Th V class Date progress check 1

5b Read and say True or False.

1 You can only take pills and stay healthy. _________

2 You should do some exercise every day to have good health. _________

3 It is better to play in the playground than have a PI lesson. _________

4 You should drink more water than Coca Cola. _________

5 Dairy products are not very good for our health. _________

Total = 50 points
Number of correct answers: _________

Mark: _______ Teacher:_________________

Date___________________

TEST 1

1a Listen and match the texts with pictures A-E.

e.g. 1d

1) Poohsticks fi rst appeared in a Winnie-the-Pooh book by Alexander Milne. It’s a simple sport where players are on a bridge over running water. Each player drops a stick on the water on one side of a bridge. Whose stick fi rst appears on the other side of the bridge is the winner. The World Poohsticks Championships took place on the River Thames in the UK, in 1984.

2) One of the most unusual sports is Bed Racing. It fi rst appeared in England. The fi rst race was in 1965. There are fi ve people in a team, and one person on the bed. Each team must move their bed, which is decorated. The bed runs on four wheels about 3 km. At the end of the race course they must cross a river.

3) Risky Ironing is a dangerous sport. People who play this unusual sport move and iron clothes! They’re “ironists”. It’s the most dangerous outdoor sports activity for the pleasure to have a well-ironed shirt.

4) Chess Boxing is a sport where people play chess and do boxing in rounds. This sport fi rst appeared in a comic book in 1992. But the first real event of Chess Boxing was in 2003. A Chess Boxing match starts with a chess round and then two minutes of boxing. The winner is the person who wins a chess game or a boxing round.

5) Giant Pumpkin Racing is played by sportsmen who take giant pumpkins and make a “boat”. Then they sit inside the giant pumpkins. The fi rst to finish the race is the winner. But it’s not easy at all.

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