Progress check 1

2 Put the words in the correct column. (6x2=12)
snowboarding, chess, jumping, gymnastics, cycling, boxing, volleyball


3 Match the words and explanations. (5x2=10)
e.g. 1c
1 win a get a point or a goal
2 lose b push the ball into the air with your hands
3 score c be the player or team that gets victory
4 catch d be the player or team that does not get victory
5 pass e throw the ball to another player on your team
6 throw f take the ball with your hands when someone passes to you


4a Read and match the titles and paragraphs. (3x2=6)
e.g. 1b
Paralympics
1) Can people with disability do sport? In Uzbekistan and other countries
these people can do sport and take part in the Paralympic Games. The Paralympic
movement in Uzbekistan began at the end of the 1990s. Many sports centres
appeared for these people.
2) The country fi rst took part in the Summer Paralympics in Athens in 2004.
Only one athlete took part ‒ the power lifter Yusup Kadyrov. Two athletes took
part in the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing. And in 2012 (London), the Uzbek
Paralympic team won its fi rst medal ‒ Farhod Saydov won silver medal for
swimming.
3) More and more Uzbek athletes with disabilities took part in international
events. In 2014, during the General Assembly of the Asian Paralympic Committee
in Abu Dhabi, the National Paralympic Association of Uzbekistan (NPAUz) was
named as the best sports organization of the Asian continent.
4) In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the Uzbek team won 31 medals
(eight gold and six silver medals). Their strongest results were in athletics, judo
and swimming. In 2017, in the Judo Championship, male and female Uzbek
athletes won 17 medals. Uzbek teams participate in other competitions, generally
in the Asian Para-Games, with great success.
A) The best sports organization in Asia
B) Beginning of Paralympics in Uzbekistan
C) Great success in Summer Paralympics
D) The fi rst victory