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Reading A Choose the correct answers.
Comprehension 1 What is the main idea of the passage?
Check Your Understanding
a Sports make people happy.
b Players make a lot of money.
c People have different opinions about sports.
2 Why are sports important for Oba?
a They can bring tourists and money to a place.
b The World Cup was in South Africa in 2010.
c The best soccer players are African.
3 According to Kelly, when players and fans only think about winning, a
game is not _____ _
a important b competitive c fun
4 Why are sports important for Vlad?
a His team was in the World Cup.
b They bring people together.
c Some players can get rich.

B Read the sentences below. Find the words in the passage. @ the
correct answer.
1 In line 10, they means ( sports I people ).
2 In line 10, them means ( sports I people).
3 In line 22, that means ( athletes I sporting events) bringing money to
Africa.

Critical Thinking C 1 In the passage, three people give their opinions. Who do you agree
with? Why?
2 Think of one more reason sports are important or are not important.
T e ll your partner.

Vocabulary A Read the sentences below. Check (ti) true m or false (F). If the statement
Comprehension is false, change it to make it true. The words in blue are from the passage.

Words in Context '
/ T F
1 An athlete is someone who watches sports on TV.
2 If you divide something, you have two or more pieces.
3 A fan of a sports team.plays on the team.

4 When two people fight, they are angry with each other.
5 Your parents are your brother and sister.
6 Hiking is a competitive sport.
7 A lesson is a kind of event.

8 A tourist visits another city or country on vacation.
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