Name: ..................................................... Class: ...................... Date: ...................... Unit 1 1) Cerchia la lettera corrispondente alla risposta che ritieni corretta. 1. In tennis, a double fault occurs when a. a player serves the ball incorrectly once and his/her opponent also serves it incorrectly once immediately afterwards. b. two tennis players play together against two opponents and one of these couples serves the ball incorrectly once. c. a player serves the ball incorrectly twice in succession. 2. The person who announces the score after each point during a tennis match is called a. a ball boy. b. a coach. c. an umpire. 3. A ball girl a. counts how many times each player serves the ball incorrectly. b. passes balls to the players when they need them. c. warns a player if she thinks that he or she is going to commit a double fault. 4. The spectators are shown the constantly updated score of the game on a a. scoresheet. b. scoresign. c. scoreboard. 2) Sulla linea che si trova sotto ogni immagine, scrivi la lettera (a-d) che pensi corrisponda a quell’immagine. a. A serve. b. The ball is hit chest high before it bounces (i.e. a volley). c. Hips and shoulders turn in unison. d. An overhead smash. ......................................................
3) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio. T F
a. A tennis court is 78 feet long. ❑ ❑b. A doubles court is 27 feet wide. ❑ ❑c. The net is 3 feet high at the centre. ❑ ❑d. The service area is 21 feet long. ❑ ❑e. The tramlines are shorter than the baselines. ❑ ❑f. It’s not possible to cover Centre Court at Wimbledon when it rains. ❑ ❑g. At the Wimbledon Championships, the courts used are grass courts. ❑ ❑4) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 8) alla seconda (a - h) che ritieni corretta. Vedi
l’esempio.1. The rules of tennis today are very similar to the rules of2. Tennis probably originated from3. In “jeu de paume”, the player who was serving the ball cried out4. The term “love” in tennis probably derives from5. Queen Elizabeth I6. King Henry V7. “Real tennis” was8. During the Victorian period, tennis was
a. “tenez”.
b. the French game known as “jeu de paume”.c. the first Wimbledon tournament, held in 1877.d. watched “real tennis”.e. played “real tennis”.f. the French word for “egg”.g. played outdoors on grass.h. very popular throughout Europe.
Unit 2
1) Completa l’immagine sottostante con le parole fornite. Vedi l’esempio.
Fist
Knuckle
Wrist
Chin
Ankle
Eyebrow
Shoulder
Groin
Elbow
Temple
Calf
2) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio.
T F
a. Muhammad Ali changed his name to Cassius Marcellus Clay when he changed his religion. ❑ ❑
b. Muhammed Ali started his career at the age of 12 because his father was putting pressure on him to become a boxer. ❑ ❑
c. Muhammed Ali is 6ft 3inch tall. ❑ ❑
d. Sonny Liston was beaten by M. Ali in the match known as “Thrilla in Manilla”. ❑ ❑
e. M. Ali was the strongest boxer in the world in the 1960s. ❑ ❑
f. M. Ali claimed he could “float like a butterfly” and “sting like a bee”. ❑ ❑
g. The world of professional boxing suspended M. Ali for 4 years. ❑ ❑
h. Alzheimer’s disease has affected M. Ali’s ability to participate in professional boxing matches. ❑ ❑
i. M. Ali came second in the Rome Olympics. ❑ ❑
3) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 8) alla seconda (a - h) che ritieni corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
1. The Etruscans
2. The ancient Greeks
3. The Romans
4. Ancient Roman boxing matches usually
5. In around 30 B.C.
6. The first boxing rules
7. Boxing rounds
8. There is a 10-second count
a. boxing was banned in Rome.
b. were introduced by John Broughton in 1743.
c. are timed.
d. made boxers wear gloves with metal spikes.
e. resulted in the death of one of the boxers.
f. for boxers who are knocked to the ground.
g. added boxing to the Olympic games in 688 B.C.
h. called boxing “pugilism”.
4) Cerchia la lettera corrispondente alla risposta che ritieni corretta.
1. Scales are used to
a. protect a boxer’s legs.
b. help a boxer to judge the best place to punch his opponent.
c. find out a boxer’s weight.
