20 Do you likesport? J:3A9JJf]9j Using vocabulary: talking teams First study the league table and answer the questions. 1. Who are top of the leaguel 2. Who are bottom of the league? 3. Who are second? 4. Who are third from bottoml 5. Who lost five--one rhis weekl 6. Who won threFtwo this week. 7. Who did Charlton beatl 8. Were there any nil-nil draws? 9. What was the score in the Bolton-Fulham game? 10. Did Evertonwinl PlayedWon 37 25 23 37 15 12 14 F r l J While you O Read the article on the opposite page and decide if the people are talking. | 20 Do you like sport 2 jleadinsj While you read 1 Using vocabulary talking about teams First study the league table and answer the questions. 1. Who are top of the league 2. Who are bottom of the league 3. Who are second 4. Who are third from bottom 5. Who lost five-one this week 6. Who won three-two this week. 7. Who did Charlton beat 8. Were there any nil-nil draws 9. What was the score in the Bolton-Fulham game 10. Did Everton win A Read the article on the opposite page and decide if the people are talking about a success S or a failure F . Underline the words which tell you. Check your ideas with a partner. 3 Comprehension Cover the text. With a partner say how the people in the article use these numbers. Andrew 78 ten minutes Ruben 12 332 6 hours 12 minutes Carmina five kilometres three hours Mikel two years Denise 3000-metre Sue 27 Paco fourth 58 Played Won Drawn Lost Points Arsenal 37 25 12 0 87 Ipswich Town 37 23 7 7 76 Manchester United 37 22 6 9 72 Liverpool 37 15 12 10 57 Newcastle 37 12 17 8 53 Aston Villa 37 14 11 12 53 Charlton 37 13 11 13 50 Bolton 37 13 11 13 50 Fulham 37 13 10 14 49 Birmingham 37 11 14 12 47 Middlesbrough 37 12 9 16 45 Southampton 37 11 11 15 44 Portsmouth 37 11 9 17 42 Blackburn 37 12 6 19 42 Manchester city 37 11 8 18 41 Wolverhampton 37 8 14 15 38 Leeds 37 8 12 17 36 Everton 37 5 15 17 30 Chelsea 37 7 9 21 30 Tottenham 37 6 12 19 30 Arsenaf 3 - Ipswich Town 2 Aston Villa 0 - Manchester United 2 Biackburn 0 - Birmingham 0 Bolton 0 - Fulham 2 Charlton 2 - Southampton 1 Chelsea 0 - Leeds 1 Liverpool 1 - Newcastle 1 Manchester City 3 - Everton 3 Portsmouth 5 - Middlesbrough 1 Wolverhampton 2 - Tottenham 0 Now look at the text and check your ideas. 4 Vocabulary check The missing words in these sentences are all in the text. Complete the sentences without looking at the text. 1. success was when I won a 100m race at school. I was eight 2. I played my brother at tennis and I. really badly. 3. I m not very .
