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Exercise 1

1. You need a bike to do this.                                                                                       Cycling
2. In this sport, people kick a ball into a net.                                                          Football
3. You can learn how to break something in half with your hand.                Karate
4. We do this in Greece. I love visiting different islands on our yacht.        Sailing
5. Some people call this sport 'Ping Pong.’                                                                              Table tennis
6. In this activity, people sit in a special position and breathe slowly.          Yoga
7. Players hit something over a net but it isn't a ball.                                          Badminton
8. Players try to score goals on ice.                                                                            Hockey

Exercise 2

1. My friends and I sometimes go skateboarding. There are also people on BMX bikes and scooters there.
2. In winter, people in our town go ice skating on the lake when it's very cold.
3. I do Zumba because l love dancing and I want to get fit.
4. Some girls in my class enjoy doing sports from Japan and China like karate and kung fu
5. In summer Amy spends all her time playing tennis outside in the sun, and in the winter, she goes skiing in the mountains.
6. Mark and Jake often go kayaking on a small river near our village
7. Sam does a lot of swimming in the local pool, in a lake near his home and in the sea.
8. I'm very tall so my teacher thinks I should play basketball but I don't like ball sports or team sports.

Exercise3

Rose: Do you do any sports?
Tim: Not many. I play table tennis at home with my brother because we've got a table. I go cycling and, in the summer, I go swimming. I don't play football because I don't like it.
Rose: Do you do yoga or Zumba?
Tim: I don't even know what Zumba is!
Rose: It's a kind of dance. I do it twice a week. Do karate, too.
Tim: Wow! What other sports do you like?
Rose: Well, we've got a yacht so l go sailing quite a lot. I love the water. At school, I play volleyball for the school team.
Tim: Do you go jogging?
Rose: No. That's one thing that I don't enjoy but I do exercises before l go to bed.
Tim: That’s amazing. My favourite sport is basketbal.
Rose: Do you play at school?
Tim: Oh, no. l don't play it. I like watching it on telly.

Exercise4

How long will you live?
Do you know that you can add years to your life by having a more healthy lifestyle? What do you need to do? Here are a few ideas:

• Have an healthy breakfast in the morning. It gives you energy. People who eat a good breakfast don't often eat snacks later on. It's not just breakfast. Have a healthy diet all the time –have healthy meals - in the morning, at lunchtime and in the evening.
• Go to a gym. You can do exercises at home but gyms have a variety of machines which make exercises enjoyable.
• Do exercises for fun. You don’t have to play for a team you can do it on your own -  go cycling or jogging.
• Take part in competitions. They give you a reason for doing exercise and getting better. It doesn’t matter if you don’t win, just try to do your best.

All these things help you to keep fit and when you are fit, you look better, and fell better.
If you want more ideas, come to the Heath and Relaxation Club, every Tuesday and Thursday in Room 12 at lunchtime

Exercise 5

1. This match is terrible. They’re winning us 5-0 ad there’s still half an hour to play
2. On school sports days, I often win the 100-metre race but I usually come second on third in the 200 metres.
3. It isn’t fair. Amy always beat prizes for the school work but I never do. Why? My marks are better than her marks.
4. When I play tennis with Sara, she usually beat me but I still enjoy the games.

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

1. I like football but l'm not good enough to play (B) for the school team.
2. Are you going to take (A) part in the school sports day?
3. My brother is bored with football and wants to start doing (C) kung fu.
4. You're not (A) going jogging in this weather, are you?
5. Isn't easy to (B) keep fit when you've got a broken leg.
6. Why do you pay money to go to a gym when you can (C) do exercise at home for free?
7. I'm bored. Do you want to (B) play volleyball?
8. 8.I'm afraid I don't a (A) have very healthy lifestyle now that l'm at university.
9. Don't disturb Kate. She's (A) doing yoga.
10. Can you teach me how to play (C) badminton?