way2go! 5, Schulbuch

88 Unit 07 Move it! kq2t2n In this unit you will:  compare different kinds of sports  find reasons for getting off the couch  say how things are done using adverbs  have a conversation about sports  hear about people running like Greek warriors  write a formal email Match the nine quotes to the five statements about sports. READING + SPEAKING 1 a 1 ain’t: hier: umgangssprachliche Abkürzung für isn’t 2 to wreck sth.: etw. zerstören 3 alloy: Legierung ( Verbindung von Metallen ) 4 to envision sth.: sich etw. vorstellen Compare your answers in class. Then discuss these questions in pairs: 1 Do you agree that these quotes fit the statements? Give reasons why/why not. 2 Are these statements true only for sports or also for other things? Give examples. 3 How many famous female athletes can you name? What could be the reason why there’s only one quote by a woman? Rank the five statements in the middle (1: most important, 5: least important). Compare your rankings in class. b 2 “It ain’t 1 over till it’s over.” ( Yogi Berra, baseball ) “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” ( Muhammad Ali, boxing ) “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” ( Michael Phelps, swimming ) “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy 3 called guts.” ( Dan Gable, wrestling ) “The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision 4 the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.” ( Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilding ) “Failure I can live with. Not trying is what I can’t handle!” ( Sanya Richards-Ross, athletics ) “You can’t win until you learn how to lose.” ( Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball ) “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” ( Wayne Gretzky, ice hockey ) “You win some, lose some, and wreck 2 some.” ( Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR racing ) 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 If you don’t try, you can’t win. Winning is hard work. Losing is a natural part of competitive sports. The only thing that’s stopping you is yourself. Never give up! Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv