv. fourth

Answer:

a. Which sport requires the use of a lot of equipment?

iii. cricket

b. What sport is popular in the United Kingdom?

ii. cricket

c. What sport can last longer than a day in duration?

iv. cricket

d. Which of the following information is stated in the first paragraph?

iii. objectives of doing sports

e. Which paragraph states the benefits of sports?

iv. fourth

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Why do people do sports?

b. What is common about most sports?

c. What is the main quality of an umpire or a referee in sports?

d. Is watching sports at home beneficial? How?

e. Why is sports equipment adapted for people with disabilities?

f. Why do doctors encourage people to do sports?

Answer:

a. People do sports for enjoyment and recreation.

b. A round object known as a ball is common about most sports.

c. The main quality of an umpire or a referee in sports is to control the game.

d. Yes, watching sports at home is beneficial as it provides entertainment, and is cheaper to watch sports from the comfort of a person’s home than to visit the stadium.

e. Sports equipment is adapted for people with disabilities to suit their needs.

f. Doctors encourage people to do sports to be physically and mentally fit. (Answer is not mentioned in the text.)

D.  What is your favourite sport? How might you make adaptations for people with a disabilities for this sport?

Grammar II (page 208)

A.           Match the affirmative sentences in column A with their negatives in column B.

Column A

Column B

The students have aced the exam.

Could you not play the guitar please?

Play with the baby please.

She bought no one a present.

Could you play the guitar please?

Never knock on the door before entering.

The boss was friendly.

Alex didn’t eat rice yesterday.

She bought someone a present.

The students have not aced the exam.

Always knock on the door before entering.

Stuti didn’t use to live in London.

Stuti used to live in London.

The boss was not friendly.

Alex ate rice yesterday.

Don’t play with the baby please.

Answer:

The students have aced the exam. The students have not aced the exam.

Play with the baby please. Don’t play with the baby please.

Could you play the guitar please? Could you not play the guitar please?

The boss was friendly. The boss was not friendly.

She bought someone a present. She bought no one a present.

Always knock on the door before entering. Never knock on the door before entering.

Stuti used to live in London. Stuti didn’t use to live in London.

Alex ate rice yesterday. Alex didn’t eat rice yesterday.

B. Change the following sentences into negative ones.

a. Your new friends are chatting online now.

b. His teacher knows what to do.

c. My classes started on time yesterday.

d. Mary will come to the party.

e. Raju had painted the wall when I reached his home.

f. Rani is leaving Singapore tomorrow.

g. My mother and grandmother always go to the temple on Saturdays.

h. Some of the rice has gone bad.

i. We have to work hard to live a decent life.

j. Mr. Pant has won many awards.

k. She usually carries a walking stick.

l. Either Sobhana or Karma will attend the meeting.

Answer:

a. Your new friends are not chatting online now.

b. His teacher does not know what to do.

c. My classes did not start on time yesterday.

d. Marry will not come to the party.

e. Raju had not painted the wall when I reached his home.

f. Rani is not leaving Singapore tomorrow.

g. My mother and grandmother never go to the temple on Saturdays.

h. None of the rice has gone bad.

i. We do not have to work hard to live a decent life.

j. Mr. Pant has not won many awards.

k. She seldom carries a walking stick.

l. Neither Sobhana nor Karma will attend the meeting.

Writing II

The following paragraph is paraphrased from the last paragraph of Reading II.  Read it carefully and paraphrase the first paragraph of it in a similar way.

Today, people with any kind of disability can take part in sports. Sports equipment are also modified to fit the needs of  disabled people. Sports activities are encouraged by doctors and schools. So it is very popular in the world.