Test Topic 6 : Entertainment and sports. Exercise 1. Find the missing words to fill the gaps in these sentences. 1. Leisure activities are things you do in your s _________ time. 2. I’ve got so much work to do that I don’t have much time for r _________. 3. Her hobbies are c ________ stamps and t ________ photographs. 4. A TV show, film or play that makes you laugh is called a c ___________. 5. I sat biting my nails during the film because it was such an exciting th ________. 6. The story isn’t very good – in other words , it has a week p __________. 7. The person who tells the actors what to do is called the d ___________. 8. In a cinema it’s cheaper to sit close to the s _________ , but in a theatre it costs more to sit close to the s _________. 9. That film got extremely good r _________ in the newspapers. 10. The magician asked for two volunteers from the a _________. 11. I like an entertaining show, which is why I enjoy a good m _________. 12. We had a drink during the i ________ between the two acts of the play and discussed the p __________. 13. Fewer people go to the cinema hut instead they watch films at home on v ______. 14. I didn’t like the hero or heroine – I preferred the wicked v __________. 15. If you don’t like the programme on BBC 1, you can switch to another ch _______. 16. I enjoy listening to music on my record p ________. 17. Did you see England play Brazil on TV ? It was a very exciting m ________. 18. At the end of the game, when the r ________ blew his w _______ , there was loud a __________ from the fans. 19. Liverpool is the football t __________ that he s __________. 20. The winner of the competition received a silver c ______ and a p ______ of 300$. 21. The result of the game was a d ________ : the final s _______ was 4 – 4 . 22. Tennis is played on a tennis c _________ and golf is played on a golf c _______. Exercise 2. Can you guess what hobbies people are talking about ? 1. I usually use colour , but sometimes you get a better effect with black and white. It really depends on the subject. 2. I really enjoy going to stores and markets looking for a real bargain. 3. I try to practise everyday but sometimes it’s difficult because i don’t like to disturb my neighbours too much. One neighbour gets very angry if I play the same thing over and over again. 4. The great thing is you can do it whenever you like. I usually do it 3 or 4 times a week – either early in the morning or after school. I only go for 25 minutes but it really keeps me in good shape. 5. Obviously it saves me a lot of money. Besides , I hate shopping in clothing store , because so many things are badly made. 6. I joined a club because I wanted to get better, and now I play twice a week in the evening. It has helped me a lot and I have a better memory for all the different moves and straegies. 7. I love to work with wood, especially around the house. That’s why I started, but now I think I do a better job than many professionals. Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs. 1. How often do you _________ jogging ? 2. She has always ________ her own clothes : It’s much cheaper than buying them. 3. He _________ old coins. 4. I like to _______ rock climbing when I’m on vacation. 5. I learned to ________ the piano when I was on school 6. Mary used to ________ her own songs but now she mainly ________ material written by others. 7. I wanted to improve my chess , so I _______ a chess club where I can _______ chess more often. 8. Were many records _______________ at the Olympics ? 9. We’ve been __________ so often that we’re at the bottom of the league ! 10. Congratulations ! How many points did you __________ by ? 11. How many points has your team __________ this season ? 12. Our team has never been _________ in the last ten years. We’ve won every game. 13. He _______ the record in 1992 and has ________ it ever since. No one can beat him. 14. John : - Have you ______ _______ swimming ? I haven’t seen you at the pool recently. Brian : - Yeah, I got bored with it . I’ve __________ golf instead. Exercise 4. True or false ? If false, correct the sentence to make it true. 1. The people who watch a football game are the audience. 2. The official who makes sure the rules are followed in tennis is the referee 3. Most players wear athletics shoes. 4. Basketball has an umpire. 5. If the current score is Red Team 4, Blue Team 2, then the Blue Team is leading. 6. Tennis is played on a field. 7. You need clubs to play golf. 8. If both teams have the same score at the end of the game, it is a draw. Exercise 5. Definition. A. What do you call ? 1. A play or movie with singing . 2. All the actors in a play or movie. 3. The people who watch a play at the theatre. 4. What the people do with their hand at the end of a play or a performance. 5. Journalists who talk on TV or write articles about movies and plays . 6. The name of the articles they write or the opinions they give on TV. 7. The translation of the story of a movie across the bottom of the screen. 8. To arrange to buy tickets before the performance 9. The most important actors or actresses in a movie 10. Type of film has scared you with monsters, etc. B.What do you call the people who play or create the following instruments? 1. piano. 4. drums 7. novel 10. play 2. saxophone 5. violin 8. short stories 11. painting 3. guitar 6. cello 9. poetry 12. sculpture C. In sports, what do you call ? 1. A person who runs very long race ( 5000 metres ). 2. A person who runs fast over short distances ( 100 metres ). 3. A person who just runs round the neighbourhood every morning to keep fit . 4. The thing you hold in your hand when you row a boat . 5. The thing you hold in your hand in a canoe . 6. A person who plays tennis . 7. A person who plays cricket. 8. A person who does archery. 9. A person who does gymnastics. 10. A person who climb mountains. 11. A person who does the long jump. 12. A person who rides horse in races. 13. A person who drives cars in races. 14. A person who throw the discus / javelin. 15. A person who does the pole vault. Exercise 7. Word formation. 1. The new leisure centre doesn’t quite come up to my EXPECT 2. There was a bare of people at the youth club. HAND 3. Helen’s solo crossing of the Pacific was a feat. REMARK 4. We go to the pub before lunch on Sunday VARY 5. All the runners, with the of Mark, were exhausted. EXCEPT 6. Our club has just purchased new sports EQUIP 7. Our city has some open spaces, but they are not very ACCESS 8. Is it possible to between a hobby and an interest ? DISTINCT 9. Nowadays, numbers of people are taking up jogging INCREASE 10. Leisure habits won’t change much in the future SEE . Test Topic 6 : Entertainment and sports. Exercise 1. Find the missing words to fill the gaps in these sentences badly made. 6. I joined a club because I wanted to get better, and now I play twice a week in the evening. It has helped me a lot and I have a better memory for all the different moves and straegies received a silver c ______ and a p ______ of 300$. 21. The result of the game was a d ________ : the final s _______ was 4 – 4 . 22. Tennis is played on a tennis c _________ and golf is played on