Come on, Tom, move faster!”
Suddenly, making an awkward movement, Tommy twisted his ankle and fell on the ground with a short cry, touching his leg.
“Dad, it seems to me, I have just stretched my ankle…”
“Oh, are you kidding?! Come on, boy, get up!
You are a man, you should be strong and calm in any situation.
Control yourself!”
“It hurts…”
“Then let’s go to the doctor.”
HELPFUL WORDS AND NOTES
basketball hoop [bɑskɪtbɔl] [hu p] – баскетбольная корзина, кольцо
well-developed physically [wel-dɪveləpt] [fɪzɪk(ə)lɪ] – физически развит
to move with ease [mu v] [wɪð] [i z] – двигаться с лёгкостью, непринуждённо
to play recklessly [pleɪ] [rekləslı] —
двигаться с лёгкостью, непринуждённо
nevertheless [_nevəðəles] – тем не менее, однако, всё-таки
in a commanding tone [ɪn] [ə] [kəmɑ_ndin] [təun] – командным, приказным тоном
frankly speaking [fræŋklɪ] [spi_kɪŋ] – честно говоря
awkward movement [ɔkwəd] [mu vmənt] — неловкое движение
to twist one’s ankle [twɪst] [æŋkl] – вывихнуть лодыжку, подвернуть ногу
to stretch one’s leg [streʧ] [leg] — растянуть ногу
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TASKS
I Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
Lower; feeble; slowly; discreetly; uncertain; occasional; to deteriorate; heedlessly; more sluggish; easier; dishonestly; skillful; weak; wild.
II Here are several expressions from the text (A – I). Match the definition of each of them from the list below (1 – 9).
A to control yourself
B regular practice
C to take chance
D to move with ease
E frankly speaking
F to give instructions
G to play recklessly
H in a commanding tone
I an awkward movement
1. a settled tendency
2. to tell what should be done
3. in an imperious manner of speaking
4. to act rashly, headlong, hastily
5. to take an opportunity
6. an uncomfortable or clumsy motion
7. to utter in an open, direct, honest manner
8. to stir without difficulty or effort
9. to make yourself behave calmly even though you are feeling angry, excited, or upset.
III Make up sentences of your own with the expressions from exercise II.
IV Complete the sentences with modal verbs in the appropriate form.
1. Dad thinks that you _____________ train harder to win the national championship. He is sure that only in this case you___________________ become a champion next year!
2. You __________________ speak to your friends in such a commanding tone. It sounds offensive.
3. Unfortunately, Max ______________________ replace the goalkeeper in the match on Tuesday. He has injured his foot.
4. The boy _________________ improve his tennis skills, although, frankly speaking, he doesn’t feel like playing it. But he promised his parents to achieve the highest result in the competition.
5. Mr. Grin ______________________ take his son to the hospital, because the scratch on his leg is superficial. Tommy’s mum _____________ disinfect it herself.
6. The head coach said that Benjamin ________________ practice regularly at the sport ground, then he ______________________ take his chance on the stadium soon.
7. “A boy ______________ cry”, said dad, bandaging his son’s knee after his fall on the hockey rink.
8. Tom _______________ explain why he missed the ball. It wasn’t very hard to catch it, nevertheless, the ball rebounded into the gate.
9. On the one hand, his parents say that he ________________ always control himself, and that he__________________ express his emotions. On the other hand, his teacher says that it ____________ be harmful to his mental health to suppress his feelings.
10. The girl isn’t tall and strong enough, but she moves with ease and feels confident with the ball, so she ____________________ throw the ball into the basketball hoop in the game next week.