Comparative Form and Superlative Form -er/-est one-syllable adjectives clean, new, cheap two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever positive for
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UNIT 1: Occupations LOOK AND IDENTIFY
Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
1 Look at the pictures and write down what you think about them
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Note: Make use of the following questions about the pictures: Who are the people? What are they doing?
Where are they? How would you describe them?(What do they look like?) Is/are there… in the picture? What happened to the people in the picture? What is the possible relationship of the people in the
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1 Look at the pictures and write down what you think about them
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Note Try to answser the following questions about the pictures: What is it/What are they? What happened
to it/them? How would you describe it/them? Where is it/Where are they? Is/are there… in the picture?
What was done to it/them?
2 Now listen to the statements and select the best statement for each picture
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Mechanic
Dentist
Journalist
Fix cars
Classified section of the newspaper
Help wanted
Support oneself through school
Personnel office Clerical openings
Self-confidence
Graduate from Book keeping Stubborn Eligible Note: Try to answer the following questions about each word/phrase 1.What does it mean?( in English ). -
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3.How do you pronounce it? Give the phonetic symbol and practice pronunciation
4.What wordclass does it belong to? ( noun, verb or adverb and so on…) How do you use it in
phrases, sentences? _
5.Make your own sentence(s) with it. _
LISTENING/SPEAKING
A: What do you do for a living?
A: What is your occupation?
B: I’m a (mechanic) _
A: A (mechanic) _? That must be a lot of work
B: It is Every day I _(fix) _(cars) _
A: How interesting How many (cars) _do you (fix) ?
B: I _ (fix) _about _(8) (Cars) _every day
Match the occupation with the daily activity
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* Fire fighter * teach classes
CONVERSATION
Listen carefully Roleplay with your classmates
A Help Wanted
Alex: I'm looking for a job Where can I find one?
Mike: Look in the Classified section of the newspaper, under Help Wanted People who
need services advertise there
Alex: Thanks I'll try that
B I need a job
Student: I need to find a part-time job to help support myself through school
Counselor: What kind of skills do you have?
Student: I can type pretty well
Counselor: How fast can you type?
Student: About sixty words a minute
Counselor: Go to the Personnel Office and check to see if there are any part-time clerical openings
Student: Thank you very much
C I can sell anything
Mr Kirby : What previous experience in sales have you had?
Fred : I started out as a clerk in the automotive department at Sears After that I
managed a used car lot for several years
Mr Kirby : What do you know about vacuum cleaners?
Fred : Not much, but I know I could sell them I can sell anything
Mr.Kirby : I’ll hire you I like your self-confidence
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An Interview Here is an interview between an employer and an applicant for the position of bookkeeper However, only the applicant's answers are given and you must supply the inter- viewer's questions to fit the responses The first one is done for you
A: What is your name?
B: My name is Emily Harrison
B: Yes, I enjoy bookkeeping
B: What is the salary?
A:
GRAMMAR
PREPOSITIONS: Across, along, between, past, towards
Look at the pictures below and find the meaning/usage of these prepositions
Expressions of Possibility: May, Might, Can, Could, and It's Possible That
A Listen to the sentences and change them by using may
Example: Maybe I will clean my room this afternoon
I may clean my room this afternoon
1 2 3 4
1 The boy is walking across the road 2 The boy is walking along the road.
3 The boy is walking between two trees 4 The boy is walking past the bank
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Example: Maybe I will move soon
I might move soon
Prepositions of place and direction
across from one side to the other
side
You mustn't go across this road here
There isn't a bridge across the river
between sth./sb is on each side Our house is between the supermarket and the school
past going near sth./sb Go past the post office
along in a line; from one point to
towards in the direction of sth We ran towards the castle
Comparison of Adjective and adverbs
Read the following dialogue and learn how to use the comparison of adjectives
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Travel agent: Good morning What can I do for you?
Customer: I'm planning to go to Holland and I'd like some information
Travel agent: Well, the fastest and easiest way
to get there is by plane, but it's also the most expensive way
Customer: Oh, I see What about by train?
Travel agent: The train is cheaper, of course, but it takes much longer than the plane The least
expensive way is by coach, but it's not as comfortable
as by train
Customer: I think I'll take the train I'm going to Holland on holiday, so I'm not in a hurry
Travel agent: In that case, it's the best way for you to travel And you'll enjoy the journey
better Well, thanks very much I'll come back later to pay for the tickets Bye!
