Match the words to their opposites.
| 1 healthy | a stop |
| 2 positive | b ill |
| 3 continue | c slow / sleepyheaded |
| 4 withstand | d negative |
| 5 ability | e ruin / harm |
| 6 alert | f give in / capitulate |
| 7 improve | g inability |
Match the words to make phrases. Use them in the sentences of your own.
| 1 to improve (in) | a fit |
| 2 to keep | b illness |
| 3 to take up | c with stress |
| 4 to deal | d sports |
| 5 to treat | e health |
Fill in the correct word from the list below. Some words may be used more than once.
| fit, unfit, shape, nutrition, exercise, enough, illness,walking |
1. I ___ every day and get plenty of fresh air.
2. A serious ___ has prevented him from working for a year.
3. She keeps ___ by jogging five miles every day.
4. The magazine contained several articles about natural beauty, healthy ___, fitness and exercise.
5. I realized how ___ I was when I tried to run up the stairs.
6. Carrie likes to keep in good ___ and spends hours at the gym.
7. The doctor says I don’t get ___ exercise.
8. The only exercise I get is ___ to work.
Match the sentence beginnings (1-8) with their endings (a-h).
1. Exercise and a well-balanced diet ...
2. The recreation centre offers such activities ...
3. I do two hours’ trainingevery evening – ...
4. I go jogging every morning ...
5. I know I should do more exercise, ...
6. Just because you’re on a diet ...
7. Walking to the car is ...
8. To do any sport at international level
______________________________________________________
a. but I never seem to have time.
b. the only exercise you get!
c. an hour running and an hour in the gym.
d. as dance classes, aerobics and weight lifting.
e. keeps you fit and healthy.
f. you have to be extremely fit.
g. and work out with weights twice a week.
h. it doesn’t mean you don’t need to exercise.
27. Work with a partner. List the sports in the box in different groups according to the criteria a–f. A sport might belong to more than one group.
a) 
Winter sports
b) Water sports
c) Team sports
d) Indoor sports
e) Sports that are hardly ever shown on TV
f) Sports that need special footwear
| athletics – badminton – baseball – basketball – boxing – cycling football – golf – horse-riding – ice hockey – judo – karate – rugby running – sailing – skating – skiing – skydiving – snowboarding – surfing swimming – tennis – table tennis – volleyball – windsurfing – wrestling |
Verbs play, go and do
We use different verbs with different types of sports.
to play basketball / football / volleyball
to go jogging / skiing / swimming
to do karate / gymnastics / athletics
Play is often used with sports that are team games, or where we play with another person.
Go is often used for things done outside, and which we can do alone, especially for enjoyment and not in order to compete against people. These sports often end in –ing.
28. Complete these collocations lists with either do, go or play.
| a) _____ cycling |  | wrestling |
| riding | karate | |
| swimming | judo | |
| skiing | c) _____ tennis | |
| jogging | volleyball | |
| b) _____ athletics | basketball | |
| gymnastics | football |
Answer the following questions.
1. Are you good at sports?
2. What kind of sports do you go in for?
3. When did you take up this sport?
4. Do you take part in any sport competitions?
5. What sports do you enjoy most?
6. What sport would you like to play professionally?
Work with your partner. Tell each other about the following.
a) Sports you have tried
b) Sports you do
c) Sports you watch
d) Sports you don’t like