Стр.60 Unit 7 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 10 класс

1. Work in pairs. Describe the photo on page 61 and answer the questions.

   1. Where do you think this place is?

   2. Would you like to go to a place like this? Why?/Why not?

2. Listen and read the article and find out where the place in the photo is. Then choose the best summary of the article.

   1. A guide to unusual sports facilities around the world.

   2. A look at why we play games and how they may affect the future.

   3. A historical guide to the development of sports and games.

3. Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

   1. The writer finds it very surprising that Ski Dubai

   a) is so large.

   b) is in the middle of a desert.

   c) is not hotter.

   d) has a ski lift.

   2. The writer thinks

   a) we should spend more on sports facilities.

   b) our sports stars deserve the money they earn.

   c) we don’t spend enough time playing games.

   d) we take games more seriously than real problems.

   3. The writer

   a) is sure that all sports-lovers are obsessed.

   b) crashed his car after a football match.

   c) is addicted to football.

   d) agrees that football is more important than life or death.

   4. The article mentions the idea that

   a) sports fans take drugs.

   b) humans play sports instead of fighting.

   c) chess is the most peaceful game in the world.

   d) armies should fight in stadiums.

   5. A recent scientific study suggests that some computer games

   a) help people to relax.

   b) may make people more violent.

   c) may make people less aggressive.

   d) encourage people to work together.

   6. Which of these points does the writer mention?

   a) It is a natural instinct to want to play.

   b) Games can help people and animals adapt to life.

   c) Games may become too realistic.

   d) All of the above.

4. Match venues a–g with sports 1–7. Read the text again to check your answers.

   a) pitch

   b) ring

   c) rink

   d) court

   e) course

   f) slope

   g) stadium

   1. athletics

   2. boxing

   3. football

   4. golf

   5. skating

   6. ski

   7. tennis

5. Find these linking words and phrases in the text and use them to complete these sentences.

   however, although, despite, what’s more, instead of

6. Work in groups of three. Choose one role each and discuss the statement below. Use the language in Speak Out on pages 53 and 55.

   ‘Too many people spend too much time playing games and sports.’

   Student A: You love sports. You run marathons, do aerobics and play in a volleyball team. You are very competitive and you always try to win. You believe that it is essential to have a healthy body and a healthy mind. You don’t like watching sports or playing computer games.

   Student B: You love computer games. You believe they teach you a lot about the world and improve your hand-to-eye co-ordination and your computer skills. You don’t like playing sports very much, but you enjoy watching football and tennis on the TV.

   Student C: You think young people should take part in sports, but should not be obsessed with winning. You also think most young people spend too much time watching sport on the TV. And you are worried that violent computer games make people aggressive.

7. Write an opinion essay on the statement in Exercise 6. Use the ideas from your discussion, the linking words in Exercise 5 and Check it out on page 122.

Project ideas

Choose a topic to prepare a presentation:

• ‘Fitness is the first priority in the modern world’
• ‘My favourite games and pastimes’