2. A corner stool
a. stops a boxer from falling out of the ring when he gets punched very hard.
b. offers a boxer a place to rest between rounds.
c. is the place from where a boxer’s coach can shout helpful advice to him during a match.
3. A groin guard
a. helps to protect a boxer below the waist.
b. helps to protect a boxer’s teeth.
c. helps to protect a boxer’s stomach.
4. The aim of shadow boxing is to
a. increase a boxer’s self-confidence.
b. intimidate a boxer’s opponent.
c. improve a boxer’s reflexes.
5. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, England’s boxing team won
a. five gold medals.
b. four gold medals.
c. six gold medals.
5) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F).
T F
a. An uppercut is a descending punch delivered to the head or upper body. ❑ ❑
b. A jab is a straight horizontal punch. ❑ ❑
c. A hook is not a straight punch and it is usually delivered to the opponent’s jaw or head. ❑ ❑
d. Nino Benvenuti was born on the Island of Elba. ❑ ❑
e. Nino Benvenuti won 3 gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics. ❑ ❑
f. N. Benvenuti lost his middleweight title in South Korea. ❑ ❑
g. Every time Emile Griffith fought N. Benvenuti, Griffith lost. ❑ ❑
Unit 3
1) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio.
T F
a. In the front crawl, you swim on your stomach with a “frog kick”. ❑ ❑
b. In the freestyle stroke, you use alternating arms and a flutter kick. ❑ ❑
c. In the backstroke, you pull your arms together in a circular motion. ❑ ❑
d. In the butterfly stroke, you pull your arms together and use a dolphin kick. ❑ ❑
e. In the breaststroke, you pull your arms together in a circular motion and use a “frog kick”. ❑ ❑
f. For competitive events, swimming pools are divided into lanes by lane guides. ❑ ❑
g. The length of a standard-sized swimming pool is usually 60m. ❑ ❑
h. A swimming cap helps you to see better underwater. ❑ ❑
i. Fats are not essential in maintaining our body temperature. ❑ ❑
2) Cerchia la lettera corrispondente alla risposta che ritieni corretta.
1. Synchronised swimming used to be called
a. water dance.
b. water ballet.
c. water gymnastics.
2. Synchronised swimming takes place
a. on and below the surface of the water.
b. below and above the surface of the water.
c. above, below and on the surface of the water.
3. In synchronised swimming lifts, the base should be
a. one of the biggest and strongest members of the team.
b. relatively small and have strong legs.
c. very agile.
4. The easiest foods for our bodies to convert into glucose are
a. proteins.
b. micronutrients.
c. carbohydrates.
5. Fats
a. are used to build new cells.
b. break large food molecules into smaller ones.
c. help us to absorb vitamin K.
6. Carbohydrates contain
a. hydrogen, oxygen and carbon.
b. carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen.
c. carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen.
7. In synchronised swimming, routines usually last
a. 5 to 6 minutes.
b. 3.5 to 5.5 minutes.
c. 2.5 to 5 minutes.
8. Body mass index measures percentages of
a. fat and bone.
b. fat and muscle.
c. muscle and bone.
9. If you have metatarsalgia,
a. your heel is inflamed and painful.
b. the ball of your foot is inflamed and painful.
c. your ankle is painful and inflamed.
10. The width of each lane in a swimming pool is usually
a. 2.5 metres.
b. 2 metres.
c. 2.75 metres.
11. By the time he retired from competitive swimming at the age of just 22, Mark Spitz had won
a. 9 Olympic medals.
b. 8 Olympic medals.
c. 11 Olympic medals.
3) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 10) alla seconda (a - j) che ritieni corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
1. The radius
2. A tarsal
3. The earliest swimming races we know about took place in
4. A femur
5. Ayrton Senna
6. The earliest illustrations we have of swimmers are from
7. A rib
8. Lewis Hamilton
9. The rib cage, skull and spine
10. The pelvic girdle and the shoulder girdle
a. is one of the shortest bones in the body.
b. forms part of a lower limb.
c. is one of the longest bones in the body.
d. holds three Formula 1 world championship titles.
e. Egypt.
f. is considered a flat bone.
g. holds two Formula 1 world championship titles.
h. Japan.
i. are parts of the Appendicular Skeleton.
j. are parts of the Axial Skeleton.
