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TRINITY ISEI Preparation for Task 1 Long reading
SECTION 1: Questions 1-5(Title matching)
Soon we’re going to look at our first long reading text. The text is about snowboarding. The topic comes under the general
exam theme of Health and Fitness. First let’s think about what we already know about the subject. Look at the pictures and
answer the questions (1-5). Write notes for your answers. Then discuss them with a partner if you can.
1. How many snow or winter sports do you know? List them. Do you like snow sports? Why?/Why not?
Which of the snow sports are more traditional and which are more modern?
2.
3. Where do you think the idea for snowboarding came from?
4. Do you think snow sports are dangerous? What do athletes do to protect themselves?
5. What do you think slopestyle snowboarding is? Slopestyle snowboarding is shown in one of the pictures above.
Exercise 1
1. A. Now let’s read the text. When you are reading a text, always have a reason or purpose for reading. That way,
you will focus better. Here is your for reading this time: Read the text about slopestyle snowboarding and
purpose
AB C
choose the correct topic, , or , for each paragraph.
Here, you are obviously not expected to know all these snowboarding terms and a number of other words
and phrases in the text. You should ignore unfamiliar vocabulary and just go for the general meaning (gist).
Slopestyle Snowboarding
Paragraph 1
Many people thought it was impossible, but Billy Morgan just proved them wrong. He’s become the first
slopestyle snowboarder to perform a trick called the 1800 quadruple cork. Basically, he went head over heels four times in
the air before landing his snowboard on the ground again without falling over. The video of his amazing achievement has
been viewed thousands of times on the internet. And now, suddenly, everyone wants to know what exactly slopestyle is.
A What slopestyle snowboarding is
B How to do the 1800 quadruple cork
C A special achievement in slopestyle snowboarding
Paragraph 2it’s a type of snowboarding that involves the boarder
Well,
following a course down a hill with different features on it, like rails and
jumps. The boarder has to do tricks on these features. The better the tricks,
the more points the boarder scores, and the boarder with the most points
at the end wins. The four main kinds of trick are spins, grabs, grinds and
flips. Boarders have to perform a variety of these tricks on the course.
A How to do slopestyle tricks
B What slopestyle snowboarding involves
C How to judge slopestyle tricks
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TRINITY ISEI Preparation for Task 1 Long reading
SECTION 1: Questions 1-5(Title matching)
Soon we’re going to look at our first long reading text. The text is about snowboarding. The topic comes under the general
exam theme of Health and Fitness. First let’s think about what we already know about the subject. Look at the pictures and
answer the questions (1-5). Write notes for your answers. Then discuss them with a partner if you can.
1. How many snow or winter sports do you know? List them. Do you like snow sports? Why?/Why not?
Which of the snow sports are more traditional and which are more modern?
2.
3. Where do you think the idea for snowboarding came from?
4. Do you think snow sports are dangerous? What do athletes do to protect themselves?
5. What do you think slopestyle snowboarding is? Slopestyle snowboarding is shown in one of the pictures above.
Exercise 1
1. A. Now let’s read the text. When you are reading a text, always have a reason or purpose for reading. That way,
you will focus better. Here is your for reading this time: Read the text about slopestyle snowboarding and
purpose
AB C
choose the correct topic, , or , for each paragraph.
Here, you are obviously not expected to know all these snowboarding terms and a number of other words
and phrases in the text. You should ignore unfamiliar vocabulary and just go for the general meaning (gist).
Slopestyle Snowboarding
Paragraph 1
Many people thought it was impossible, but Billy Morgan just proved them wrong. He’s become the first
slopestyle snowboarder to perform a trick called the 1800 quadruple cork. Basically, he went head over heels four times in
the air before landing his snowboard on the ground again without falling over. The video of his amazing achievement has
been viewed thousands of times on the internet. And now, suddenly, everyone wants to know what exactly slopestyle is.
A What slopestyle snowboarding is
B How to do the 1800 quadruple cork
C A special achievement in slopestyle snowboarding
Paragraph 2it’s a type of snowboarding that involves the boarder
Well,
following a course down a hill with different features on it, like rails and
jumps. The boarder has to do tricks on these features. The better the tricks,
the more points the boarder scores, and the boarder with the most points
at the end wins. The four main kinds of trick are spins, grabs, grinds and
flips. Boarders have to perform a variety of these tricks on the course.
A How to do slopestyle tricks
B What slopestyle snowboarding involves
C How to judge slopestyle tricks
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