Red Line 3, Coursebook

twenty-seven 27 B Language Find the right prepositions in the text. a cycling fans talk … ‘the Tour’ b the most famous bike race … the world c most … them are not really bad d crashed … 88 kilometres an hour e must wear helmets … the race f different groups … races g the cyclist … the most points h the race … the yellow jersey C Passing on information Help your English friend, Tom, in a bike shop. Tom: Please tell the shop assistant that I need a helmet. But I don’t want to buy one. I only want to borrow one for the weekend. You: … Assistant: Kein Problem. Wir haben hier einige alte Helme. Probier’ sie mal! You: … Tom: The blue helmet is too big but the red helmet looks really cool. Can I borrow it until Monday? You: … Assistant: Montag bin ich nicht hier. Aber Dienstag ist auch OK. You: … c D Listening Listen to the radio report and answer the questions. a Where are the cyclists? b What is the weather like? c Why will two cyclists lose even more time? S E Writing 1 Say why you think this opinion is right or wrong. Give two reasons. “People shouldn’t do dangerous sports.” 2 Think about a sports event that you have been to. Write 35 – 40 words about it. Write down: – what sport it was. – where it happened. – who won. 3 Look at the photo and find the missing word in each sentence. a The men in the photo are wearing … on their heads. b They must wear them at all …when they are in a race. c They have had this rule since an Italian cyclist … and died. Test practice A T Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv