Listening practice - young sportspeople
You hear a radio programme in which young people are discussing sport. Listen to each extract and choose the answers to the questions below.
Question
1. What does Evan like to do at the weekend?
| A | Watch football. |
| B | Play football. |
| C | Watch and play football. |
| A |
| Watch football. |
| B |
| Play football. |
| C |
| Watch and play football. |
2. What does Evan find problematic about balancing school and sport?
| A | He is too tired. |
| B | He doesn’t have enough time. |
| C | His school work is suffering. |
| A |
| He is too tired. |
| B |
| He doesn’t have enough time. |
| C |
| His school work is suffering. |
1. The answer is A.
J’adore regarder les matchs à la télé et au stade le weekend.
I love to watch matches on TV and at the stadium at weekends.
2. The answer is B.
Avec les devoirs, je n’ai pas suffisamment de temps.
With homework, I do not have enough time.
Transcript:
Bonjour, ici c’est Evan. Mon sport préféré, c’est le foot et j’adore regarder les matchs à la télé et au stade le weekend. Je veux être footballeur plus tard et je joue pour mon club local le mercredi et le vendredi soir. Le problème, c’est l’école. Avec les devoirs, je n’ai pas suffisamment de temps.
My favourite sport is football and I love to watch matches on TV and at the stadium at weekends. I want to be a footballer and I play every Wednesday and Friday night for my local club. The problem is school. With homework, I do not have enough time.
Question
3. When did Fatima join an athletics club?
| A | Two months ago. |
| B | Two weeks ago. |
| C | Two years ago. |
| A |
| Two months ago. |
| B |
| Two weeks ago. |
| C |
| Two years ago. |
4. Why does she love athletics?
| A | There is something for everyone. |
| B | She is very good at it. |
| C | She finds the competition exciting. |
| A |
| There is something for everyone. |
| B |
| She is very good at it. |
| C |
| She finds the competition exciting. |
3. The answer is C.
Il y a deux ans, je suis devenue membre d’un club d’athlétisme.
Two years ago, I joined an athletics club.
4. The answer is A.
Il y a quelque chose pour tout le monde.
There is something for everyone.
Transcript:
Bonjour, je m’appelle Fatima. Il y a deux ans, je suis devenue membre d’un club d’athlétisme parce que j’adore courir, sauter, lancer… tout. Ce que j’adore dans ce sport, c’est la variété. C’est super comme exercice et il y a quelque chose pour tout le monde. Ma spécialité, c’est le sprint de cent mètres.
Two years ago, I joined an athletics club because I love running, jumping, throwing ... everything. What I love about this sport is the variety. It's great as exercise and there is something for everyone. My specialty is the one hundred metre sprint.
Question
5. What sport does Elodie say she hates?
| A | Football. |
| B | Volleyball. |
| C | Running. |
| A |
| Football. |
| B |
| Volleyball. |
| C |
| Running. |
6. Why does Élodie like basketball?
| A | It is fun. |
| B | She likes the team spirit. |
| C | She likes staying after school to play. |
| A |
| It is fun. |
| B |
| She likes the team spirit. |
| C |
| She likes staying after school to play. |
5. The answer is C.
She says …courir, faire du cross-country… je déteste tout ça.
…running, cross country … I hate all that.
6. The answer is B.
Ce que j’adore, c’est l’esprit d’équipe.
What I love is the team spirit.
Transcript:
Salut. C’est Élodie. Je n’aimais pas les sports qu’on faisait à l’école. Par exemple courir, faire du cross-country… je déteste tout ça. Par contre, l’année dernière, on a commencé à jouer au basket et maintenant il y a un club de basket après l’école. J’adore le basket. Ce que j’adore, c’est l’esprit d’équipe… c’est génial.
Hi. It’s Élodie. I didn’t like the sports we used to do at school. For example, running, cross-country ... I hate all that. Last year, however, we started basketball, and now there is a basket club after school. I love basketball. What I love is the team spirit ... it's great.
