Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

Speaking – Individual long turn: Individual sports vs. team sports • Compare and contrast the two pictures. • Discuss the role of competition in individual sports and in team sports. • Explain which kind of sport you prefer and why. 3 Can give straightforward descriptions on a variety of familiar subjects within his/her field of interest. (B1) Language in use: Using articles Read the text about why sport has great benefits for teenagers. In most lines (1–17) there is a word that should not be there. Write these words in the spaces provided. 6–8 lines are correct. Make a ✔ in the space if the line is correct. There are two examples (0, 00) at the beginning. We know that exercise is important for teenagers and sport is an ✔ 0 ideal outlet for all that energy. It doesn’t matter why the teenagers are the 00 attracted to sport. Regardless of why they decide to participate, 1 it gives them the physical strength. Plus, there is a range of other 2 benets for them. So much of the average teenager’s time is spent 3 alone, whether it’s in front of a TV screen, or playing the computer 4 games or surng the net. Once they get into a sport, they’ll have lots 5 of opportunities to meet others and develop a social and 6 interpersonal skills. Additionally, the health specialists are concerned 7 about the rising problem of obesity, and this aects our teenagers 8 and younger children, too. A movement is good for our teenagers, 9 and sport is ideal for those who resist the thought of the “working 10 out”. Finally, many parents today nd it di¯cult to communicate with 11 their teenagers, and the sport is ideal for bringing the two together. 12 As long as parents are not pushy and intrusive, they’ll appreciate their 13 interest. Involvement in the sport really does get your teenagers 14 away from the couch and a TV screen and into something that is 15 both healthy and sociable. Why not take the action today to help 16 bring your teenagers and sport together? 17 4 127 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv