Sports and fitness

1) Conversation (Voice Interactive)

Speak your answers. Try to use past perfect (had + past participle) and sports vocabulary. Example: I was disappointed because I’d lost the game.

Targets: past perfect + sports & competitions vocabulary (win, beat, score, medal, trophy, race, referee/umpire, crowd…).

2) Vocabulary (Sports + Body)

Match the words to the meanings, then complete the sentences using the same vocabulary.

A) Matching

B) Use the words (Fill in the blanks)

3) Grammar — Past perfect + Reported speech

Past perfect: had + past participle (earlier past action).
Reported speech: verbs usually move one tense back (e.g., “I’m tired” → He said he was tired).

4) Discussion (Voice or typing)

Answer with reasons. Include at least 2 vocabulary items and at least one target grammar form: past perfect or reported speech.

Click Next question to begin.

5) Reading — “The toughest race ever?” (1904 Marathon)

Read the text, then answer the questions (main idea + evidence + past perfect).

The toughest race ever? (shortened)

1 The 1904 Olympic Marathon was held on a very hot day in St. Louis. The roads were dusty and dangerous.

2 William Garcia started coughing after he’d breathed in too much dust and had to quit the race.

3 Len Tau finished ninth, but wild dogs had chased him for over a mile in the wrong direction.

4 Fred Lorz crossed the finish line first, but he’d ridden in a car for 11 miles and was disqualified.

5 Tom Hicks finished next. His friends helped him near the end, and he was given the gold medal.

A) Main idea

1) Why was the marathon “the toughest race ever”?

B) Evidence (paragraph number)

C) Past perfect check

6) Listening — Making inquiries (City Fitness)

Click Play listening. Listen and complete the web page information (prices + off-peak hours + rules).

7) Problem-solving (Sports + Gym scenarios)

Choose the best solution. Then write one sentence using past perfect or reported speech.

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Unit 10 — Sports and fitness