Lesson 6.2 Reading Task

Balancing on a high ​ (a)   is difficult.

You have to have great ​ (b)   in your own ability. You need to be naturally ​ (c)   but you can improve your ​ (d)   with practice.

• beam
• confidence
• agile
• agility

You need quick reactions and good ​ (a)   in this sport, but you also need good hand-eye ​ (b)   because you have to coordinate your movements with what you ​ (c)   .​

• concentration
• coordination
• see

Speed and ​ (a)   are essential if you want to win ​ (b)   . You need to be ​ (c)   and you have to be very ​ (d)   .

• determination
• races
• fast
• determined

Being positive and ​ (a)   helps you to play well and win ​ (b)   .

​ (c)   is important for team spirit.

Of course, you also need ​ (d)   .​

• enthusiastic
• matches
• Enthusiasm
• stamina

You and your ​ (a)   both need to have ​ (b)   , so you must never be afraid of the ​ (c)   .

• horse
• courage
• jumps

You have to stay ​ (a)   and control your ​ (b)   . Self-discipline is a key part of ​ (c)   arts.​

• calm
• emotions
• martial
• quiet

Developing your body to make yourself ​ (a)   enough is essential, but mental ​ (b)   is just as necessary. You need to have the ​ (c)   that you can do it.

• strong
• strength
• confidence

Read what the sportspeople say. Match them to the sports below.

• HOCKEY

• Balancing on a high beam is difficult.

  You have to have great confidence in your own ability. You need to be naturally agile but you can improve your agility with practice.

• GYMNASTICS

• Speed and determination are essential if you want to win races. You need to be fast and you have to be very determined.

• TABLE TENNIS

• Being positive and enthusiastic helps you to play well and win matches.

  Enthusiasm is important for team spirit.

  Of course, you also need stamina.

• ATHLETICS

• You need quick reactions and good concentration in this sport, but you also need good hand eve coordination because you have to coordinate your movements with what you see.

Read what the sportspeople say. Match them to the sports below.

• SHOWJUMPING

• You have to stay calm and control your emotions. Self-discipline is a key part of martial arts.

• KARATE

• Developing your body to make yourself strong enough is essential, but mental strength is just as necessary. You need to have the confidence that you can do it.

• WEIGHTLIFTING

• You and your horse both need to have courage, so you must never be afraid of the jumps.