Th V class Date progress check 1

1b Listen one more time. Make the correct choice.

e.g. Poohsticks first appeared in a Winnie-the-Pooh book by Alexander Milne. It’s a

simple sport where players are on a bridge/ship over running water.

1) The World Poohsticks Championships took place on the River Severn / Thames in

the UK, in 1984.

2) One of the most unusual sports is Bed Racing. It first appeared in England. The

first race was in 1965 / 1956.

3) Risky Ironing is a dangerous / funny sport.

4) Chess Boxing is a sport where people have chess and boxing in rounds. The sport

first appeared in a comedy film / comic book in 1992.

5) Giant Pumpkin Racing is played by sportsmen who take giant pumpkins and make

a “boat”. Then they sit / swim inside the giant pumpkins.