Unit 2 - Task 7 - the one about sports idioms

"Paz has to make a presentation for us. The other students can take a look at the pdf file with different activities that I attach here. You have the answers at the end of the pdf, so be careful about looking into it before doing the activities."


1. Word clouds

a. Sport is the most powerful international language.

b. Sport is borderless, at its highest level, of course.

c. Sport is deep in the DNA of every community.

d. Sport has an international reach that is beyond compare.


2. Video

a. 1 (Boris Becker)

b. 4 (similar) (Seb Coe) (Sport, at its highest level, is, of course, borderless)

c. 3 (Seb Coe)

d. 2 (Seb Coe)

Oscar Pistorius (???) LOL


3. Running Dictation (??)


4. Idioms definition

a. 3

b. 5

c. 1

d. 7

e. 2

f. 4

g. 6


5. Fill the gaps

Alex is only really good at football. He can’t play any other sports. He’s a one trick pony.

It was really unlikely that Shammi would survive after the crash, but, against all odds she has made a full recovery.

Although Andy lost the game, Roger had to try really hard and it wasn’t an easy victory. Andy gave him a run for his money.

My football team beat the opposition by five goals. They played really well and won hands down.

Jessica has been trying to be a professional swimmer since she was five. Now she is 21 and she still hasn’t had much success, so she has decided to throw in the towel.

Pete’s gymnastics coach told him that the decision about the competition was up to him. He said, “The ball is in your court”.

David really wanted to become an athlete but he knew he would have to work really hard to be successful. He decided to give it his best shot.


6. Listening (??)









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