Customer : Bye!
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Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)
one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)
two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)
positive form comparative form superlative form
Exceptions in spelling when adding -er / -est
silent ‘e’ is dropped
Comparative Form and Superlative Form (more/most)
adjectives of three or more syllables (and two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er)
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difficult more difficult the most difficult
Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons)
positive form comparative form superlative form
little (amount) less least little (size) smaller smallest
far (place +
far (place) farther farthest
late (order) latter last near (place) nearer nearest
old (people
old (people) elder eldest
The comparison of adverbs in English:
To form the comparative of an adverb, English adds -er to those that do not end in -ly ("faster") and places more in front of those that do end in -ly ("more quickly")
To form the superlative of an adverb, English adds -est to those that do not end in -ly ("fastest") and places most in front of those that do ("most quickly")
Grammar practice
I Fill in the blanks with the prepositions across,along,between,past or towards
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1.There are many shops………the High Street
2.My house is ……….the park and the church
3 A car hit the dog when it ran……….the road
4 After the football match, the crowd moved……… the exit
5.The school bus goes ……….my house every day
6.The children ran ……… their mother ,who was waiting for them
7.The bus didn’t stop at the bus-stop; it went right……… it
8.The gardener planted orange trees………the fence
9.”Where is Mr Black?” “He’s standing ………… those two women.”
10.You must look left and right before you walk…………the street
II Fill in the blanks with the prepositions across, along, between, past or towards
1.Who is that man with the big dog………….his legs?
2.While we were coming ……… the village, it started to rain
3.Don’t speak to Tom; just walk………….him
4.I love walking……….the river in spring
5.Who is the beautiful girl sitting………….those two men?
6.You mustn’t park ………this street
7.Never walk………….the park after dark.It’s dangerous in there
8.The runners will go ……… us if we sit here.We’ll see them
9.Look out! A car is coming……… you!
10.The bank is in the High Street,……….the library and the post office
III Complete the dialogue using the prepositions across, along, between, past and towards Use each preposition as many times as you need to
A: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to Market Street?There’s a museum there I want to visit B:Of course, but it will take you about 15 minutes on foot
A:That’s all right I like walking
B:Well, first of all you have to go straight 1……….this street and turn left at the second corner There are some traffic lights and you must go 2…………the street there
A:So it’s straight 3………this street.Then I turn left at the second corner and go
4……….the street at the traffic lights What then?
B:Then it’s straight again 5………a park After you go 6 ……….the park,you turn right The museum is on that street,7……… a police station and a church
A:Is there a bus that goes 8……….Market Street?
B:No, I’m afraid there isn’t
A:Then I think I’ll take a taxi Do taxis go 9……….this street? Oh, here’s one coming
10………us now TAXI! Goodbye
B:Er, but…
IV Answer the questions
1.Who is the youngest person in your family?
2.Which subject at school is the most difficult for you?
3.Who is older, you or your best friend?
4.Who is the most famous basketball player in the world?
5.Which is more exciting, football or basketball?
6.Who is the most popular singer in your country?
7.Which is slower, a ship or a train?
8.Which season is colder than autumn?
9.Which is bigger, an elephant or a whale?
10.Which is higher, Mont Blanc or Mount Everest?
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1.I think Donald Duck is ………Popeye (funny)
2 Ted is a ………… driver…… his brother (good)
3 This pub is ……….the one on our street (nice)
4 London is ……….Athens (big)
5 I’m usually ……in the morning…….in the afternoon (busy) 6.Look at the cat! It’s………… it was six months ago (fat) 7.There’s ………wine in the fridge………….I thought (little) 8.She finds swimming……….tennis (exciting)
9.There are ……….tourists here in summer………in winter (many) 10.Air tickets are ……… train tickets.(expensive)
VI Fill in the blanks with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets Add any other
necessary words
1 India is one of………….countries in the world (large)
2.The cheetah is ……… animal of all (fast)
3 Last year we had ……….holiday of our life (good)
4.Yesterday was ……….day of the year (hot)
5.This is one of ………… books in the library (interesting)
6 Which is ……….difficult subject at school? (little)
7 Last Sunday was ……… day of my life (bad)
8……….way to go to the airport is by train (easy)
9 He is ……….person I know (boring)
10.This is ………of all the dresses in the shop.(lovely)
VII Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets Add any other necessary words
