Unit 8: Gymnastics

Aims and Objectives

In this unit you are going to learn how to describe gymnastics events and learn more gymnastic-related expressions.

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary


(or A-score)
(or B-score)

Vocabulary Practice

Exercise not available in this language version.

Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Chose the correct answer.

Recording:

Transcript:

...And here comes Henrietta Onodi, she is standing in front of the balance beam, concentrating, now, here it comes, a mount, now a press handstand, she goes on with a split leap, split jump, wolf hop, back walkover, now a beautiful piruette, cartwheel, a fast split leap with changed leg, split jump with turn, and a tuck front somersault. That was a perfect dismount, hats off and we are watching a repeat now, you can see the pass from the piruette to the cartwheel, incredible balance, perfect timing, and what do the judges say? Numbers are coming slowly, the E-score and D-score are counted to get the assesment, and here it comes: Henrietta Onodi gets 13.45 points!...

Henrietta Onodi is standing in front of
a.
b.
c.

[?]
She is
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Her piruette is
a.
b.
c.

[?]
The perfect dismount was
a.
b.
c.

[?]
You can see the pass from the piruette to the
a.
b.
c.

[?]
The balance was
a.
b.
c.

[?]
The timing was
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Numbers are coming
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Henrietta Onodi gets
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Henrietta got
a.
b.
c.

[?]

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Chose the correct answer.

Recording:

Transcript:

... Lavinia Milosovici is getting ready for her floor routine, you can see the concentration in her face as she is waiting for the music, and here she goes, an elegant roundoff, quick flic-flac, a double back pike somersault, beautiful, front handspring, full twist, oh, half twist and no! She is lying on the ground, what happened, the coach is running there the first-aiders are coming from the opposite side, Lavinia Milosovici is holding her ankle, she could have broken or sprained it, it is hard to say for now, but visibly during the first full twist she had a difficulty and she probably went into the half twist already injured, now the coach is signaling for the stretcher, oh no, that is probably the end for her at these games...

Lavinia Milosovici is getting ready for
a.
b.
c.

[?]
In her face you can see
a.
b.
c.

[?]
She is waiting for the
a.
b.
c.

[?]
She performed
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Suddenly she is lying
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Lavinia
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Who is coming
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Lavinia is holding her
a.
b.
c.

[?]
Her ankle is
a.
b.
c.

[?]
She went to the half twist already
a.
b.
c.

[?]
The coach is signaling for the
a.
b.
c.

[?]
It´s probably the end for her
a.
b.
c.

[?]

Exercise 3: Exposed Cloze

Find the best word.

acrobatic
floor
handstand
hop
legs
move
passed
points
release
split
sprained
straddle
tumbling
twist

Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions

Chose the correct answer.

Exercise 5: Substitution

Listen to the story of Henrietta and the story of Lavinia again. Complete the sentences.

Example:

Henrietta Onodi is standing in front of the
balance beam.

Here it comes, a mount, now
[?]
She goes on with a split leap, split jump, wolf hop,
[?]
Now a beautiful piruette,
[?]
A fast split leap with
[?]
This was a perfect dismount,
[?]
What do the judges
[?]
E-score and D-score are counted to get the
[?]
Henrietta Onodi gets 13.45
[?]
Lavinia Milosovici is getting ready for her
[?]
You can see the concentration
[?]
She is waiting for the
[?]
An elegant roundoff, guick flic-flac,
[?]
Half twist and no! She is lying
[?]
The coach is running
[?]
The first-aiders are coming from the
[?]
Lavinia Milosovici is holding
[?]
She could have broken or
[?]
During the first full twist she had a
[?]
She went into the half twist already
[?]
The coach is signaling for the
[?]
This is probably the end for her at
[?]

Grammar Practice

Exercise 1: Transformation

Make questions.

Exercise 2: Transformation

Make INDIRECT questions.

Example:

He is in a gym. Do you know if
he is in a gym?

A. Is she in a gym? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Did he do excellent giants? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Were they training on the balance beam all day? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Should I perform a double back pike somersault? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Could we go to the sports hall? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Has the coach been watching her routine? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Has the gymnast taken off from the springboard? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Am I interested in sports? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Would they prefer artistic gymnastics? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Does she travel for every championship? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Will you get 13.45 points? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Are the first-aiders coming? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Must he get ready for his exercise? Do you know whether
B. [?]
A. Can you be injured? Do you know whether
B. [?]

Exercise 3: Transformation

Make questions with DO.

Exercise 4: Transformation

Make INDIRECT questions.

Example:

Does he go to the gym? - Can you tell me if
he goes to the gym?

A. Does she go to the gym? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Did they train on the balance beam? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Does he do excellent giants? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Did I perform a double back pike somersault? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Did we go to the sports hall? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Did the coach watch her routine? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Did the gymnast take off from the springboard? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Do people like sports? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Do we prefer artistic gymnastics? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Does she travel for every championship? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Did you get 13.45 points? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Did the first-aiders come soon? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Did he have to get ready for his exercise? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]
A. Do you get badly injured? - Can you tell me whether
B. [?]

Exercise 5: Transformation

Make questions with WHO. - Subject questions.

Exercise 6: Transformation

Make WH-questions.

Example:

He went to the gym. - Where?
Where did he go?

A. She is in a gym. - Where?
B. [?]
A. He did excellent giants. - What?
B. [?]
A. They were training on the balance beam all day. - How long?
B. [?]
A. I should perform a double back pike somersault. - What?
B. [?]
A. We could go to the sports hall. - Where?
B. [?]
A. The coach has been watching her routine. - What?
B. [?]
A. The gymnast has taken off from the springboard. - What?
B. [?]
A. I am interested in sports. - What?
B. [?]
A. They would prefer artistic gymnastics. - What?
B. [?]
A. She travels for every championship. - Where?
B. [?]
A. You will get 13.45 points. - How many?
B. [?]
A. The first-aiders are coming. - Who?
B. [?]
A. He must get ready for his exercise. - What?
B. [?]
A. You can be badly injured. - How?
B. [?]

Unit 8: Gymnastics

Aims and Objectives

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Practice

Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise 3: Exposed Cloze

Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise 5: Substitution

Grammar Practice

Exercise 1: Transformation

Exercise 2: Transformation

Exercise 3: Transformation

Exercise 4: Transformation

Exercise 5: Transformation

Exercise 6: Transformation

Dictation

Exercise 1: Dictation

Exercise 2: Dictation

Checklist