Vocabulary
1 Which sports are the people doing in the picture? Match the sports to the people.
1. football 5. skateboarding
2. running 6. gymnastics
3. cycling 7. climbing
4. rollerblading 8. basketball
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs below.
kick • hit • jump • throw • catch
1. In football, you the ball with your feet.
2. My mother always says, “Don’t on your bed!”
3. the ball into the basket.
4. My dog can a ball.
5. Don’t the other players.
3 Complete the sports in each category.
1. Ball games: t ,v
2. Winter sports: s ,s
3. Sports against one opponent: k ,j
4. Sports you can do alone: g ,s
4 Complete the sentences.
1. You hit the ball with your hands in .
2. My sister loves . She studies ballet.
3. You go in water.
4. To play , you must hit a small ball into a hole.
5. and are martial arts.
6. You hit a ball with a racket in .
7. You ride a bike when you go .
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Grammar
5 Complete the sentences about animals with can or can’t.
1. A fish swim.
2. Rabbits fly.
3. A frog jump.
4. Birds make their homes in high places.
5. Whales live on land.
6. Snakes haven’t got legs, so they walk.
6 Complete the sentences with the adverb form of the adjectives below.
happy • easy • bad • high • far • quick
1. Joe is a slow runner. He can’t run .
2. The boys love karate. They go to karate lessons twice a week.
3. I travel 30 kilometres a day on my bike, so I can ride 20 kilometres .
4. I’m a terrible football player. I play really .
5. Our dog jumps over a two-metre wall. He can jump very .
6. Pam sometimes walks 45 kilometres to the coast. She can walk .
7 Write questions with the words below. Use can and the adverb form of the adjectives.
Then answer the questions about yourself.
1. play / basketball / good
2. catch / a ball / easy
3. swim / fast
4. throw / a ball / far
5. dance / beautiful
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