1 The streets in big cities are not as ………(narrow) the streets in small towns and villages.They are
……….(wide) because there are a lot of cars
2.She thinks that rats are ………(dirty) animals in the world
3 It’s always ……….(sunny)and ……… (warm) in spring ………… it is in winter
4.The white roses are ……… (beautiful) flowers in our garden
5 Which is……… (dangerous), a shark or a whale?
6 I am………(good) at languages …….at maths I think maths is ……….(difficult) subject of all
7 The film wasn’t as ………(good) we hoped It was much ………….(bad) the film we saw last week
8.Next time be ……….(careful) when you do your homework and you won’t
make……….(many) mistakes………you do now
9.Monday is ………(bad) day of the week for me
10 I don’t like this dress I want something ………(nice) this
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2 She is a ………singer She sings ………
3 You must drive ……… A………driver is a good driver
4 A tortoise is very ……….It moves………
5 The kids are……….today.They are reading comics………
6 He’s got a ………car and he drives very…………
7 I always feel ………on Sunday mornings I do everything…………
8 My grandparents are a ………… old couple.They live……… in the country
9.You looked at him very………What made you so……….?
10.The people at the party were very ……… They were dancing and singing………
READING
Read the text Then do as instructed
East Los Angeles in the USA is a poor neighbourhood Most of the young people there don’t have jobs, Until now, very few have become doctors , computer programmers or space scientists But now, a special teacher by the name of James Escobedo is changing all that
James Escobedo was working as a successful computer programmer He wanted to help others, so
he decided to teach high-school pupils in a poor neighbourhood East Los Angeles is one of the poorest
On the first day of school, his pupils didn’t want to learn They laughed at him when he tried to teach them The headmaster told James Escobedo, “let’s hope your pupils learn how to add two and two”
But James Escobedo wanted more than that for pupils He wanted the best universities and the best jobs for them He worked hard and little by little , things changed The pupils came to school at weekends and holidays He told them one thing “Do you want to succeed? Then you have to work hard
“And he didn’t let them forget it
A few months later, some incredble things happened Some of his pupils solved the most difficult problems in maths Then those pupils went to some of the best universities in the USA
What was this teacher’s secret? He believed in his pupils and he made them believe in themselves
Here are some answers Read the text again and write the questions
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He wanted to help others
2
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He believed in his pupils
Answer the questions below
1 Do young people in East Los Angeles usually work?
2 What did Escobedo do before he became a teacher?
3 What did Escobedo want for his pupils?
4 What do you think made Escobedo succeed?
C Find words in the text which mean:
1 with very little money
2 streets where people live
A Crum tried to make the customer angry
B Potato chips had a very interesting beginning
C Potato chips are cheap and Americans eat a lot of them
D Americans really like potato chips very much
SENTENCE COMPLETION
1 He sent a draft copy the contract by fax
(A) of (B) in (C) by (D) to
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2 I’ll go back home Chicago
(A) in (B) by (C) of (D) to
3 I’ll think about the contract I see your proposal
(A) how (B) after ( C) of (D) around
4 They believe that they can talk us after the 25th
(A) around (B) of (C) with (D) until
5 The assistant manager said she’d be New York for a week
(A) of (B) at (C) to (D) in
Note: Identify your problems with prepositions and conjunctions
WRITING
I Correct the mistakes
1.Tennis is most exciting than golf
II Fill in the job application form below
Job Application Form —
Instructions: Print clearly in black or blue ink Answer all questions Sign and date the form PERSONAL INFORMATION:
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Hours Available: from _to
What date are you available to start work?
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May We Contact Your Present Employer?
Date
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1 A bad workman blames his tools
2 Many hands make light work
3 Jack of all trades is master of none
4 The brain drain
5 To beat about the bush
UNIT 2: HEALTH & SPORTS LOOK AND IDENTIFY
Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
1 Look at the pictures and write down what you think about them
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Note: Make use of the following questions about the pictures: Who are the people? What are they doing?
Where are they? How would you describe them?(What do they look like?) Is/are there… in the picture? What happened to the people in the picture? What is the possible relationship of the people in the
Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6
1 Look at the pictures and write down what you think about them
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Note Try to answser the following questions about the pictures: What is it/What are they? What happened
to it/them? How would you describe it/them? Where is it/Where are they? Is/are there… in the picture?
What was done to it/them?
2 Now listen to the statements and select the best statement for each picture Picture 1: a b c d Picture 2: a b c d Picture 3: a b c d Note: Try to answer the following questions about each word/phrase 1.What does it mean?( in English ). -
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3.How do you pronounce it? Give the phonetic symbol and practice pronunciation
4.What wordclass does it belong to? ( noun, verb or adverb and so on…) How do you use it in
phrases, sentences? _
5.Make your own sentence(s) with it. _
VOCABULARY
Waterskiing
Scuba diving
Backpacking
Skating Hiking Roller-skating Poker
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Bridge (game) Note: Try to answer the following questions about each word/phrase
1.What does it mean?( in English ). -
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2.What is its Vietnamese equivalent? -
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3.How do you pronounce it? Give the phonetic symbol and practice pronunciation
4.What wordclass does it belong to? ( noun, verb or adverb and so on…) How do you use it in phrases, sentences? _
5.Make your own sentence(s) with it. _
LISTENING/SPEAKING
1.I like fruit
2.Helen likes sports
3 Ms Cramer doesn't like
coffee
4 Tony does not like action
movies
5 Does Terry like swimming?
6 Does Phil like soft drinks?
7 Does Sheila like salad?
8 Do you like Chinese food?
What kind?
What kind of sports?
Really? Does she like tea?
Oh What kind does he like?
Yes, he does
No, he doesn't
No, she does not
Yes, I do
No,I don’t
A little
Oranges and bananas
Football and tennis
Yes, she does
(He likes) drama
1 What is your favorite color?
2 What's your favorite kind of music?
3 Favorite sport?
4 Do you have a lucky number?
5 What kind of food do you like best?
6 How about movies?
Purple
I like pop music
Kung fu
Yes It’s eight
I like Cantonese food
Action
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8 What city do you like most?
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong, of course!
1 What is Ms Chan doing?
2 What is he doing?
3 What are you doing?
4 Who is singing that song?
5 Who is washing the dishes?
6 Where are you going now?
She is writing a letter
He's playing hockey
I’m reading a book
Frank (is)
The children are
I’m going to the library
Oh That's nice That's interesting
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17 Let's go play soccer
18 Let's go play cards
Conversation
What are these people doing? Look at the pictures and tell what the people are doing
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2 What are Mary and Mike doing? 5 What are Linda and Jose playing?
3 What is the Smith family doing? 6 What are Gary and Myra doing?
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GRAMMAR PRESENT PERFECT vs SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Simple past A: He spoke
N: He did not
speak
Q: Did he
speak?
action in the past taking
place once, never or several times
actions taking place one after another
action taking place in the middle of another action
yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in
1990, the other day, last Friday
if sentence type II (If I
putting emphasis on the result
action that is still going on
action that stopped recently
finished action that has an influence on the present
action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now, for, since…
putting emphasis on the course
or duration(not the result)
action that recently stopped or
is still going on
finished action that influenced the present
all day, for 4 years, since
1993, how long?, the whole week
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
I Answer the questions
1 When did you last see a good film on TV?
2 How long have you known your best friend?
3 Have you ever been to a foreign country?
4 Where did you go last summer?
5 Have you always lived in the same house?
6 What did you do yesterday?
7 Have you ever learned Japanese?
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II.Match the columns to make correct sentences
A B
1 He’s never a had their dinner
2 I met b in London for two years
3 The children have already c seen you for ages
4 How long have you d do last night?
5 John’s not done e been to Japan
6 My brother has lived f do their homework?
7 What did you g a letter last week
8 When did they h his homework yet
9 We haven’t i your aunt a few days ago
10.She wrote her friend j known your teacher?
III Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past or Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets
1 They ………….at home last night.(not be)
2 He……… Chinese food.(never eat)
3 When ……… your headache………?(start)
4 Where is my camera? I……….(look) everywhere for it and I can’t find
5 Are you ready? Your friends ……… (just come)
6 When ……….George……… you?(visit)
7 Jane………….her new dress on, but it was too long.(try)
8 Our teacher………in this school for ten years.(work)
9 The police…………the thieves a few hours ago.(catch)
10 I……… you since last week.(not see)
IV Put the sentences into the question and negative forms
1.They flew to Paris last year
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a………
b………
V Choose the correct adverb and put it in the correct place
1.”Where’s Peter?” “He’s gone to the park.”(just / ago )
