Unit 5: Martial arts

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Aims and Objectives

In this lesson you are going to learn vocabulary and phrases concerning boxing and karate. You will also review passive and uncountables as well as compounds with some, any and no.

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Practice

Exercise not available in this language version.

Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Chose the correct answer.

Recording:
Transcript:
MAGGIEGood morning.
SHOP ASSISTANTGood morning, can I help you?
MAGGIEI need a pair of trainers.
SHOP ASSISTANTFollow me please, they are over there.
MAGGIEI see, thank you.
SHOP ASSISTANTWhat do you need them for?
MAGGIEJogging mostly.
SHOP ASSISTANTI would recommend the blue ones then...
  1. Maggie comes to the shop
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. Maggie would like to buy
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. The shop assistant wants to know
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  4. Maggie needs the shoes for
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Chose the correct answer.

Recording:
Transcript:
CLARKI need to get a new suit, Lois, but I don't know where.
LOISOh, I can tell you.
CLARKIt should look sporty, you know me.
LOISYeah, let me think...
CLARKI also like red and blue.
LOISHmmm, it's difficult, Clark.
CLARKI know, sorry.
LOISHow about the shop on the corner of 15th and 28th street?
CLARKPerfect, I'll check it in the afternoon.
  1. Clark needs to get
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. Clark is not sure about
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. Clark's favourite colours are
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  4. Clark makes the choice
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 3: Exposed Cloze

Use the correct word or expression from the list below to fill in the gaps in the sentences.

  • also
  • audiences
  • fighting
  • hurt
  • making
  • rules
Transcript:

You can get hurt in boxing, but you can also get hurt playing tennis. Boxing has rules. It is supervised fighting, that's what it is. Boxing is performed in front of big audiences and the promoters of the sport are making a lot of money.

You can get ? in boxing, but you can ? get hurt playing tennis. Boxing has ?. It is supervised ?, that's what it is. Boxing is performed in front of big ? and the promoters of the sport are ? a lot of money.

Exercise 4: Exposed Cloze

Use the correct word or expression from the list below to fill in the gaps in the sentences.

  • Kicks
  • high
  • mind
  • motion
  • part
  • physical
  • power
Transcript:

In taekwondo no part of the sport is just physical. If you take your mind out, your body is not functional. Kicks, punches and blocks are basic tools while balance, motion and force the basic principles. When you link these to will power you get taekwondo way of getting high.

In taekwondo no ? of the sport is just ?. If you take your ? out, your body is not functional. ?, punches and blocks are basic tools while balance, ? and force the basic principles. When you link these to will ? you get taekwondo way of getting ?.

Grammar Practice

Exercise 1: Cloze

Fill in the gaps with much or many.

Transcript:

I don't spend much money.
There are too many people here.
She doesn't drink milk much.
There are many cars in the street.
Is there much tea in the pot.
I have many pictures in my room.

I don't spend ? money.
There are too ? people here.
She doesn't drink milk ?.
There are ? cars in the street.
Is there ? tea in the pot.
I have ? pictures in my room.

Exercise 2: Exposed Cloze

Use the correct word or expression from the list below to fill in the gaps in the sentences.

  • Someone
  • someone
  • something
  • something
  • somewhere
  • somewhere
Transcript:

She said something.
They are travelling somewhere far.
She is in the cinema with someone I don't know.
There is something wrong with my knee.
Someone is at the door.
Where is Andy? He is somewhere around.

She said ?.
They are travelling ? far.
She is in the cinema with ? I don't know.
There is ? wrong with my knee.
? is at the door.
Where is Andy? He is ? around.

Exercise 3: Exposed Cloze

Use the correct word or expression from the list below to fill in the gaps in the sentences.

  • Nothing
  • Nowhere
  • nobody
  • nothing
  • nothing
  • nowhere
Transcript:

What did she say? Nothing.
Where is he going? Nowhere.
There is nobody inside.
It's OK, nothing happened.
They are nowhere to be found.
I have nothing to talk about.

What did she say? ?.
Where is he going? ?.
There is ? inside.
It's OK, ? happened.
They are ? to be found.
I have ? to talk about.

Exercise 4: Cloze

Put in anybody/anything/anywhere.

Transcript:

Did you say anything?
He said he didn't see anybody there.
She doesn't want to go anywhere far.
I didn't read anything important in the newspaper today.
Is there a sports shop anywhere near?
Is anyone looking after the children?

Did you say ??
He said he didn't see ? there.
She doesn't want to go ? far.
I didn't read ? important in the newspaper today.
Is there a sports shop ? near?
Is ? looking after the children?

Exercise 5: Cloze

Fill in the gaps in the text below. For each gap there is only one correct answer.

Transcript:

<instructions> Put in everybody/everything/everywhere. <instructions.

She says she knows everything about Rocky Marciano.
People know him everywhere.
Everybody here is very friendly.
I have a new flat, everything is clean and shiny there.
He really loves riding his bicycle, he uses it everywhere.
Everybody knows superman - the red and blue superhero.

<instructions> Put in everybody/everything/everywhere. <instructions.

She says she knows ? about Rocky Marciano.
People know him ?.
? here is very friendly.
I have a new flat, ? is clean and shiny there.
He really loves riding his bicycle, he uses it ?.
? knows superman - the red and blue superhero.

Exercise 6: Exposed Cloze

Use the correct word or expression from the list below to fill in the gaps in the sentences.

  • Everybody
  • Everything
  • anybody
  • anything
  • everything
  • everything
  • somewhere
Transcript:

I think that the restaurant is somewhere close to the post office.
How come you didn't eat everything?
Was there anybody inside when you came?
Everything was white when I woke up in the morning.
They have many books in the library, they re almost about everything.
Everybody like my mothers cake, it's delicious.
Is there anything in your backpack or is it empty?
Don't you hear anything?

I think that the restaurant is ? close to the post office.
How come you didn't eat ??
Was there ? inside when you came?
? was white when I woke up in the morning.
They have many books in the library, they re almost about ?.
? like my mothers cake, it's delicious.
Is there ? in your backpack or is it empty?
Don't you hear anything?

Dictation

Exercise 1: Dictation

Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the ‘>’ key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.

Recording:
Transcript:

Taekwondo is one of the world's most popular martial arts.

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Exercise 2: Dictation

Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the ‘>’ key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.

Recording:
Transcript:

The South Korean military uses taekwondo as a part of training.

?

Checklist

Now, after finishing this lesson you should be able:

To use shopping vocabulary and phrases.

To understand common vocabulary and phrases concerning boxing and karate.

To understand countables and uncountables.

To form compounds with some, any and no.

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