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👉SKILLS
Reading
STRANGE SPORTS
1. Read the two descriptions of strange sports and choose titles for them.
A. Toe Wrestling
B. Cheese Rolling
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1. _____
It's a simple sport. Competitors roll a big round piece of cheese from the top of a hill. Competitors run after it and try to catch it. Very few people can catch it because it goes very fast, about 112 km an hour.
2.
It's a popular sport for children. This game started in Derbyshire in the North of England. Two children lock their toes together and try to push the other's foot to the ground. It's similar to arm wrestling.
2. Use the information from the passages above to tick (✔) the correct box.
| Toe Cheese | Wrestling Rolling | |
| 1. You need a hill to play this sport. | ||
| 2. You use the lower part of the body for this sport. | ||
| 3. It travels at about 112km/h. | ||
| 4. Not many people can catch it. | ||
| 5. It first started in England. |
Speaking
3. Work in groups. Interview your classmates about their likes. Take notes of their answers and report to the class.
| Questions | Person 1 | Person 2 |
| 1. What city would you like to visit? | ||
| 2. What sports do you like playing? | ||
| 3. What TV programme do you like watching? |
Listening
4. Listen to a talk about Singapore and fill the missing information. 🎧
Merlion Park Hop-on hop-off bus
Singapore attracts millions of (1) _____ every year.
A hop-on hop-off bus goes (2) _____ around the city.
The cost of the tour is (3) _____ dollars.
The bus comes every (4) _____ minutes.
This tour is good for people with (5) ______ time.
Writing
5. Look at the information on Mark's visit to India last summer. Write a paragraph of about 50 words about his visit.
You can start with:
Last summer, Mark visited Delhi in India.
He _____________________________________________.
| Country | India |
| Time | 7 days |
| City | Delhi |
| Activities | - watch a snake performance - visit temples - eat street food |
| People | friendly |
| Weather | hot |
