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Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1: Test Yourself
- FIFA requires all-seaters for the matches.
- winner
- Darts, table tennis, and gymnastics are among the indoor sports.
- Good trainers teach their team sportsmanship
- Sponsor logos are part of modern sport.
- pitch
- Turkey beat Costa Rica to win the group.
- competition
- to cheer
- sponsor
- Hooligans present a threat to today's soccer world
- logo
- take field
- dressing rooms
- Does ice-hockey count as an indoor or outdoor sport?
- World's famous brands have to be seen at important sporting events.
- commercials
- outdoor sports
- brand
- bench
- track
- luxury suits
- standing-only section
- The arena was full of excited spectators.
- Players go to the dressing rooms after the match
- Large corporations sponsor sport by advertising.
- spectators
- all-seater
- to compete
- sportsmanship
- Seated tiers or terraces give spectators a good view.
- hooligan
- dome
- award
- terraces
- incident
- advertisement
- arena
- to beat
- Domes differ from conventional stadiums by their enclosing roofs.
- Commercials bring investments into sport.
- The crowd cheered when their team took the field.
- An all-seater stadium has seats for all spectators
- sponsorship
- loser
- indoor sports
- advertising
- threat
- enclosing
- Baseball, soccer, and athletics are among the outdoor sports.
Comprehension
Exercise 2: Selections
- Armando is a player and he is writing a letter to the referees.
- The player is protesting against the red card saying the middle finger was not showed at the referee.
- The player is protesting against the yellow card saying he was only trying to get the ball.
- The player is protesting against the foul saying the referee didn't see it.
- Armando didn't like the referee's decision, and so he showed him his middle finger.
- Galetto is the name of a player from the other team.
- Armando says he is innocent.
- Armando believes the cameras will show he is not guilty.
Grammar Practice
Exercise 1: Transformation
- Brands are going to have advertising at the stadium.
- Spectators are going to take seats.
- Sponsors are going to sit in luxury suits.
- Players are going to leave the dressing rooms.
- Team are going to get on the pitch.
- Fans are going to cheer the teams.
- Referee is going to blow the whistle.
- Match is going to start.
- Field captains are going to shake hands.
- Sportsmen are going to win the competition.
- Domestic team is going to beat the strangers.
- Forwards are going to take field soon.
- A player is going to score from the penalty.
Exercise 2: Transformation
- Are spectators going to take seats?
- Are sponsors going to sit in luxury suits?
- Are players going to leave the dressing rooms?
- Are the team going to get on the pitch?
- Are fans going to cheer the teams?
- Is referee going to blow the whistle?
- Is match going to start?
- Are field captains going to shake hands?
- Are sportsmen going to win the competition?
- Is the domestic team going to beat the strangers?
- Are forwards going to take field soon?
- Is a player going to score from the penalty?
Exercise 3: Transformation
- Brands are not going to have advertising at the stadium.
- Spectators are not going to take seats.
- Sponsors are not going to sit in luxury suits.
- Players are not going to leave the dressing rooms.
- Team is not going top get on the pitch.
- Fans are not going to cheer the teams.
- Referee is not going to blow the whistle.
- Match is not going to start.
- Field captains are not going to shake hands.
- Sportsmen are not going to win the competition.
- Domestic team is not going to beat the strangers.
- Forwards are not going to take field soon.
- Player is not going to score from the penalty.
Exercise 4: Transformation
- Spectators were going to take seats.
- Sponsors were going to sit in luxury suits.
- Players were going to leave the dressing rooms.
- The team were going to get on the pitch.
- Fans were going to cheer the teams.
- Referee was going to blow the whistle.
- Match was going to start.
- Field captains were going to shake hands.
- Sportsmen were going to win the competition.
- Domestic team was going to beat the strangers.
- Forwards were going to take field soon.
- Player was going to score from the penalty.
Exercise 5: Transformation
- Were spectators going to take seats?
- Were sponsors going to sit in luxury suits?
- Were players going to leave the dressing rooms?
- Were the team going to get on the pitch?
- Were fans going to cheer the teams?
- Was referee going to blow the whistle?
- Was match going to start?
- Were field captains going to shake hands?
- Were sportsmen going to win the competition?
- Was domestic team going to beat the strangers?
- Were forwards going to take field soon?
- Was player going to score from the penalty?