Unit 4
1) Cerchia la lettera corrispondente alla risposta che ritieni corretta.
1. In a punt,
a. the player kicks the ball after it bounces once.
b. the ball is kicked before it reaches the ground.
c. the player kicks the ball after it bounces twice.
2. A kick which allows you to score a goal directly, without first scoring a try, is called
a. a conversion kick.
b. a drop kick.
c. a penalty kick.
3. The width of a standard rugby pitch must not exceed
a. 70m.
b. 100m.
c. 80m.
4. In America, a rugby ball has been created which will inform referees of its exact location by sending signals
a. to a small device held by the referee.
b. to antennas found at the side of the field.
c. to antennas attached to the goalposts.
5. A ball with a built-in “referee” is currently used in
a. important British football matches.
b. rugby matches played in America.
c. American Football.
6. In the old Welsh game of ‘cnappan’, which was similar to today’s rugby, the ball used was made from
a. a pig’s bladder.
b. cloth.
c. wood.
2) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 7) alla seconda (a - g) che ritieni corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
1. The maximum length, in metres, of a rugby pitch is
2. In a rugby team, the total number of players plus substitutes is
3. The number of points a team receives if it scores a drop goal is
4. The number of minutes that each half of a rugby match lasts is
5. The number of points that a try in the in-goal area is worth is
6. The number of forwards in a rugby team is
7. The number of backs in a rugby team is
a. 5.
b. 40.
c. 100.
d. 3.
e. 22.
f. 8.
g. 7.
3) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio.
T F
a. A kick off is used to start a game of rugby. ❑ ❑
b. The horizontal bar on a rugby goalpost is 3.5 metres above ground level. ❑ ❑
c. On a rugby pitch, the side lines are also referred to as half-way lines. ❑ ❑
d. When a rugby ball goes over a side line, it is said to be in touch. ❑ ❑
e. In a knock-on, the ball travels forwards or backwards from a player’s arm or hand and hits another player or the ground. ❑ ❑
f. In rugby, if a player receives a yellow card, they have to sit in the sin-bin for fifteen minutes. ❑ ❑
g. In a scrum, a group of eight forwards from each team join together in a sort of circle. ❑ ❑
h. A maul includes three or more players, one of which is the ball carrier. ❑ ❑
i In a line-out, players form two parallel lines in the centre of the pitch. ❑ ❑
j The backs in a rugby team are usually faster and smaller than the forwards and have better kicking skills. ❑ ❑
4) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 5) alla seconda (a - e) che ritieni corretta.
1. A prop
2. A fullback
3. A lock
4. The scrum-half
5. A hooker
a. tries to win the ball during a scrum.
b. is usually one of the tallest players in a team.
c. supports a hooker during a scrum.
d. receives the ball from a line-out.
e. often represents the last line of defence.
Unit 5
1) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio.
T F
a. Shin pads help to protect footballers’ legs. ❑ ❑
b. If a player receives a yellow card, he doesn’t have to leave the field. ❑ ❑
c. The referee doesn’t have to use a whistle. ❑ ❑
d. There must be more than six players in a standard football team. ❑ ❑
e. The maximum number of players that can be substituted in a team during a match is three. ❑ ❑
f. The goalkeeper mustn’t go into the opponents’ half of the field. ❑ ❑
g. A goal can be scored directly from a corner kick. ❑ ❑
h. Penalty kicks can be taken from anywhere inside the penalty area. ❑ ❑
i. In the U.K., supporters aren’t allowed to take cans into football stadiums. ❑ ❑
j. Cristiano Ronaldo plays for Barcelona. ❑ ❑
2) Cerchia la lettera corrispondente alla risposta che ritieni corretta.
1. ‘Extra time’ starts after a game has been played for
a. 60 minutes.
b. 80 minutes.
c. 90 minutes.
2. When both teams have scored the same number of goals by the end of the match, it’s called a
a. try.
b. tie.
c. trick.
3. The ball is offside when,
a. a striker is nearer the opposing team’s goal than the last defender when the ball is passed.
b. a striker is between the last defender and the other defenders when the ball is passed.
c. a striker is nearer his own team’s goal than the last defender when the ball is passed.
