1  Match the sentence halves. There is one extra option.

1   I’d like to enter   …E

2   We won

3   Our team scored

4   We lost

5   The other team beat

6   We missed

A   the match, but we tried our best.

B   two gold medals!

C   two goals, but it wasn’t enough.

D   the opportunity to get to the final.

E    next month’s competition.

F    us by only one goal.

G   the other team.

Answer

2 B   3 C   4 A   5 F   6 D

2  Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1   When I joined the competition, I didn’t think I could win. ……entered……

2   I would like to enter the tennis club. ………………

3   I hope someone joins me the chance to play for the school team. ………………

4   I won the other player by only one point! ………………

5   I scored a prize for being the best player in the school. ………………

6   We gave the game because the other team were much stronger than we were. ………………

Answer

2   enter   join

3   joins   gives

4   won   beat

5   scored   won

6   gave   lost

3  Complete the words with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1   The ……winner…… of the competition got a gold medal. (win)

2   I’m not a very good ……………… . (swim)

3   My uncle was a ……………… and spent all his time on a ship. (sail)

4   There were about 2,000 ……………… at the game. (spectate)

5   Serious mountain ……………… need a lot of special equipment. (climb)

6   There were a lot of ……………… at the beach today. (surf)

7   I’m not a good ……………… . I hate it when I don’t win. (lose)

8   All the ……………… cheered when the team won. (support)

9   Sara is the gold ……………… in swimming. (medal)

Answer

2 swimmer   3 sailor   4 spectators

5 climbers   6 surfers   7 loser

8 supporters   9 medallist

4  Complete the sentences with the correct form of final or medal.

1   I won a ……medal…… at the school sports day.

2   My brother was a gold ………………. in the swimming competition.

3   I was sad that we weren’t ………………. in the rugby tournament.

4   I’m going to watch the football ………………. tonight. I hope we win.

5   My parents were proud that I became a ………………. in the games.

Answer

2   medallist

3   finalists

4   final / finals

5   finalist / medallist

Choose the best options.

We 1……………… the game! I’m so happy, because we worked really hard. We 2……………… the other team by an amazing four goals. They only 3……………… one goal. I’m so glad we 4……………… the tournament. I can’t believe that we’re 5……………… now! The last game is next week and I really hope we’re the 6……………… . All my family will be there as 7……………… , and we’re going to train really hard, because we don’t want to 8……………… this opportunity.

1 A beat     B won     C lost

2 A beat     B scored     C entered

3 A lost     B joined     C scored

4 A gave     B entered     C joined

5 A final     B finalists     C finallers

6 A winning     B win     C winners

7 A losers     B spectators     C players

8 A miss     B enter     C lose

Answer

2 A   3 C   4 B   5 B   6 C   7 B   8 A

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