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Exercise 1

Study the words related to curling and match them with their translations.

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Sweeping Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. buty do curlingu , 2. kij do gry, 3. tafla lodu, 4. środek koła , 5. szczotka, 6. kamienie, 7. szczotkowanie Stones Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. buty do curlingu , 2. kij do gry, 3. tafla lodu, 4. środek koła , 5. szczotka, 6. kamienie, 7. szczotkowanie Bullseye Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. buty do curlingu , 2. kij do gry, 3. tafla lodu, 4. środek koła , 5. szczotka, 6. kamienie, 7. szczotkowanie Brush Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. buty do curlingu , 2. kij do gry, 3. tafla lodu, 4. środek koła , 5. szczotka, 6. kamienie, 7. szczotkowanie Grippers Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. buty do curlingu , 2. kij do gry, 3. tafla lodu, 4. środek koła , 5. szczotka, 6. kamienie, 7. szczotkowanie Curling sheet Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. buty do curlingu , 2. kij do gry, 3. tafla lodu, 4. środek koła , 5. szczotka, 6. kamienie, 7. szczotkowanie Cue Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. buty do curlingu , 2. kij do gry, 3. tafla lodu, 4. środek koła , 5. szczotka, 6. kamienie, 7. szczotkowanie
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Exercise 1
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Play a Memo game to memorise the words related to curling.
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Exercise 2

Match definitions of the words/expressions relating to curling with correct words or expressions.

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Set of rules that allow the disabled do sports Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. bullseye, 2. curling sheet, 3. cue, 4. hog line, 5. accessibility standards, 6. skip The ice area that is used to play curlin Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. bullseye, 2. curling sheet, 3. cue, 4. hog line, 5. accessibility standards, 6. skip The captain of the team Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. bullseye, 2. curling sheet, 3. cue, 4. hog line, 5. accessibility standards, 6. skip The line that cannot be crossed when players who throw the stone must release the stone before reaching it Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. bullseye, 2. curling sheet, 3. cue, 4. hog line, 5. accessibility standards, 6. skip The centre of the target for a stone to reach Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. bullseye, 2. curling sheet, 3. cue, 4. hog line, 5. accessibility standards, 6. skip A stick to play curling Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. bullseye, 2. curling sheet, 3. cue, 4. hog line, 5. accessibility standards, 6. skip
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Exercise 2
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Match the audio words/expressions relating to curling to their definitions. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. The ice area that is used to play curling., 2. A stick for playing curling., 3. The centre of the target for a stone to reach., 4. The set of rules that allow people with disabilities do sports., 5. The line that cannot be crossed when players who throw the stone must release the stone before reaching it., 6. The captain of a curling team.
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Exercise 3
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Drag and drop the words related to curling into the correct category. 1. People Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. vice-skip, 2. sweep, 3. score, 4. button, 5. release, 6. compete, 7. delivery stick, 8. scoring area, 9. skip, 10. rock, 11. opponent, 12. tee, 13. grippers, 14. brush, 15. brush, 16. bullseye, 17. rival, 18. Hack point, 19. curler, 20. sweeper, 21. hogline, 22. slide, 23. house, 24. stone, 25. broom 2. Equipment Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. vice-skip, 2. sweep, 3. score, 4. button, 5. release, 6. compete, 7. delivery stick, 8. scoring area, 9. skip, 10. rock, 11. opponent, 12. tee, 13. grippers, 14. brush, 15. brush, 16. bullseye, 17. rival, 18. Hack point, 19. curler, 20. sweeper, 21. hogline, 22. slide, 23. house, 24. stone, 25. broom 3. Markings on the curling sheet Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. vice-skip, 2. sweep, 3. score, 4. button, 5. release, 6. compete, 7. delivery stick, 8. scoring area, 9. skip, 10. rock, 11. opponent, 12. tee, 13. grippers, 14. brush, 15. brush, 16. bullseye, 17. rival, 18. Hack point, 19. curler, 20. sweeper, 21. hogline, 22. slide, 23. house, 24. stone, 25. broom 4. Actions involved in the game Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. vice-skip, 2. sweep, 3. score, 4. button, 5. release, 6. compete, 7. delivery stick, 8. scoring area, 9. skip, 10. rock, 11. opponent, 12. tee, 13. grippers, 14. brush, 15. brush, 16. bullseye, 17. rival, 18. Hack point, 19. curler, 20. sweeper, 21. hogline, 22. slide, 23. house, 24. stone, 25. broom
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Exercise 4
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Change the given words so that they correctly complete the sentences. Spelling and gramatical correctness required. 1. During the match, the players were     Tu uzupełnij     with special masks to protect them against injuries.     ARM 2. To get points in curling, the stone must reach the    Tu uzupełnij     area.     SCORE 3. Fair-play rules in sports make people treat the opponents in a     Tu uzupełnij     manner.     FRIEND 4. Many people claim that tennis or curling improve     Tu uzupełnij     skills as they force a player to focus on the target.     CONCENTRATE 5. Fierce competition causes negative     Tu uzupełnij     which may badly influence the motivation of the player.     PRESS 6. Nowadays people who struggle with various physical     Tu uzupełnij     can still enjoy sports due to accessibilities.     PAIR
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Exercise 5
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Match the sentence halves to create correct and logical sentences related to curling.
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Exercise 6

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets to make a description of the photo.

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Exercise 6

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets to make a description of the photo.

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The picture shows a man at the curling sheet, who     1. (seem/be/thrower) Tu uzupełnij.     He has a black suit and looks professional. He     2. (wear/grippers/avoid/slip) Tu uzupełnij. He     3. (release/stone) Tu uzupełnij     at the hack point. I suppose he     4. (hold/brush) Tu uzupełnij     in his hand. I think the curver     5. (hope/stone/reach) Tu uzupełnij     the house, in particular the tee.
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Exercise 7
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Translate the fragments in brackets related to curling. Grammatical and spelling correctness is required. 1. The sweepers must     (wywierać duży nacisk na lód) Tu uzupełnij     to make it a bit warmer for the stone to slide smoothly. 2. It is believed that practising curling regularly     (rozwija koncentrację i wytrzymałość) Tu uzupełnij. 3. The code of honour in curling clearly defines fair-play rules and makes players     (traktują życzliwie przeciwników) Tu uzupełnij. 4. Sweepers must sweep the ice energetically     (żeby zmniejszyć tarcie) Tu uzupełnij     and improve the movement of the stone. 5. The players     (są wyposażeni w specjalne buty i szczotki) Tu uzupełnij      to play the game.
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Exercise 8

You watched a curling match on TV. You found this sport amusing and decided to share your opinion with your friend from England. Write an email to her and:

  • mention what the origins of curling are;

  • explain what the purpose of the game is;

  • inform what the code of honour in curling is and what values it represents;

  • express your opinion on why curling is a suitable sport even for amateurs.

In your email use 100–150 words.

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Start with/Rozpocznij tak:

Hi Kate,

How are you? You know what? Recently, I have watched a curling match. I found it very amusing and that’s why I decided to write to you.

Finish with/Zakończ tak:

How do you find this sport? Write back and express your opinion on that.

Take care,

XYZ

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