Eading and Comprehension (Easy)

2 Sports Step Ahead Teaching Guides & Resources Task 2: Writing a Sports News Report

eading and Comprehension (easy)

Sports commentaries (200 words, down from 263 words) Arsenal vs Manchester United

Q24 Announcer: … Carrick … a clever pass … Ronaldo … Hleb tries to take the ball but Ronaldo Q8 runs past him. Oh, no! He’s brought down by Arsenal’s Senderos inside the penalty Q1 Q7 area. It’s a foul. The referee gives the signal for a penalty kick. Arsenal players are 7 complaining but he’s unlikely to change his mind … Rooney gets ready for the Q19 & Q21 penalty kick … he shoots … He scores!

Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons

9 Announcer: Only two minutes left before the final buzzer … Bryant takes a shot and he’s got Q10 it … Only twenty seconds left now … Lamar Odom steals the ball and the Lakers Q11 launch their last attack. Odom … his speed allows him to dribble the ball past his Q14 Q12 & Q24 Q13 & Q21 Q19 opponents … nice pass to Kobe Bryant and he shoots … oh, what a great shot! And time’s up. A wonderful performance by the Lakers tonight! They certainly deserve Q3 to win. Now, over to our reporter.

Reporter: Thanks, Dick. Here I’ve got the Lakers’s Lamar Odom with me. So Lamar, how did you manage to win after such a bad first half?

Odom: We played good defense and gave Kobe a chance to score more. He played really well and we managed to win.

Reporter: Are you ready for the next game?

Odom: Yes, we are, and we hope to win.

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Sports news report (195 words, down from 261 words)

Announcer: Good evening. This is Kelly Fox and welcome to Sports Centre. In the NBA, Kobe Q4 Bryant was back and playing very well after a knee injury, bringing the Los Angeles Lakers closer to winning the championship. Lamar said that they had played good defense and had given Kobe a chance to score more. He also said that the Lakers hoped to win the next game.

Q15 Announcer: Now, over to athletics. On the second day of the World Championships, the highlight was the one hundred metres. In the women’s final, America’s Torri Q23 Q16 Edwards was the first to cross the finish line to win the gold medal. In the men’s events, Maurice Greene won the quarter-finals to move on to the semi-finals. Q20 Jon Drummond, also from the US, was disqualified after a second false start. He couldn’t believe that he had started before the gun was fired.Q17

Q18 Announcer: Yesterday, Roger Federer defeated Spain’s Rafael Nadal at the Wimbledon, just like Q6 he did last year. He beat Nadal seven-six, four-six, seven-six, two-six, six-two to Q25 win. Federer had twenty-four aces in the match. Some fans believe that Federer’s Q22 ability to produce aces and hit powerful forehands helped him win.

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eading and Comprehension

Sports commentaries Arsenal vs Manchester United

Announcer: … Carrick … a clever pass … Ronaldo … Hleb tries to take the ball but Ronaldo runs past him. Oh, no! He’s brought down by Arsenal’s Senderos inside the penalty area. It’s a foul. The referee gives the signal for a penalty kick. Arsenal players are 7 complaining but he’s unlikely to change his mind … Rooney gets ready for the penalty kick … he shoots … He scores!

Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons

9 Announcer: Only two minutes left before the final buzzer … Bryant takes a shot and he’s got it … Only twenty seconds left now … Lamar Odom steals the ball and the Lakers launch their last attack. Odom … his speed allows him to dribble the ball past his opponents … nice pass to Kobe Bryant and he shoots … oh, what a great shot! And time’s up. A wonderful performance by the Lakers tonight! They certainly deserve to win. Now, over to our reporter.

Reporter: Thanks, Dick. Here I’ve got the Lakers’s Lamar Odom with me. So Lamar, how did you manage to win after such a bad first half?

Odom: We played good defense and gave Kobe a chance to score more. He played really well and we managed to win.

Reporter: Are you ready for the next game?

Odom: Yes, we are, and we hope to win.