VI Answer the questions
1 How long have you been learning English?
2 What have you been doing for the last ten minutes?
3 Have you been studying English for a long time ?
4 How long has your mother been driving?
5 How long have you been having a lesson?
6 Since when have you been living in your house?
7 How long has your teacher been teaching you?
8 How long have you been doing this exercise?
VII Match the columns
A B
1 Everything is wet a I’ve been working
2 We’re very tired b Isn’t it boring?
3.You’ve been eating nuts all afternoon c He’s been repairing the car all morning
4 How long have you been standing here? d I think we’re lost
5 Father is outside e It’s been raining for two days
6 What have you been doing all day? f That’s why you’ve got a stomach-ache
7 You’ve been watching TV for hours g For almost an hour
8 We’ve been going the wrong way for h We’ve been playing tennis
half an hour now
VIII Use the Present Perfect Continuous and the following words to make questions and answers as
in the example Add any other necessary words
1 What / kids / do / park? (ride / bikes)
What have the kids been doing in the park?………
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2 What / grandmother / make / all / morning?(make / cakes )
……… ………
3.How long / you / wait for / train?(wait for / it / for half an hour)
I'd rather play baseball
B 1 I prefer to swim in a pool than to swim in the ocean How about you?
I prefer to swim in the ocean
2 Which do you prefer, living in the country or the city?
I prefer living in the city
3 I prefer dogs to cats What about you?
I prefer cats to dogs
4 Which do you prefer, cooking or washing dishes?
I prefer cooking
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C 1 Which do you like better, soccer or baseball?
I like soccer better
Not me I prefer baseball
Questions: Which game does the boy like better? Which game does the girl like better?
The boy likes baseball better and the girl likes soccer better
2 Let's go fishing today
No I don't like fishing very much
What do you like better?
I prefer to go hiking in the woods
Questions: What does the boy suggest doing? What does the girl prefer to do?
The boy suggests going fishing The girl prefers to go hiking in the woods
3 Do you like to play cards?
Yes especially poker
Oh I like bridge better than poker
Question: Which game does the girl like better, poker or bridge?
The girl likes bridge better
SENTENCE COMPLETION
1.It has been………wet to play outside
a.too b.enough c.very d so
2.The mad dog bit………
a.by itself b.itself c.themselves d.ourselves
3.I don’t like this cake.It’s not………… to eat
a.fresh enough b.enough fresh c fresh d as fresh
4 You’re not old ………….to stay out after midnight
a too b enough c.very d ready
5 They spent all the money on………
a themselves b.themselfs c.himself d herself
READING
Read this news article and answer the questions
The Euro 2008 soccer championship is underway The best teams from across Europe are competing Austria and Switzerland are the hosts of this year’s tournament
Germany, Italy and France are the favorites to win Euro 2008
The tournament, which takes place every four years, is the world’s third most-watched sporting event after the Olympics and the World Cup
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1 What event is going on?
2 Which countries are the hosts of this year’s tournament?
3 Which nations are expected to win?
4 How often does the tournament take place?
5 What does ‘most-watched’ mean? Portsmouth v Southampton Read this funny story and do as instructed
A primary teacher starts a new job at a school in West Hampshire and, trying to make a good impression on her first day, explains to her class that she is a Southampton fan She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Saints fans Everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl
The teacher looks at the girl with surprise and says: 'Mary, why didn't you raise your hand?
Because I'm not a Southampton fan', she replied
The teacher, still shocked, asked: 'Well if you're not a Saints fan, then who are you a fan of?
'I'm a Portsmouth fan, and proud of it', Mary replied
The teacher could not believe her ears
Mary, why, pray tell, are you a Pompey fan?
Because my mum and dad are from Portsmouth, and my mum is a Pompey fan and my dad is a Pompey fan, so I'm a Pompey fan too!'
Well, 'said the teacher, in a obviously annoyed tone, 'that's no reason for you to be a Portsmouth fan You don't have to be just like your parents all the time What if your mum was a prostitute and you dad was a drug dealer and car thief, what would you be then?
Then', Mary smiled, 'I'd be a Southampton fan.'
Find words/phrases in the text which mean:
1 to make someone respect/admire
The Story of Football
People have played games like football for thousands of years
In ancient China they played a special game for the emperor's birthday Soldiers kicked balls made
of animal skin into a net between two posts These posts were ten metres high