Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different stress pattern. Read the words aloud.
1. A. badminton B. always C. volleyball D. aerobics
2. A. karate B. swimming C. running D. tennis
3. A. equipment B. skateboard C. favourite D. racket
4. A. stadium B. football C. sailing D. event
5. A. popular B. sportsman C. competition D. marathon
Exercise 2. Put the words in the box into two groups.
/eə/
spare
care
where
aerobics
dare
/iə/
hear
beer
dear
clear
really
Exercise 3. Put the verbs into the correct tenses to finish the following passage.
Pelé (1. be) was born on October 21st, 1940 in the countryside of Brazil. His father was professional football player and (2. teach) teached Pelé how to play at a very young age.
Pelé (3. begin) began his career at the age of 15 when he (4. start) started playing for Santos Football Club. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé (5. win) won his first World Cup. It was the first time the World Cup (6. be) was shown on TV. People around the world (7. watch) Catched Pelé play and (8. cheer) cheered
Pelé won three World Cup and (9.score) scored 1,281 goals in his 22 year-career.
During his career, he (10. become) became well-known around the world as “The King of Football”.