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Sports news report

Announcer: Good evening. This is Kelly Fox and welcome to Sports Centre. In the NBA, Kobe Bryant was back and playing very well after a knee injury, bringing the Los Angeles Lakers closer to winning the championship. Lamar said that they had played good defense and had given Kobe a chance to score more. He also said that the Lakers hoped to win the next game.

Announcer: Now, over to athletics. On the second day of the World Championships, the highlight was the one hundred metres. In the women’s final, America’s Torri Edwards was the first to cross the finish line to win the gold medal. In the men’s events, Maurice Greene won the quarter-finals to move on to the semi-finals. Jon Drummond, also from the US, was disqualified after a second false start. He couldn’t believe that he had started before the gun was fired.

Announcer: Yesterday, Roger Federer defeated Spain’s Rafael Nadal at the Wimbledon, just like he did last year. He beat Nadal seven-six, four-six, seven-six, two-six, six-two to win. Federer had twenty-four aces in the match. Some fans believe that Federer’s ability to produce aces and hit powerful forehands helped him win.

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ocabulary Sports Terms (easy)

B You are writing some sports news for the school newspaper. Complete the sports news with the sports terms from the word box below.

champion defeats disqualified forehands foul goals gold medal match shots victory world record

teams defended well yesterday. Italy’s Inzaghi and second false start. The 100 m France’s Henry attempted a few (6) world record holder (3) shots but none scored. was disappointed but admitted that he had France’s Makelele was shown a yellow card resulting been too anxious. With Powell out of the from a (4) foul , while race, Japan’s Shingo Suetsugu won the Italy’s Gattuso was warned for tripping Makelele in (7) gold medal in the the 31st minute. modest time of 10.12 seconds.

Henin beats Williams People say Justine Henin is not strong enough, but she responded with a convincing (8) victory over Venus Williams 7–6, 6–4 to reach the US Open final.

Despite her height, Henin’s powerful (9) forehands kept Williams on the run.

Having been the US Open (10) champion in 2003, Henin will claim her second US Open title if she (11) defeats Svetlana Kuznetsova in Saturday’s final.

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ocabulary Sports Terms

B You are writing some sports news for the school newspaper. Complete the sports news with the sports terms from the word box below.

champion defeats disqualified forehands foul goals gold medal match shots victory world record

teams defended well yesterday. Italy’s Inzaghi and second false start. The 100 m France’s Henry attempted a few (6) holder (3) but none scored. was disappointed but admitted that he had France’s Makelele was shown a yellow card resulting been too anxious. With Powell out of the from a (4) , while race, Japan’s Shingo Suetsugu won the Italy’s Gattuso was warned for tripping Makelele in (7) in the the 31st minute. modest time of 10.12 seconds.

Henin beats Williams People say Justine Henin is not strong enough, but she responded with a convincing (8) over Venus Williams 7–6, 6–4 to reach the US Open final.

Despite her height, Henin’s powerful (9) kept Williams on the run.

Having been the US Open (10) in 2003, Henin will claim her second US Open title if she (11) Svetlana Kuznetsova in Saturday’s final.

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ocabulary Sports Terms (difficult)

B You are writing some sports news for the school newspaper. Complete the sports news with the sports terms from the table on page 32. Make sure that you use the correct form of the words.

Italy and France draw 0–0 Powell false starts in Japan France topped UEFA EURO 2008 Group B after the In the Yokohama Super Track and Field, qualifying (1) match without Jamaica’s Asafa Powell was scoring any (2) goals . Both (5) disqualified after a teams defended well yesterday. Italy’s Inzaghi and second false start. The 100 m France’s Henry attempted a few (6) world record holder (3) shots but none scored. was disappointed but admitted that he had France’s Makelele was shown a yellow card resulting been too anxious. With Powell out of the from a (4) foul , while race, Japan’s Shingo Suetsugu won the Italy’s Gattuso was warned for tripping Makelele in (7) gold medal in the the 31st minute. modest time of 10.12 seconds.

