Unit 4: Wrestling and Weightlifting

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Aims and Objectives

In this lesson you are going to learn vocabulary and phrases concerning wrestling and weightlifting. You will also review conditionals.

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary

(IWF)

Vocabulary Practice

Exercise not available in this language version.

Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Chose the correct answer.

Recording:
Transcript:
INTERVIEWERHow do you feel about your match?
JESSEI feel great and if there was no injury, I would definitely win.
INTERVIEWERIf your opponent wasn't injured what kind of technique would you perform?
JESSEYou would see me go for the rear naked choke, I'm pretty fond of that move, I'm a rear naked choke artist.
INTERVIEWERCan you tell us when your next fight is?
JESSEI don't know, I have been fighting quite a bit recently but I like to stay busy, it obviously keeps me more focused when I am fighting. It's hard to say no to fights, I love to do it.
INTERVIEWERYou have a reputation of a bad guy, what is it that you want to show to your fans?
JESSEYeah, people have kind of labelled me but I want to show my fans that I am actually a pretty good guy. Obviously from my past I have a lot to prove now.
  1. The match ended prematurely because
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. Jesse likes to perform
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  3. Jesse's next fight
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  4. Jesse is known to be a
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Chose the correct answer.

Recording:
Transcript:
RADIO REPORTERYou were supposed to fight Mousasi two weeks ago - that got cancelled, Taylor last Saturday - that got cancelled, what's going on?
JAYI don't know, I guess my agent is not doing his job right, I don't have control over this stuff.
RADIO REPORTERDid they give you any reasons why your fights are not televised any more?
JAYNo, I'm not sure about that, you should talk to my agent about that. I just want to fight and I let him handle everything else.
RADIO REPORTERWhat was your mental state entering the fight, were you frustrated, disappointed because of all of these things?
JAYI am human and of course all that stuff is in the back of my mind but I have great people around me, I'm sure I'll be good.
  1. Jay blames
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. Jay's fights
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  3. Jay is
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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Exercise 3: Exposed Cloze

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

  • At
  • Scandinavian
  • certain
  • female
  • in
  • mere
Transcript:

Amateur female wrestling was first practised in France and Scandinavian countries in the 1980s. At the beginning, both styles experienced a certain evolution, but in the end it was a mere copy of freestyle wrestling.

Amateur ? wrestling was first practised in France and ? countries ? the 1980s. ? the beginning, both styles experienced a ? evolution, but in the end it was a ? copy of freestyle wrestling.

Exercise 4: Exposed Cloze

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

  • area
  • keep
  • of
  • refereed
  • shoulders
  • suit
Transcript:

Beach Wrestling is practised in swimming suit within a sand circle of 6 meters and consists of very simple rules. A match lasts three minutes and is refereed by a single referee. To win the match, the wrestler must keep his opponent’s shoulders on the ground, bring him to the ground twice or push him out of the competition area twice.

Beach Wrestling is practised in swimming ? within a sand circle of 6 meters and consists ? very simple rules. A match lasts three minutes and is ? by a single referee. To win the match, the wrestler must ? his opponent’s ? on the ground, bring him to the ground twice or push him out of the competition ? twice.

Grammar Practice

Exercise 1: Cloze

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

Transcript:

I will buy some new weight plates, If I earn (earn) enough money next month.
She wouldn't come, even if she had (have) time.
Would he fight, if not be ill?
I wish I won (win) big money in lottery.
I wish I had won the match last week.
If it wasn't (be) raining, we would go for a walk.

I will buy some new weight plates, If I ? (earn) enough money next month.
She wouldn't come, even if she ? (have) time.
Would he fight, if ? ill?
I wish I ? (win) big money in lottery.
I wish I ? the match last week.
If it ? (be) raining, we would go for a walk.

Exercise 2: Substitution

Use the text in brackets to transform each sentence.

Example:

I am not getting stronger because I don't practise much.
If I practised more, I would be getting stronger.


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Exercise 3: Substitution

Put the words in the correct order to form questions.


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Exercise 4: Gap Filling

Choose the correct option to fill the gaps in the following sentences.

  1. I wish my coach ____ here now.
    a. 
    b. 
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  2. I wish my coach ____ higher reward for me.
    a. 
    b. 
    ?
  3. I wish he ____ him out.
    a. 
    b. 
    ?
  4. I wish the weather ____ better today.
    a. 
    b. 
    ?
  5. I wish I ____ more money.
    a. 
    b. 
    ?
  6. I wish you ____ all the time.
    a. 
    b. 
    ?

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:

His career isn't going very well. Jay went from being a headliner to not even being broadcast on TV.

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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:

Kim got divorced but her husband still coaches her fighting career.

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Checklist

Now, after finishing this lesson you should be able:

To understand common vocabulary and phrases concerning wrestling and weightlifting.

To use conditionals.

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