TEST "Sport from A to Z. Listening and Reading." (Unit 5. Karpiuk 7, NUS)

Listen to the text. Complete the sentences.

ONE OF THE GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.

1.                   is a famous Ukrainian footballer.

2. He was born                                .

3. His first team was             .

4. He was named one of the top          in Europe.

5. He won the UEFA Champions League in      .

6. He played in such foreign countries as         and         .

7. He was one of the top 100 best footballers as part of                              .

8. He is           a football player.

9. He and his family                     anyway.

Listen to Charlie. Mark the sentences as True or False.

1. Charlie thinks sport is not important.       [True, False]

2. Doing sport is good for health or social life.       [True, False]

3. Charlie says competitive sports make you strong and hard-working.       [True, False]

4. He goes to the gym and plays in the school’s baseball team.       [True, False]

5. He is full of energy after training.       [True, False]

6. Not all his classmates do sport.       [True, False]

Read the text. Choose the correct item to complete the sentences.

FAMOUS UKRAINIAN ATHLETES

Sport has always been one of the ways in which Ukraine shows its strong and talented people to everyone. The Ukrainian athletes like the Klychko brothers in boxing and Andrii Shevchenko in football are widely known all around the world. However, these are only a few examples.

What about the younger generation in sport? They say there are less young athletes in Ukraine who are famous. Is it so? Let’s see.

Six medals were won by swimmer Andrii Trusov at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo. He even set a world record at the 2023 Para Swimming World Championships.

The first Olympic bronze medal for Ukraine in tennis was won by Elina Svitolina in Tokyo.

A bronze and a silver medal in Tokyo were given to swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk. The fifth place was taken by his wife, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, who was in the long jump final.

In women’s judo the first bronze medal was won by Daria Bilodid in Tokyo.

The athletes who are mentioned above were only 20-26 when they achieved these results. Many young Ukrainians are inspired by them to go into sport and become successful, too. What about you?

1. The Klychkos are famous Ukrainian             [boxers, footballers, wrestlers].

2. Andrii Shevchenko plays             [basketball, volleyballl, football]

3. Andrii Trusov won some medals at the                        [national championship, Paralympics, European championships]

4. The first Ukrainian tennis player to win an Olympic bronze medal was                       [Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Daria Bilodid, Elina Svitolina]

5. In Tokyo, swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk won                                 [two bronze medals, two silver medals, one bronze and one silver medal]

6. Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk took the fifth place in the           [long jump, swimming, athletics] final.

7. Daria Bilodid got her bronze medal in         [Ankara, Tokyo, Beijing].

8. The text is about young Ukrainian athletes who achieved success aged       [20-25, 20-26, 20-30]