THE WORLD OF SPORTS

SMK RAJA JUMAAT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
E-BULLETIN

Prepared by:

Pong Qian Yu & Yap Xin Yee
5 Berlian

EDITOR'S NOTE

• Hello everyone! It's now 2021.Welcome to a
new year! The school obviously has already
started for a half year. We hope everyone is
focusing and thriving in their online classes.
We know we didn't get to feel a school
environment and class atmosphere but it's the
best for us now until the pandemic (covid-19)
stops. In this e-bulletin, we are going to show
our topic—Sports. Lastly, We hope that the
SPM students 2022 are doing the best as well.
We wish they are acing their exams!

Stay safe and be happy!

Regards,

Qianyu and Xinyee

STORY TIME

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The Football

David ran out of the block of flats, his light rucksack Meanwhile, Ivan had a birthday party. He had invited all the boys
jumping on his back, his jacket unbuttoned; his hand clenching a in his class. His flat was full of kids that day.A lot
small pack of collectable footballers’ cards. He hurried to show of marvellous presents were given to him. David’s present was a big
them to his best friend, Ivan. poster of the national team.

As soon as he got to the schoolyard he looked for Ivan. He “That is great, David!” exclaimed Ivan when he saw the present.
was sitting on a bench, reading a sports magazine and waiting for “Thank you very much! Look what my uncle gave to me!
football practice to begin. Winded from running, David stood in
front of him and put the small pack of cards on the magazine. It was a souvenir ball with the signature of the national team’s
goalkeeper. At once David liked it very much.
“What’s this?” the boy asked surprised, but after a few
seconds exclaimed “Oh, they are the latest!” He was eager to “Is it original?” he asked.
see all of them before the beginning of practice. There were “Of course, my uncle waited for him in front of his hotel for a long
two cards of each kind – one for him and one for his friend. time to get this signature, especially for me.” Ivan said.
David did not say anything. He felt that he wanted this ball a lot.
David smiled. He took a deep breath and said, “They are When nobody was looking he went to the place where the ball was,
from the pavilion next to us. The seller said he would have new took it and hid it in his pocket. Nobody noticed the ball was missing.
cards next week.” Shortly thereafter, David said goodbye and left.
When David got to his room he took out the ball and threw it
“Great!” Ivan said and started to separate the doubled aside. He could not believe that he had stolen it. He no longer liked the
cards. “I will give you the money tomorrow.” ball. He wanted to go back and put it where it had been. But he thought:
“Maybe Ivan has already guessed who took the ball. There were many
“There is no problem!” David answered and patted Ivan on other kids who could have taken it. But it was I who touched it last. Oh,
his shoulder. how will I look at him again?”
David could not sleep that night.
Both boys liked football very much. Since the World Cup The next day he was sad. He did not want to talk to Ivan. He did
started two weeks earlier they had become big fans of the not even go to football practice because he felt guilty in Ivan’s
sport. They joined a football club called CSKA and played presence.
football every afternoon in the schoolyard with their new
Adidas brazuka ball.

They had also started collecting things connected with
football: stickers, posters and football cards. They watched
every match of their favourite teams. They knew every result
and each of the footballers’ names.

The following day Ivan called David to ask him why he had not “Of course I will!” Ivan answered. David was very surprised to
been to practice the previous day. He told David that the coach had hear this. “Aren’t you angry with me?”
asked for him.
“No, I thought that you were angry with me.”
“I simply did not want to go,” David answered crossly. He “I just was ashamed.”
worried Ivan would ask him about the ball and hung up the phone. “And all this is because of that stupid ball! Keep it if you like it
so much,” Ivan suggested, and added: “When we noticed that the
The friends stopped talking. ball was missing, my uncle bought me some mini metal cars instead.
Several days passed. One day the friends bumped into each He had seen beautiful ones in the pavilion next to your block of
other in the street but they did not even greet each other. When flats.” Ivan showed them to David saying: “Do you like them? Look
David got home, he went to bed and started to cry. at this – it’s my favourite. They are only four, but I am going to
His mother entered the room. She was upset. have a big collection! And you can start a collection, too.”
“What’s happened? Do you want to talk?” she asked him David liked the cars very much but he remembered the
anxiously. football and asked: “What about the ball?”
David said nothing “It’s yours. I’m giving it to you.” Ivan said enthusiastically.
“Please, tell me what’s up!” After a while the boys went to play football. On the way to
David told her everything. When he finished the story he the pitch they saw a little boy kicking a ball. David stopped for a
began to cry again. moment and showed the football to the boy saying “Do you like it?
“What are you going to do?” his mother asked. It’s for you!”
“I don’t know … What would you do if you were me?” The boy took the ball, looked at it and then at the friends. His
“I would go to Ivan and give him back the ball. Then I would face shone with joy. He watched happily as the friends walked
ask him to forgive me.” away. Ivan told David something, David answered him. The boy could
“I don’t know… maybe I will try,” he said. hear their happy laughter
The next morning David went to Ivan’s place and gave him the
ball. He was embarrassed. Ivan started to say something, but David
interrupted him: “I did not want to ... I made a mistake. Will you
forgive me?”

