Read the table, then listen to the tape and fill in the missing information. Finally, looking at the table, talk about each sport

	equipment	pros	cons	skills/qualities
windsurfing	board, wet-suit	keep fit, ………………	expensive	courageous, ………….., sense of balance
skateboarding	skateboard, knee pads, helmet	fun, ………………	hurt yourself	sense of balance, fit
parachuting	parachute	thrilling	…………….., expensive	courageous, good training, fit
basketball	ball, trainers, shorts	……………., cheap	………………	cooperative, ………….., good training

Read the text and do the tasks.

Ball games.

For most ball games you need boots or trainer shoes. You need a racket for tennis, a bat for baseball/table tennis; a stick for hockey.

The playing area for football and rugby is called a pitch. Around the pitch there is an area for spectators/the crowd. The total area is the stadium. The playing area for tennis, volleyball and basketball is a court; for golf it is a course.

Football and rugby have a referee; tennis and baseball have an umpire. In football the referee uses a whistle to control the game.

If two teams/players have the same score at full-time, it is a draw. When a game is in progress, we use lead to describe the position of the teams or player with the most goals/points, and latest to describe the score (At half-time, Brazil are leading Chile 2-1).

Complete the table with the correct forms.

Infinitive past tense past participle

win

lose

beat

catch

draw