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7 Choose one of the events in the timeline and write four or five sentences where you describe : ? what the sportsmen / sportswomen were doing ; ? what the spectators were doing . Explain which event you wrote about . Example : Sp ort In a village in Europ e In the if -12 centuries The viiiagers were waiting for the race to begin . The runners were standing In a row at one end of the f ield . One of the villagers gave the signal and the runners set off . The spectators clapped and shouted out their encouragement to the runners . Then the ehouts became louder and cheering could be heard ae the f avorite runner reached the f lnleh line . The Sounds of Sport Sport announcers ^ 6 famous for the special wo rds and expressions they use . We often know what sport is on the radio or TVjust from the sounds that we hear and from the words and expressions that the announcer uses . 1 With a partner , read aloud what each sports announcer is saying . What sport is the announcer reporting in each excerpt ? Use the list of sports in the box . £ Mike dribbles the ball down the center . .. past the defender . .. NO ! He lost the ball ! The crowd is groaning . You can just feel their disappointment . S > Janet is having her best season . She ' s cool and collected out on the court . She's ready to serve ! Wow ! What an ace down the line ! The score is 15-Love . c There's the gun and they ' re off . It's fast ! Sam King makes the turn and is way ahead . There's no catching him now . He's going to win with a splash ! < 3 Tina has had a good season . There she goes ! Good mount on the beam . A cartwheel , a twist . .. nice steady hold . .. Wow ! A triple twist and into an almost perfect back flip ! She has such control . 0 That was a tough final match ! But it's over now and the two contestants , dressed in their judogi , are bowing to each other . They are waiting for the judge and the referees to decide on the winner . That's it ! We've got a new gold medalist ! 2 Read the above excerpts again and find words and expressions that are connected to sport . Add them to the list of words in your notebook . basketball baseball boxing car racing cycling diving golf gymnastics judo running soccer swimming tennis
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