Baseball is the most popular game in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer by schools, colleges and professional teams. Football is the most popular game in the autumn. There are professional football teams in all the main cities of the United States. In American football there are eleven players in each team, as in the original football, but the rules are different. Players are often hurt in American football. So the teams wear special clothing and helmets as in hockey. Basketball is a very popular game in the United States too. It is especially popular in high schools, both among boys and girls. The game of golf is very popular with budsinessmen and professional people. It is played by both men and women. There are now mDore golfers than tennis players. Swimming, water skiing and skin diving are popular summer sports. In winter many people go in for ice-skating, skiing and hockey if they live in the Northern and Central states. Other sports include wrestling, boxing and horse racing.
1 Don’t tell me you are too busy to give me a hand with the cooking. You have been playing computer games for the last two hours. 2 We are very proud of our son. He has broken the school high jump record again. 3 I’m totally exhausted! I have been cleaning the house all day but I still haven't finished the bathroom. 4 I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave for home earlier today, Ms Brown. It’s 5 o’clock and you have written only half of the proposal so far. 5 Diane Porter is a well-known applied linguist. Recently she has done research on the effects of students’ age on second language learning.
B 1 No one can accuse them/themselves of something that they haven’t done. 2 If we try not to get angry with ourselves/each other so quickly, we will probably solve our problems more easily. 3 I think George should look at him/himself critically and go on a diet to lose some weight. 4 My daughters are going to be vain. They are only six years old and already spend most of their time looking at themselves/each other in the mirror. C At the airport: A Good evening. Could I see your passport , please? B Here you are. A Is this all your luggage? B Yes, just this suitcase and this bag. A That’s OK. Here is your credit (landing) card. Go to gates number two. B Thank you.
D 0 passport control 1 ticket collector 2 overhead locker 3 information desk 4 traffic jams 5 emergency exit 6 life jacket E 0 The underground is a railway system in which electric trains travel mainly below the ground. 1 A ferry is a boat or ship for transporting passengers and vehicles across an area of water. 2 We’ll be sitting in the second car/ carriage/ wagon from the front of the train. 3 A pedestrian is a person who is walking in a street. 4 If you don’t hurry up, we are going to miss our train. 5 My parents are Green Peace activists and they are involved in the campaign against air and water pollution 6 Is this Marszalkowska Street or should I get off at the next stop?
2 We are very proud of our son. He has broken the school high jump record again.
3 I’m totally exhausted! I have been cleaning the house all day but I still haven't finished the bathroom.
4 I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave for home earlier today, Ms Brown. It’s 5 o’clock and you have written only half of the proposal so far.
5 Diane Porter is a well-known applied linguist. Recently she has done research on the effects of students’ age on second language learning.
B
1 No one can accuse them/themselves of something that they haven’t done.
2 If we try not to get angry with ourselves/each other so quickly, we will probably solve our problems more easily.
3 I think George should look at him/himself critically and go on a diet to lose some weight.
4 My daughters are going to be vain. They are only six years old and already spend most of their time looking at themselves/each other in the mirror.
C
At the airport:
A Good evening. Could I see your passport , please?
B Here you are.
A Is this all your luggage?
B Yes, just this suitcase and this bag.
A That’s OK. Here is your credit (landing) card. Go to gates number two.
B Thank you.
D
0 passport control
1 ticket collector
2 overhead locker
3 information desk
4 traffic jams
5 emergency exit
6 life jacket
E
0 The underground is a railway system in which electric trains travel mainly below the ground.
1 A ferry is a boat or ship for transporting passengers and vehicles across an area of water.
2 We’ll be sitting in the second car/ carriage/ wagon from the front of the train.
3 A pedestrian is a person who is walking in a street.
4 If you don’t hurry up, we are going to miss our train.
5 My parents are Green Peace activists and they are involved in the campaign against air and water pollution
6 Is this Marszalkowska Street or should I get off at the next stop?