The birth of modern football took place in London in October 1863 when the Football Association was formed, and in the following few years most of the rules as we know them were adopted.[r]
(1)I II III Make questions for the words or phrases underlined Music engineers have developed a new computer programme that will change the future of music A computer can analyse a singer’s voice In the 1960s, it took pop and rock groups one or two days to record their songs Rock began in the USA in the early 1950s Many people like ABBA’s songs because they had catchy tunes and simple pop lyrics Dancing Queen is probably one of their most successful album Match the words with their definitions Position a to be the first person to find out about something Discover b series of related events or actions Movement c the place where somebody/something is located Completely d quickly Sequence Audience f totally Rapidly g moving from one place to another e the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to a play, concert, film, … Complete the sentences with a, an, the or I come to ……………school by bus This morning ………… bus was late My favoutite subject is ……………history, but I’m not very good at maths Ankara is ……………capital of Turkey I work for ……………company that makes ……………….carpets He work in ……………………office in ………………….city - How much are the driving lessons? - Twenty dollars ……………….hour Alice is in ……………… kitchen making ……………… sandwich Anyone who goes to ……………….job interview should wear nice clothes Your bag is on ……………….floor over there, in ………………….corner next to ………………sofa Last week I took ………………easy exam It was in my economic class I had …………………right answers for all of …………………questions on ……………………exam My score was 100% (2) (3) IV Complete the text with suitable words from the box goal break favourite score played who kick sport A football match has two parts: the first half and the second half The ………………… between the halves is called half-time The match is 2………………….by two teams of eleven players They 3…………………the ball to each other and try to ……………….goals by kicking the ball into the other team’s 5……………… Because football is a popular 6…………………… , there are a lot of fans 7………………….often go to matches They are very interested in their 8………………… teams and results of the matches V Choose the best answers Why (are you going to buy/ will you buy) a new mountain bike? Look out! That tree (will fall/ is going to fall) Let me know as soon as Mary (will get/ gets) here Great news! Jean and Jenny (will come/ are coming) to stay with us The doctor says I (will have/ am going to have) a baby Don’t worry! I (am going to fix/ will fix) it tomorrow I feel terrible I think I (am going to be/ will be) sick VI Give the correct form (-ing or -ed) of the verbs in bracket I was (disappoint) ………………………… with the film We were all (horrify) ……………………… when we heard about the disaster It’s sometimes (embarrass)…………………….when you have to ask people for money Are you (interest) ……………………in football? I enjoyed the football match It was quite (excite)…………………… It was a really (terrify)……………………………experience Afterwards everybody was very (shock)………………… I had never expected to be offered the job It was really (amaze)………………….when I was offered it The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages It was really (disgust)…………………… Do you easily get (embarrass)……………………….? 10 Jane finds her job (bore)…………………… (4) VII Use the word in parentheses to form a word that fits each space “The Spy Return” is a very ( 0excite) exciting film about a (1wealth)…………………….man who visits Italy He doesn’t think that Rome is ( 2interest)………………… and he is very (3bore) ………………… there Then suddenly one night he is very ( 4surprise)…………………… A (5beauty)………………….girl runs up to him and gives him a (6mystery)………………….letter From that moment his life is no longer ( 7bore)……………….; he does a lot of ( 8danger) …………… things For example, he jumps into a lake to save a ( 9fame)……………………… person The film is very (10thrill)………………….indeed VIII Read the passage and then answer the questions below The idea of two teams pushing backwards or forwards to each other began in ancient Egypt as a ceremony celebrating good harvests The Roman army of Julius Caesar brought it to Britain, where people quickly began to play it Today’s association football, or soccer, comes directly from the Roman football The word “soccer” came from an abbreviation of “association”, which students called “assoc” The first description of English football appeared in 1175 in London Rules of those days were not as strict as they are today, and games frequently ended in fights with broken arms and legs and even deaths The number of players could exceed 500 and a game could last a day The birth of modern football took place in London in October 1863 when the Football Association was formed, and in the following few years most of the rules as we know them were adopted Today, big football games in England are played at Wembley Stadium, a few miles from the center of London When did the idea of football begin? Who brought the idea of football to Britain? Where did the word “soccer” come from? When was football first described in Britain? Were rules of those days as strict as they are today? How long could it last? When was modern football born? Where are big football games in England played? (5)