Student's Book – Unit 9 Lesson 3A (page 41)
1 SPEAKING Look at the photos and say what sports they show. Then answer the questions in pairs.
1 Do you like these sports? Say why.
2 Which sport do you think is harder? Say why.
Answer: Student's own answer
(Photos show tennis and running/marathon)
2 Match items 1–20 in the photos with the words from the box. Which word in the box is not included? What does it mean?
Words: ankle, arm, back, body, ear, elbow, eye, face, finger, foot, hand, head, knee, leg, mouth, neck, nose, shoulder, stomach, toe, wrist
Answer (from Teacher's Book page 100):
A (tennis player): 1 face, 2 shoulder, 3 arm, 4 knee, 5 foot, 6 body, 7 finger, 8 wrist, 9 leg, 10 ankle, 11 toe
B (runner): 12 head, 13 ear, 14 neck, 15 elbow, 16 hand, 17 eye, 18 nose, 19 mouth, 20 stomach
The word back is not in the photos. It means the rear surface of the body from shoulders to hips.
3 Read Alice's post on social media below. What does she want to find out?
SPORTS FORUM
ALICE: Hi all! I just wondered... How is your body different if you're a professional sportsperson?
Answer (from Teacher's Book page 100): She wants to find out how your body is different if you are a professional sportsperson.
4 Read Kim and Adnan's comments. What sports are they talking about? How did they answer Alice's question?
KIM: Marathon runners are often slim. I run a lot every day and I have a flat stomach and thin arms. My friend is not thin and she's a great runner, too! But we have to have strong legs.
ADNAN: Tennis players usually have wide shoulders and a strong back. Also, we play with one arm, so it's stronger than the other one.
Answer (from Teacher's Book page 100):
Kim is talking about marathon running. Professional marathon runners don't have to be slim, but they must have strong legs.
Adnan is talking about tennis. Top tennis players usually have wide shoulders and strong backs, and one of their arms is stronger than the other.
5 Check you understand the adjectives below. Then, for each one, find an opposite adjective in the text.
| Adjective | Opposite |
|---|---|
| narrow | 1 |
| round | 2 |
| weak | 3 |
| fat | 4 |
| 5 thin/slim |
Answer (from Teacher's Book page 100):
1 wide, 2 flat, 3 strong, 4 slim/thin, 5 thin/slim
6 SPEAKING Choose a different sportsperson. In pairs, describe his/her body. Use the text and the adjectives from Exercise 5 to help you.
Answer: Student's own answer
Workbook – Unit 9 Lesson 3B (page 33)
1 ★ Complete the crossword with the parts of the body in the picture.
(Crossword puzzle with body parts)
Answer (from Workbook Answer Key page 51):
Across: 3 ankle, 4 face, 5 foot, 7 eye
Down: 1 stomach, 2 elbow, 4 finger, 6 toe
(Second crossword)
Across: 1 ear, 4 mouth, 5 back, 7 head, 8 wrist
Down: 2 arm, 3 shoulder, 6 knee
2 ★ Match the words from the box with the definitions.
Words: ears, eyes, fingers, knee, mouth, nose, toes
1 This is a part of the leg. It helps you to bend the leg. _______ knee
2 You have five of these on each foot. _______
3 You use this to smell things. _______
4 You use this to eat and talk. _______
5 You have five of these on each hand. _______
6 You use these to see things with. _______
7 You need these when you listen to music. _______
Answer: 2 toes, 3 nose, 4 mouth, 5 fingers, 6 eyes, 7 ears
3 ★★ Look at the pictures and complete the descriptions with the correct words from the box.
Words: flat, narrow, round, stomach, weak, wide
Omar goes to the gym every day. He has big muscles. His arms, legs and 1 _______ are like a rock. He has very 2 _______ shoulders. It's difficult for him to find shirts that fit him.
Courtney is very fit. She has 3 _______ shoulders and a 4 _______ stomach. In the past, she didn't care about the right food and exercise, so her stomach was 5 _______ like a ball.
Answer (from Workbook Answer Key page 51):
1 stomach, 2 wide, 3 narrow, 4 flat, 5 round
4 Describe yourself, e.g. I've got brown eyes/long legs, etc. Describe your friends, too.
Answer: Student's own answer
