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A. Get in the game! SPORTS
THEME 8

Reading & Writing

1 Look at the photos of the tournaments and match them with their names.

a b c d

İstanbul Eurasia Marathon Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
Formula 1 Race Tour De France

2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the tournaments in exercise 1.
1. Have you watched one of these tournaments before?
2. Which one would you like to go and watch? Why?
3. Would you like to compete in one of them? Why? Why not?

3 & Read the news and match them with the headlines.
a. Not Over Yet! b. Tickets on Sale c. Pedals On, Keep Watching

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Wimbledon tennis tournament which takes place The world’s most famous cycle race which lasts
in London attracts more than 500.000 spectators for 21 days fnally ended yesterday. The winner
every year. As it is one of the most celebrated is again the British cyclist Chris Froome, who
tennis events, a lot of people all around the world tells the reporters that nothing is impossible! If
want to see it. If you want to be one of them, you you are interested in seeing the next race, it may
had better try to fnd a ticket beforehand. Here be a good idea to learn about it. The riders cycle
are some tips how to buy a ticket and learn some 3000 km in total and they have to fnish one stage
details of this annual event: There are four main on each day. Each year it has a different route
ways to buy tickets. You can buy your tickets which ends in Paris. During the race 20-22 teams
online; however, the tournament is so popular with 9 riders fnish a stage on each day. Before
that they are sold out within minutes. Public watching this spectacular race, you should know
ballot is another way of getting tickets. You have what each jersey colour in
to fll in an application form in December Tour De France means. They
and wait to be chosen. You can queue on represent the best cyclists
the day of the event to buy a ticket. in different categories. The
There are also some cyclist who wears yellow
hospitality packages jersey is the overall leader of
which include both the race. The fastest sprinter
the tickets and hotel on fat ride wears the green
accommodation. Once jersey; whereas, the red one
you get the chance, you is worn by the leader of the
can enjoy the games mountain racers. Finally, the
having strawberries and fastest rider under the age of
cream, served during the 25 wears a white jersey. Keep in
tournament. mind that next year’s route will be
announced in October.

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