4. In a hat-trick, a player scores
a. one goal in each of three consecutive matches.
b. three goals in one match.
c. a goal using his head.
5. The skipper of a team
a. is responsible for training new players.
b. leads the team.
c. stops the game when there is an unfair or invalid action.
6. Midfielders were originally called
a. back-halfs.
b. half-backs.
c. midways.
7. Historians can trace ball games back to
a. the 3rd and 4th century BC in Greece.
b. the 1st and 2nd century BC in Rome.
c. the 2nd and 3rd century BC in China.
8. In football matches in medieval times, there were
a. an unlimited number of participants.
b. twelve players in each team.
c. twenty-two players in each team.
3) Cerchia la risposta corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
Roberto Baggio came first / fourth’s in the FIFA Player of the Century Internet Poll. Baggio’s nickname is The Holy Ponytail / The Divine Ponytail and he is a Buddhist / Catholic.
Alex Ferguson said that David Beckham used to practise his free kicks for many hours before / after his team’s training sessions. He is a goodwill ambassador for Amnesty International / UNICEF.
Lionel Messi is an Agentinian / a Brazilian footballer. He has won three / four Ballons d’Or and three / four Golden Shoe awards and holds the record for scoring the most free kicks / hat tricks in the Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s hometown is Faro / Funchal and he has opened a museum there that houses items from the history of Portuguese football / his career.
Unit 6
1) Cerchia la lettera corrispondente alla risposta che ritieni corretta.
1. Volleyball was invented because its inventor wanted to create a game that was
a. faster and simpler than basketball.
b. less fast than basketball.
c. less rough than handball.
2. Mintonette was different from modern volleyball because
a. the court was larger and the net was lower.
b. the court was smaller and the net was higher.
c. each team could touch the ball as many times as it wanted before passing it to the other side.
3. The first Olympic games that included volleyball took place in
a. Massachusetts.
b. Tokyo.
c. Rome.
4. In volleyball, the block move was used for the first time in
a. Czechoslovakia
b. Tokyo.
c. Rome.
5. In International Volleyball, the height of the net is
a. 2.43 metres for men and 2.34 metres for women.
b. 2.34 metres for men and 2.24 metres for women.
c. 2.43 metres for men and 2.24 metres for women.
6. An ace serve in volleyball is when the ball hits the floor on the opposing team’s side
a. after touching the body of one of the opposing team’s players.
b. after one of the opposing team’s players has touched it just once.
c. with none of the opposing team’s players touching it.
2) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio.
T F
a. The front and back parts of a volleyball court are divided by a 3.5-metre attacking line. ❑ ❑
b. In a volleyball team, there are seven players who rotate positions clockwise. ❑ ❑
c. A volleyball team usually consists of two receivers, two blockers, two setters and a striker. ❑ ❑
d. The basic skills that need to be learnt in volleyball are: blocking, digging, passing, serving, spiking, and setting. ❑ ❑
e. Mintonette was invented in Massachusetts, by William Morgan. ❑ ❑
f. The inventor of Mintonette originally wanted to create an outdoor game. ❑ ❑
g. The standard size of a volleyball court is 18 metres by 9 metres. ❑ ❑
h. The first time universal rules were introduced into volleyball was in 1918. ❑ ❑
i. In beach volleyball, the court is smaller than in indoor volleyball. ❑ ❑
3) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 6) alla seconda (a - f) che ritieni corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
1. In indoor volleyball
2. At Karon Beach
3. In beach volleyball
4. At Manhattan Beach
5. At Plage du Prado
6. At Copacabana Beach
a. the wind can often be a problem for players.
b. players will take part in the beach volleyball competitions of the 2016 Olympic Games.
c. substitutions are allowed.
d. the legendary tournament is now less popular than it once was.
e. short thunderstorms could disrupt play a little.
f. substitutions are not allowed.
4) Cerchia la risposta corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
There are six / five sets in a volleyball match and there are 25 / 35 points in each set. In a dig, a player hits the ball when it’s near the floor / high in the air. The libero can / can’t rotate into the frontline positions. The person in control of a volleyball game is called an umpire / a referee.
