Grammar: Foul play

Vinsight Sport: compound nouns

1Complete the news stories below with compound nouns. Write one word in each gap. 

CITY WIN

In tonight's big football ¹, it was United 1 – City 0 at half-

 

².

 

At the start of the second half, United got a penalty, but United player Wayne Rooney missed the penalty. City then scored two goals and the 

³

 

score after ninety minutes was United 1 – City 2. City's goal 

⁴,

 

Joe Hart, played very well and stopped United from getting any more goals!

WINTER OLYMPICS START

There are a lot of exciting 

⁵

 

sports at this year's Olympics, including skiing, snowboarding and ice hockey. Today, Tammy Hardy is in action. She used to be a drugs cheat but, after serving her ban, she can now compete again. She hopes to win the first gold 

⁶

 

of the games at the ice rink. She's the best in the world this year, but she didn't win at the world championships after her ice 

⁷ broke.

In the speed skating, Franz Huber hopes to achieve the fastest time in history – he wants to break the world

⁸.

Past Perfect

2Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Change one of the verbs into the past perfect. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1The match started at three. We arrived at the stadium at ten past three. (when)

• 2Tom forgot to bring his ice skates. He wanted to go ice skating. (but)

• 3Louise bribed the referee, so she won the fight in the boxing ring. (because)

• 4Simon finished the bike race. Then he went for a drugs test. (after)

• 5Amy played badly, so Rachel won the tennis match. (because)

• 6Gary touched the ball with his hand. Then he scored a goal. (before)

3 CHALLENGE! Read the first story. Then write the two other stories of a cross-country race using the opening sentences provided. Use the past simple and the past perfect. 1 It was bright and sunny when David started the cross-country race, but later it began to rain. Then he saw a bus stop and decided to get the bus.  During the cross-country race, it began to rain. It had been bright and sunny when David started the race. Suddenly, he saw a bus stop and decided to get on the bus. 2 Jenny ran really well in the race. She was in second place. Then she fell over and hurt her leg. She tried to finish the race, but it was impossible.  Jenny fell over and hurt her leg. ... 3 Andy ran faster than the other athletes at the start of the cross-country race. He was in the lead for most of the race. Then he saw Lee ahead of him at the finishing line. He couldn't believe it. How did Lee win? Suddenly, Andy saw Lee ahead of him. ...

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Past perfect

4Complete the text with the past simple or the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Late for the match of his life

Rory McIlroy, the world's best golf player, went to bed early on the evening of Saturday 29 September 2012. Earlier that day, he 

¹

 

(play) two golf matches in the Ryder Cup on the famous golf course at Medinah near Chicago, but he 

²

 

(win) only one of them. He really

 

³

 

(want) to get up early and be ready for his match on Sunday morning. However, before he went to bed, he 

⁴

 

(forget) to check the starting time of his match. He thought that it started at 12.25 p.m. In fact, it was at 11.25 a.m.

The next morning, the captain of the European Ryder Cup team, José María Olazábal, suddenly

⁵

 

(realize) that his best player 

⁶

 

(not arrive). People in the team 

⁷

 

(call) Rory, and he 

⁸

 

(race) to the golf course in a police car. He arrived only ten minutes before his match 

⁹

 

(start). There was no time to prepare, but Rory 

¹⁰

 

(play) really well. He won! One point to Rory McIlroy.

The final score was Europe 14½ points, USA 13½ points. The European players started celebrating because they had won the Ryder Cup – by one important point.

5 CHALLENGE! Think about an important event that you took part in, watched on TV or went to. What happened before, during and after the event? Speak for no longer than one minute.

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