Vocabulary & Sports

1. What does it mean if a match is abandoned?

2. In cricket, what does it mean to be out for a duck?

3. What is the main quality of a good sport, according to the idea of sportsmanship?

4. Name one indoor and one outdoor game mentioned in the lesson.

5. According to Michael Jordan, what wins championships besides talent?

Grammar: Past Perfect Continuous

6. Complete the sentence: The boys were covered in mud because they ______ (play) football.

7. What is the structure of the Past Perfect Continuous tense?

8. Ask a question using the Past Perfect Continuous based on this situation: "It started to rain during the match."

9. What is the difference between these two sentences? * "I watched the movie." * "I had been watching the movie when the power went out."

10. Make this sentence negative: "He had been working too hard before he fell ill."

Grammar: Short Agreements (So/Neither)

11. Agree with this statement: "I love cricket."

12. Agree with this negative statement: "Mewan did not come to school yesterday."

13. Complete the response: A: "Colombo is really hot these days." B: "______ is Jaffna."

14. How would you agree with "I haven't done my homework"?

15. Why do we use short agreements like "So do I"?

Application & Writing

16. Write a short paragraph (about 60 words) on "The Importance of Teamwork in Sports." 17. Name two famous sports personalities mentioned in the lesson and the sport they are famous for.

18. You are the captain of the school netball team. Write the first two sentences of a speech to motivate your team before a big match.

19. What does the term fair play mean in sports?

20. Imagine a cricket match was affected by rain. Write one sentence describing this using the Past Perfect Continuous tense.