Unit 7
1) Scrivi il nome di questi sport, scegliendoli dal sottostante elenco e scrivendoli sulla linea che si trova sotto ogni immagine.
2) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio.
T F
a. Women can compete in the Olympic decathlon. ❑ ❑
b. In a heptathlon, the events are of the same type for both men and women. ❑ ❑
c. Ethiopian and Kenyan runners have been dominating long distance races for the past 20 years. ❑ ❑
d. Women have been throwing the hammer in the Olympics since 1990. ❑ ❑
e. The European skating championships have been won 5 times by Karolina Kostner. ❑ ❑
f. Federica Pellegrini has broken the 400m freestyle swimming record three times. ❑ ❑
g. The Olympic marathon was introduced in 1896. ❑ ❑
h. The 1500m race is a middle distance race. ❑ ❑
i. The 3000m race is a long distance race. ❑ ❑
j. In the first Olympic Games there were just two events. ❑ ❑
k. The Olympic Games began in Olympia in the 8th century BC. ❑ ❑
3) Cerchia la lettera corrispondente alla risposta che ritieni corretta.
1. In ancient Greece, before participating in the Olympic Games, athletes had to train for
a. eight months.
b. ten months.
c. twelve months.
2. Usain Bolt’s father believes that the vegetables responsible for Usain’s tall stature are
a. potatoes.
b. yams.
c. tomatoes.
3. The five events in the modern pentathlon are
a. fencing, show jumping, pistol shooting, cross country running, swimming.
b. fencing, pistol shooting, a marathon, swimming, cross country running.
c. fencing, show jumping, swimming, hurdles, cross country running.
4. In the 800m race, the athletes
a. start on a bend.
b. have a staggered start.
c. line up together at the start.
5. Vaulting poles are made of
a. strong flexible plastic.
b. fibreglass.
c. a mixture of plastic and hard rubber.
6. The favourite high jump technique of athletes today is called the
a. scissors flop.
b. Fosbury flop.
c. crossbar flop.
4) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 8) alla seconda (a - h) che ritieni corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
1. The men’s heptathlon
2. In the 5000m race, competitors
3. In the 400m race, competitors
4. The women’s heptathlon
5. Javelin
6. In the 800m race, competitors
7. The 400m hurdles
8. In ancient Greece, the only people who could take part in the Olympic Games were
a. is held outdoors.
b. is held indoors.
c. run in lanes.
d. can leave their lanes after the first bend.
e. do not run in lanes.
f. is a track event.
g. free men who spoke Greek.
h. is a field event.
5) Cerchia la risposta corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
There are four / three main components of the long jump.
If athletes in the 200m race don’t stay in their lanes, they are cautioned / disqualified.
The pentathlon originally tested the skills of gladiators / soldiers.
Francesco Totti has been playing for AS Roma for over fifteen / twenty years.
Unit 8
1) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio.
T F
a. Hockey is played with a bat. ❑ ❑
b. In rugby union, the full back wears shirt number 5. ❑ ❑
c. The high jump was revolutionised by D. Fosbury. ❑ ❑
d. An “ippon” can be scored in Judo. ❑ ❑
e. An “épée” is used in cricket. ❑ ❑
f. The “kip” is one of the basic skills in vaulting. ❑ ❑
g. The runway used in vaulting is 30m long. ❑ ❑
h. Male gymnasts have been taking part in the balance beam event since 2011. ❑ ❑
i. In a ‘floor’ routine, the qymnast should use the entire floor area. ❑ ❑
j. The handles in the pommel horse event are made of plastic. ❑ ❑
k. The first gymnast given a score of 10 in the Olympic games was Nadia Comaneci. ❑ ❑
2) Cerchia la lettera corrispondente alla risposta che ritieni corretta.
1. In the parallel bars event,
a. there should be a flight over the bars.
b. no pauses are allowed in the routine.
c. a brief handstand should be included in swings.
2. The still rings can be used by
a. both male and female gymnasts.
b. just male gymnasts.
c. just female gymnasts.
3. A balance beam routine can last up to
a. 90 seconds.
b. 60 seconds.
c. 120 seconds.
4. If a rhythmic gymnast decides to use a hoop in their routine, the routine must include
a. at least four leaps.
b. at least five leaps.
c. At least three leaps.
5. A common element in a pommel horse routine is the
a. ‘scissors’.
b. ‘iron cross’.
c. ‘tumble’.
3) Cerchia la risposta corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens in 1926 / 1896 . The term “gymnastics” comes from the Greek word “gymnos” meaning strong / naked. The prototype of the pommel horse was introduced by the ancient Greeks / ancient Romans. German physical educators played a large role in the birth of modern gymnastics with exercises to develop muscular strength and balance being introduced by F. Guts Muths / F. Ludwig Jahn and the rings, parallel bars and high bar being invented by F. Guts Muths / F. Ludwig Jahn. Women first competed in gymnastics events in 1928 / 1918.
4) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 8) alla seconda (a - h) che ritieni corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
1. In ice-skating,
2. In vaulting,
3. In the uneven bars,
4. In the ‘rings’ event,
5. In the parallel bars,
6. In rhythmic gymnastics,
7. In the high bar,
8. In artistic gymnastics,
a. competitors are allowed to remount within 30 seconds if they fall from the apparatus.
b. competitors sprint down a 25m runway before jumping onto a springboard.
c. dismounting should include a perfect “stuck landing”.
d. coaches are allowed to lift competitors into position at the beginning of their routine.
e. group routines with teams of 5 competitors are possible.
f. competitors’ hands are 2.5m from the floor.
g. competitions are held on a rink.
h. Carlotta Ferlito represented Italy at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Unit 9
1) Cerchia la risposta corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
Yuna Kim broke eight / eleven world records for ladies’ figure skating. In figure skating / speed skating, skaters participate in duos or individually. Figure skating / speed skating can take place indoors or outdoors. The rinks used in figure skating / speed skating are usually larger than those used in figure skating / speed skating.Two or four / four or six skaters race round the rink in short track speed skating events. In speed skating, there are / aren’t team relay races. The maximum number of rotations performed in the air in a figure skating jump is three / four and the toe stick / toe pick on the ice skaters’ boots helps them perform these jumps. There are two / three programs in all the Olympic figure skating events.
2) Decidi se le frasi sono True (T) o False (F). Vedi l’esempio.
T F
a. Lugers lie on their stomach. ❑ ❑
b. Lugers lie with their feet stretched out behind them. ❑ ❑
c. Lugers use handles to steer the sled. ❑ ❑
d. A helmet with a face visor must be used in luge races. ❑ ❑
e. Spiked shoes are essential for luge events. ❑ ❑
f. Gloves with spiked tips are used in skeleton sledding. ❑ ❑
g. Luge races are timed to a thousandth of a second. ❑ ❑
h. There are no steering or braking mechanisms in skeleton sledding. ❑ ❑
i. Skeleton sleds are made of steel. ❑ ❑
j. Bobsleigh teams consist of two or three people. ❑ ❑
k. Bobsleigh tracks are not wide. ❑ ❑
l. There is a brake on bobsleighs. ❑ ❑
m. The pilot of a bobsleigh uses handles to steer it. ❑ ❑
3) Sulla linea che si trova sotto ogni simbolo, scrivi la lettera (a-h) che pensi corrisponda a quel simbolo.
a. Luge.
b. Cross country skiing.
c. Figure skating.
d. Skeleton.
e. Curling.
f. Alpine skiing.
g. Freestyle skiing.
h. Speed skating.
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KEYS - PROV4) Traccia una linea dalla prima parte di ogni frase (1 - 8) alla seconda (a - h) che ritieni corretta. Vedi l’esempio.
1. In the slalom,
2. In downhill skiing,
3. In the ‘super giant’,
4. In the ‘super combined’,
5. When he was younger, Alberto Tomba
6. When he was younger, Lamin Deen
7. The decision to retire was taken by
8. The decision to join the military was taken by
a. the gates are very close together and skiers must pass through all of them.
b. skiers travel downhill very fast and must also pass through gates placed quite far from each other.
c. broke his collarbone.
d. a shorter version of the downhill run is followed by a slalom.
e. there is a very fast run down a steep hill with various types of terrain so skiers also jump and turn.
