Starting at the Sports Club

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

A2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice, Multiple choice, Fill in the blank (text), Fill in the blank (dropdown), Cloze (text), Cloze (dropdown), Matching, Error correction, Sentence transformation, Sentence reordering

How to approach this practice

Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the best completion. Everyone … wear clean trainers in the sports hall; it is a club rule.

   1. might
   2. would
   3. may
   4. must
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   must

   Must expresses a rule or obligation.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You are not allowed to eat in the gym.

   1. You should eat in the gym.
   2. You don't have to eat in the gym.
   3. You must not eat in the gym.
   4. Eating in the gym is not allowed.
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   You must not eat in the gym.; Eating in the gym is not allowed.

   Must not and not allowed express prohibition; don't have to expresses lack of necessity.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use the comparative form of easy. This exercise is ___ than the first one.

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   easier

   Change y to i and add er to easy.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   How ___ times a week do you go swimming?

   Choices for blank 1

   1. much
   2. long
   3. old
   4. many
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   many

   Times is a plural countable noun, so use how many.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Complete with the past simple. Lina 1___ (join) the club last month and 2___ (meet) her coach on Monday.

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   joined

   Blank 2

   met

   Joined is regular; the irregular past of meet is met.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Bring 1___ water to your first class. You should drink before you feel 2___.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. some
   2. a
   3. an
   4. many

   Choices for blank 2

   1. thirsty
   2. thirst
   3. thirstily
   4. thirsts
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   some

   Blank 2

   thirsty

   Water is uncountable; after feel, use the adjective thirsty.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. At the club reception.

   Answer choices

   • In the changing room.
   • Forty-five minutes.
   • Twenty pounds.

   Items

   • How long is the beginners' class?
   • Where can I change my clothes?
   • How much is a monthly membership?
   Check answers and explanations

   1. How long is the beginners' class?

   Forty-five minutes.

   2. Where can I change my clothes?

   In the changing room.

   3. How much is a monthly membership?

   Twenty pounds.

   The replies give a duration, a place and a price.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. You should to bring a small towel.

   Check answers and explanations

   Accepted answers

   You should bring a small towel.

   Should is followed by the base verb without to.

9. Question 9 · Sentence transformation

   Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.

   Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the word full without changing it. The evening class is full, but the morning class has places. The evening class is full, but the morning class is ___.

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   Accepted answers

   not full

   Having places available means that the morning class is not full.

10. Question 10 · Sentence reordering

    Arrange these parts into the correct sentence.

    Put the chunks in order to make one complete sentence. Keep the capitalised opening first and the punctuated ending last.

    Sentence parts

    • The coach
    • how to use the machines.
    • shows
    • the new members
    Check answers and explanations

    Correct order

    The coach shows the new members how to use the machines.

    Show takes the people receiving the demonstration and then the how-to phrase.

What to review next

Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.

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