Activity 1 A. A game played on a lawn, in which colored
Match the words with its meaning wooden balls are driven through a series of
o Sport ( ) wickets by means of mallets.
o Croquet ( )
o Equipment ( ) B. The necessary items for a particular
o Taekwondo ( ) purpose.
o Wakeboarding ( )
o Target ( ) C. An activity involving physical exertion and
skill in which an individual or team
competes against another or others for
entertainment.

D. A water sport in which the rider, standing
E. A person, object, or place selected as the

aim of an attack.
F. Characterized by punching and kicking

techniques, with emphasis on head-height
kicks

~POEM~

Sports by Jason Marsh

Playing sport is never boring to me
Wednesday and Saturday I play it most
Saving the ball from the bowler is key
In cricket you should try hard not to boast

Running is the key to get a good score
Kicking to the goal posts will get you goals
You should tackle and save the goal from war
In rugby league you should not fail in holes

Skateboarding is really cool, not boring
I zoom down the ramp and I feel flashy
Doing tricky kick-flips while you're moving
A real skateboarding pro is not crashy

Sports is lots of really cool games to play
Sports is a game to play today

Task 1- Answer the questions below

Question
1. Who is the writer of the poem?
2. When does the writer mostly playing sport?
3. List two examples sports that given in the poem.
4. If you are free , will u playing sports and why?
5. In your opinion, do you think sports is an good activity for us? Why?

MEANING OF WORDS

Give a word that is connected with each definition.

1. A person who helps you to solve problems you'd never have without them.
2. To try to deal with something or someone.
3. A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose,

typically mutual protection or cooperation.
4. A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a

nation or state.
5. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
6. (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.
7. A game with rackets in which a shuttlecock is played back and forth across a net.
8. A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport.





Task 2 – Simple Past Tense Cloze

Directions: Complete the story with the correct simple past tense form of the verb in parenthess.

This is a picture of Amara. She’s from India. Yesterday, she (1)______________ (go)
to the beach to sell some snacks to the people there. She (2)______________ (wake
up) early to bake the food. She (3)______________ (go, negative) to the market to
buy the ingredients to cook. She (4)______________ (send) her son to go buy the
food. When he (5)______________ (come) back, they (6)______________ (cook)
together. Then Amara (7)______________ (pack) all of the food into a bowl and
(8)______________ (leave). When she (9)______________ (arrive) at the beach,
she (10)______________(see, negative) anyone. But soon, people
(11)______________ (start) to arrive. She (12)______________(sell) lots of food
and (13)______________ (make) lots of money. Then she (14)______________
(return) home. It (15)______________ (be) a good day.

More Synonyms And Similar To:

More Synonyms And Similar To:

IDIOMS IN
ACTION

Keep your eye on the ball

Meaning:
To stay alert and ready for action.

Example:
Jane wants to become a professional athlete. She should keep
her eye on the ball and practice as much as possible.

Get the Meaning:
ball rolling
Do something to begin a process.

Example:

Thank you for coming to this meeting. It's time to
get the ball rolling. John, would you like to start
first?

Kill two birds with Meaning:
one stone
To complete two tasks at one time with a single
action

Example:

I killed two birds with one stone and saw some
old friends while I saw in London visiting my
parents.

On the tip of your Meaning:
tongue
About to be said or almost
remembered

Example:

John had the answer on the tip of
his tongue but Ann said it first

Fish out of water

Meaning:

Someone who is uncomfortable in a particular situation.

Example:
After living in Hong Kong for most of his life, Lee was a fish out of water in Los
Angeles.

LANGUAGE GAME

Activity

A WORD A DAY

Words Meaning

Astray To become lost or be stolen

Bayonet A knife can be fixed to the end of a gun

Equitable Fair and reasonable, treating everyone in an equal way

Gaudy Very bright or decorated and therefore unpleasant

Odd Unusual

Perilous Very risky

Monotonous Boring

JOKES FOR YOU

Quotes To Inspire Yourself

Activity 1 ~ANSWER~
1. C
2. A Task 1
3. B 1. Jason Marsh
4. F 2. Wednesday and Saturday
5. D 1. 3.JasSoknaMteabrsoharding and Football
6. E 2. 4.WeYdense,sbdeacyaaunsdeSiattcuardnaryeduce my stress
5. In my opinion, I think that sports is

an good activity because it brings lots
of benefit for us.

Meaning of words Answer
1. Teacher
2. Trackle Task 2
3. League 1. Went
4. War 2. Woke up
5. Environment 3. Didn't go
6. Pandemic 4. Sent
7. Badminton 5. Came
8. Team 6. Cooked
7. Packed
8. Left
9. Arrived
10. Didn't see
11. Started
12. Sold
13. Made
14. Returned
15. Was



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