Unit1 Sports

Part A:

Statement 1:
Hello, welcome to "This Week's Sports". The big news this week is the basketball championship. It started on Friday. Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 108 to 96. Lakers won.
Statement 2:
Utah Jazz played Miami Heat. Jazz lost the game. They lost by just one point. The score was 111 to 110.
Statement 3:
Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers. The score was 135 to 130. Pistons won.
Statement 4:
And in the last game Houston Rockets played New York Knicks. Knicks won, 75 to 69. That's it for basketball action. Thank you.

Part B:
Why Don't You Join Me at the Gym Sometime?
Peter: Hi, Laura. Where are you heading with that big bag?
Laura: Hi, Peter. I'm off to the gym. I've got to stay in shape, you known. I try to go three times a week, but I'm busy so I can't always make it.
Peter: I know more women who work out than men. What's the main reason you work out? For your health, or to look good?
Laura: To be honest, for both. With women, good looks are always a very important consideration.
Peter: If they were honest, most men who work out would admit that they also do it to look better, and not merely for health reasons.
Laura: How about you? Do you get any regular exercise?
Peter: I do a lot of walking, for exercise and enjoyment -- sometimes ten to twenty kilometers at a time -- but I never go to the gym like you do.
Laura: Well, walking is good exercise. How about sports?
Peter: Not since my school days. I used to love playing baseball, but it's impossible to get enough people together for a game now. Mostly I just watch sports on TV.
Laura: I play tennis fairly regularly with my friends, and sometimes go swimming and cycling by myself.
Peter: Oh, I forgot about that. I go cycling sometimes too. And I often go swimming on vacation, but only recreational swimming.
Laura: Why don't you join me at the gym sometime? I can get you a guest pass.
Peter: Well, maybe someday, but I'm pretty lazy about things like that.

Part C:

Watching a Game
Alan: Going to the football game today, Betty?
Betty: No, but I'll be watching it on television with some friends.
Alan: Weren't you able to get any tickets?
Betty: I didn't try. I really don't go to games so often.
Alan: But don't you enjoy going? Don't you find it exciting to be part of the crowd?
Betty: Oh sure, nothing beats the atmosphere at a sporting event: the cheering, all that energy. But sometimes it's just too inconvenient getting into and out of the stadium before and after the game. And if you watch the game with friends, or at a bar or restaurant ...
Alan: ... you've basically created your own crowd.
Betty: That's right. Another reason why I like to watch sports on television is that I simply find it easier to follow the action on TV.
Alan: Yeah, sometimes it is a little difficult to keep track of the ball when you're sitting in the stands.
Betty: Especially when your seats are high up in the grandstand, and far from the field.
Alan: It's like you're watching from an airplane, sometimes.
Betty: Also good sports commentators on television can add to your understanding and enjoyment of the game.
Alan: After listening to you I'm starting to wonder how they are able to sell any tickets to these games!