Topic Talk
1 Think and Say What sports do you like? Why? Who do you play the sports with? Talk with a partner. Use the ideas in the table to help you.
| Sports | People | Purposes |
|--------|--------|----------|
| play | baseball, football, volleyball, tennis, basketball, ping-pong, badminton | with my classmates
with my friends

with my parent(s)
by myself | to keep fit
to relax
to exercise
to meet people
for fun |
| do | kung fu | | |
| go | ice skating, swimming | | |

2 Listen and Practise How do the two students manage their time for both sports and schoolwork? Listen and complete the dialogue. Then, act it out.
A School TV host is interviewing two students. They are both top students and sports stars of the school.
(H=School TV host; S1=Student 1; S2=Student 2)
H: I know you are busy with schoolwork, but you also play a lot of sports. What’s your secret to having time for both?
S1: Well, I have a timetable and I do my homework at the same time every day. I also have set times for sports and exercise. For example, I run every morning ________________________ before school. It makes me feel full of energy for the rest of the day.
H: But it’s not easy to run every day, especially on cold mornings! How do you manage it?
S1: I run ________________________ and we encourage each other.
H: That’s great! What about you? Do you run too?
S2: No, I ________________________ every afternoon after school. I play ________________________. It’s a great way to ________________________ after lessons and before we start our homework.
H: Sounds good! Sports are also a great way ________________________ we don’t know and, of course, they keep us healthy and strong! Keep up the good work!