Henin beats Williams People say Justine Henin is not strong enough, but she responded with a convincing (8) victory over Venus Williams 7–6, 6–4 to reach the US Open final. Despite her height, Henin’s powerful (9) forehands kept Williams on the run.

Having been the US Open (10) champion in 2003, Henin will claim her second US Open title if she (11) defeats Svetlana Kuznetsova in Saturday’s final.

Lakers vs Celtics 103–98 In game 5, the Lakers went ahead in the first half, leading by up to 19 points in the second quarter. The Celtics fought back to tie the game at 90 in the fourth quarter. Two minutes before the final (12) buzzer , Paul Pierce tried to (13) dribble past Bryant and (14) launch a quick attack. But Bryant, on (15) defense , knocked the ball out of Pierce’s hands from behind. Odom picked up the loose ball, and (16) passed it back to Bryant, who (17) shot and scored. The (18) game ended with the Lakers winning 103–98.

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ocabulary Sports Terms

B You are writing some sports news for the school newspaper. Complete the sports news with the sports terms from the table on page 32. Make sure that you use the correct form of the words.

Italy and France draw 0–0 Powell false starts in Japan France topped UEFA EURO 2008 Group B after the In the Yokohama Super Track and Field, qualifying (1) without Jamaica’s Asafa Powell was scoring any (2) . Both (5) after a teams defended well yesterday. Italy’s Inzaghi and second false start. The 100 m France’s Henry attempted a few (6) holder (3) but none scored. was disappointed but admitted that he had France’s Makelele was shown a yellow card resulting been too anxious. With Powell out of the from a (4) , while race, Japan’s Shingo Suetsugu won the Italy’s Gattuso was warned for tripping Makelele in (7) in the the 31st minute. modest time of 10.12 seconds.

Henin beats Williams People say Justine Henin is not strong enough, but she responded with a convincing (8) over Venus Williams 7–6, 6–4 to reach the US Open final. Despite her height, Henin’s powerful (9) kept Williams on the run.

Having been the US Open (10) in 2003, Henin will claim her second US Open title if she (11) Svetlana Kuznetsova in Saturday’s final.

Lakers vs Celtics 103–98 In game 5, the Lakers went ahead in the first half, leading by up to 19 points in the second quarter. The Celtics fought back to tie the game at 90 in the fourth quarter. Two minutes before the final (12) , Paul Pierce tried to (13) past Bryant and (14) a quick attack. But Bryant, on (15) , knocked the ball out of Pierce’s hands from behind. Odom picked up the loose ball, and (16) it back to Bryant, who (17) and scored. The (18) ended with the Lakers winning 103–98.

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rammar Reported Speech (easy)

C The following sentences are taken from the interview scripts on page 77. Rewrite them in reported speech. Emily Tang’s interview 1. Emily: ‘I was also good at gymnastics.’ Emily replied (that) she had also been good at gymnastics.

2. Emily: ‘It was very hard for me to do both swimming and gymnastics well.’ Emily said (that) it had been very hard for her to do both swimming and gymnastics well.

3. Emily: ‘I’ve made lots of friends in my swimming classes.’ Emily told us (that) she had made a lot of friends in her swimming classes.

4. Emily: ‘Although training takes up a lot of my time, I still find time to study.’ Emily explained (that) although training took up a lot of her time, she still found time to study.

Brian Wong’s interview 5. Brian: ‘I chose dodgeball because I wanted to try something new and exciting.’ Brian explained (that) he had chosen dodgeball because he had wanted to try something new and

exciting.

6. Brian: ‘I think dodgeball is especially suitable for teens like me.’ Brian thought (that) dodgeball was especially suitable for teens like him.

7. Brian: ‘I managed to knock six opponents out of the game, and I made quite a few clever moves to avoid being eliminated.’ Brian said (that) he had managed to knock six opponents out of the game and that he had made

quite a few clever moves to avoid being eliminated.

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rammar Reported Speech

C The following sentences are taken from the interview scripts on page 77. Rewrite them in reported speech. Emily Tang’s interview 1. Emily: ‘I was also good at gymnastics.’ Emily replied

2. Emily: ‘It was very hard for me to do both swimming and gymnastics well.’ Emily said

3. Emily: ‘I’ve made lots of friends in my swimming classes.’ Emily told us

4. Emily: ‘Although training takes up a lot of my time, I still find time to study.’ Emily explained

Brian Wong’s interview 5. Brian: ‘I chose dodgeball because I wanted to try something new and exciting.’ Brian

6. Brian: ‘I think dodgeball is especially suitable for teens like me.’

7. Brian: ‘I managed to knock six opponents out of the game, and I made quite a few clever moves to avoid being eliminated.’

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rammar Reported Speech (difficult)

C You are writing two articles for the school newspaper. Use reported speech and the information from the interview scripts on page 77 to complete the articles.

Swimming or Gymnastics? Emily Tang, a member of the Hong Kong Swimming Team, was good at both swimming and gymnastics when she was young. She decided to give up gymnastics later.

• reasons for giving up Emily told us that she had found that gymnastics had gymnastics been/was very hard on her feet and that (had) affected

her performance in swimming. She said that swimming

• advantages of swimming was good for her health and she had made lots of friends

in her swimming classes. She noted that although training

took up a lot of her time, she still found time to study. • impact on studies

A Fun Sport Want to try something new? How about a game of dodgeball? In a post-game interview, Brian Wong, the captain of the school dodgeball team recently talked with us.

• reasons for taking up dodgeball Brain explained that he had chosen dodgeball because he had wanted to try something new and exciting. He thought

that the game was especially suitable for teens like him. • people suitable for He also talked about the game with Apex Secondary dodgeball School the Friday before. He said that he had managed

to knock six opponents out of the game and that he had

• details of the game on made quite a few clever moves to avoid being eliminated. Friday

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rammar Reported Speech

C You are writing two articles for the school newspaper. Use reported speech and the information from the interview scripts on page 77 to complete the articles.

Swimming or Gymnastics? Emily Tang, a member of the Hong Kong Swimming Team, was good at both swimming and gymnastics when she was young. She decided to give up gymnastics later.

• reasons for giving up gymnastics

• advantages of swimming

• impact on studies

A Fun Sport Want to try something new? How about a game of dodgeball? In a post-game interview, Brian Wong, the captain of the school dodgeball team recently talked with us.

• reasons for taking up dodgeball

• people suitable for dodgeball

• details of the game on Friday

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ntegrated Listening (easy)

D You are going to listen to four pieces of sports news. Use the information from the sports news and the newspaper extracts on pages 16–17 of the Reading Booklet to complete the note sheets below.

Sport: Football/Basketball (Circle the correct answer.) Sport: Football/Basketball (Circle the correct answer.)

Teams: Liverpool vs Sunderland Teams: San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Final Score: 2–0 Final Score: 103–92

1st goal: by Sissoko in 37th minute Highest scorer for

2nd goal: by Voronin in 89th minute • Spurs: Tony Parker

The Sunderland coach, Roy Keane, was • Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James (pleased/angry) with the team’s performance. (Circle the correct answer.) Spurs’ Tony Parker thought (the Spurs/ the Cavaliers) had played well in the fourth quarter. (Circle the correct answer.)

Sport: Tennis/Football (Circle the correct answer.) Sport: Men’s 110 (Run/Hurdles) (Circle the correct answer.) Players: Maria Sharapova vs Ai Sugiyama Result: Liu Xiang (won/lost) but (broke/did not Final results: 6–3, 6–3 break) the world record. (Circle the correct answer.) Sharapova could go to the fourth Liu Xiang said the the world record was (easy/ round. difficult) to break. (Circle the correct answer.)

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ntegrated Listening

D You are going to listen to four pieces of sports news. Use the information from the sports news and the newspaper extracts on pages 16–17 of the Reading Booklet to complete the note sheets below.

