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UNIT 2

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A Information gathering

1 Work with a partner. Which verbs (play, do, or go) go with each sport in the chart
below? Write the verbs on the lines.

2 Put checks (✔) next to the sports you play and rank how dangerous you think they
are (1 = not dangerous; 5 = very dangerous). Have you ever been injured while
doing these sports? Write Yes or No.

3 Interview your partner and put checks (✔) next to the sports he or she plays.

Play, do, Sport You Dangerous? Injured? Your partner:
or go? (1–5) (Yes/No)
play American
football
baseball

cycling
hockey

karate
sailing

skiing
soccer

surfi ng
swimming

table tennis

B Comparing results

Discuss the questions below as a class.
1 Which sports are the most popular in your class? Which are the least?

2 What is the most dangerous sport anyone in your class has tried?
3 Has anyone in the class ever been injured in a sport?

The most/least popular/dangerous Only a few
sport in class is . . . classmates . . .

Most injuries in the class
We couldn’t agree which sport is came from . . .
most/least . . .

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