Focus 1 Unit 6 Grammar, Vocabulary, Use of English

1 Complete the sentences . There are three extra words.

1 We should train every day if we want to        [win, do, care, keep, love, join, prefer, play, stand]the competition.

2 I would        [win, do, care, keep, love, join, prefer, play, stand]to help you, but I don’t have time now.

3 My friend wants to        [win, do, care, keep, love, join, prefer, play, stand] a Zumba class.

4 I        [win, do, care, keep, love, join, prefer, play, stand] volleyball to football. It's much more exciting.

5 If you        [win, do, care, keep, love, join, prefer, play, stand] for a school team, you get better grades at PE.

6 My brother and I often go running in the park to        [win, do, care, keep, love, join, prefer, play, stand] fit.

2 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters are given. Use the definitions in brackets to help you.

1 We missed the first dance class and we now don’t know the             (= the basic moves you make with your feet in a dance) for the rumba.

2 There are a lot of talented         (= people who run for sport) in India.

3         (= sport in which people dance to Latin American music) is popular among young women.

4 I always feel better after a good           (= physical exercise)

5 My younger brother wants to be a                 (= a person who plays football) in the future and play for Real Madrid.

6 My aunt married a        (= someone who works on a ship) and they live in Spain.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.

1 The goalkeeper       (break) his leg in the finals.

2 I      (take) my little brother to the football game.

3 Helen         (decide) to become a professional swimmer when she was seven.

4 Simon       (cry) when he didn't win the game.

5 Sue        (become) the youngest player in history.

6 We         (stop) in a small town to have lunch.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple. Write short answers.

⁰ Did they remember (they / remember) to buy the tickets?

A X:                (you / watch) the Olympics on TV?

Y: No, we         .

B X:                  (Phil / phone) you yesterday?

Y: Yes, he     .

C How long               (it / take) you to get there?

5 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

YOU CAN’T PLAN IT

Everybody says that if you want to reach the top, you need to plan it carefully. My story is different. When I was very young, I didn’t care         sport at all. I only       stretching exercises sometimes but I preferred computer games. And then one winter day, my dad took me to see a skiing competition in the mountains. I loved it! The people who took         in it were so fit! Three weeks later my dad found a sports centre in our city and    the age of ten I started training. Now I’m eighteen and I’m going to my first Winter Olympic       next month!

6 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.

0 They forgot to buy milk. REMEMBER

They didn’t remember to buy milk.

1 It’s important to get enough sleep. SHOULD

You                   sleep.

2 I want to win this race very much. LOVE

I               win this race.

3 Sam learnt to ski when he was six. AGE

Sam learnt to ski               six.

4 My neighbour Steve plays tennis. TENNIS

My neighbour Steve is a               .

5 Do you like PE more than Maths? PREFER

Do you              Maths?