Sport: Football/Basketball (Circle the correct answer.) Sport: Football/Basketball (Circle the correct answer.)

Teams: vs Sunderland Teams: San Antonio Spurs vs

Final Score: Final Score:

1st goal: by Sissoko in minute Highest scorer for

2nd goal: by Voronin in minute • Spurs:

The Sunderland coach, Roy Keane, was • Cleveland Cavaliers: (pleased/angry) with the team’s performance. (Circle the correct answer.) Spurs’ Tony Parker thought (the Spurs/ the Cavaliers) had played well in the fourth quarter. (Circle the correct answer.)

Sport: Tennis/Football (Circle the correct answer.) Sport: Men’s 110 (Run/Hurdles) (Circle the correct answer.) Players: Maria Sharapova vs Result: Liu Xiang (won/lost) but (broke/did not Final results: break) the world record. (Circle the correct answer.) Sharapova could go to the Liu Xiang said the the world record was (easy/ round. difficult) to break. (Circle the correct answer.)

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Model Discussion F Work with a partner. Decide which student (A or B) you will be and role play the discussion. Student A: Which two pieces of sports news are you going to write about? Student B: I’m going to write about the Liverpool-Sunderland match and the Men’s 110 m hurdles. Student A: What was the result of the football match between Liverpool and Sunderland? Student B: The result was two-nil. Liverpool won. Student A: How was the game? Student B: The first goal was scored in the thirty-seventh minute and the second goal in the eighty- ninth minute of the game. Sissoko and Voronin were responsible for the two goals. Student A: What did people think about the game? Student B: Roy Keane, the Sunderland coach, was delighted with the team’s effort, but he said that they had to learn from the defeat. The Liverpool manager, Rafael Benitez, also said the team played well. Student A: I see. Then what was the result of the Men’s 110 m hurdles? Student B: Liu Xiang won the competition with a time of thirteen point zero one seconds. Student A: Did he manage to break any records? Student B: No, he didn’t. His world record is twelve point eight eight seconds, but you can see he’s pretty close. Student A: Did Liu comment on his own performance? Student B: Liu Xiang said he was running fast but that the world record was a tough mark for him to break. Student A: That’s true.

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Support Material for Discussion F Fill in the following blanks. Talk about the sports news you have chosen to write about with your partner. Student A: Which two pieces of sports news are you going to write about? Student B: I’m going to wite about (sports event 1) and (sports event 2). Student A: What was the result of (sports event 1)? Student B: (teams/players/athletes and result of sports event 1).

Student A: How was the game/race? Student B:

(details about sports event 1). Student A: What did (athlete/coach) think about the game/race? Student B: (athlete’s/coach’s comments on sports event 1). Student A: I see. Then what was the result of (sports event 2)? Student B: (teams/players/athletes and result of sports event 2). Student A: How was the game/race? Student B:

(details about sports event 2). Student A: Any comments from (athlete/coach)? Student B: Yes, (athlete’s/coach’s comments on sports event 2).

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Writing Notes G Now plan the script for your sports news report in more detail. Use the notes below to help you.

Greeting • Greet listeners Good morning,/Good afternoon,/Good evening, everyone.

• Say your name I’m ...

• Give the programme’s name This is ... /Welcome to today’s ...

Sports event 1: • Event On Tuesday/On the second day of the World Championships ...

• Result, teams/players/athletes the highlight was ...... beat ...... to ...... scored ... points ... took opportunity/advantage to ...

• Comments in reported speech ... said/told us that was the best game he/she has ever seen.

Sports event 2: • Event Let’s see what happening in ...

• Result, teams/players/athletes ... defeated ...... to .../... won the game/the semi-finals ...... won and advanced to ... In the first half of the game, ...... one minute before the end of the game.

• Comments in reported speech ... thought ... performed ... in the ...

Closing: • Thank people for listening That’s all for today. Thank you for listening.

• Invite them to listen again Tune in tomorrow for another edition of ... Goodbye.

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