I am a big fan of Shaquille O'Neal, in fact, he is my (4) ______ player.

. Cristiano Ronaldo was born in 1985 in Portugal. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Ronaldo became a soccer superstar. He played for English team Manchester United, Spain's Real Madrid and for Portugal. He plays in Midfield, from where he regularly scores goals. Ronaldo started kicking a ball around when he was three. He played very skillfully. When he was ten years old, he joined Sporting Lisbon and became the only player in their history.

In 2009, Ronaldo joined his boyhood heroes Real Madrid and became the most expensive footballer in history. He earned a lot of money at that time. He broke Real’s scoring record in his second season with 53 goals in all competitions. In 2012, Diego Mara Dona said Ronaldo was “the best player on the planet”.

Where was Cristiano Ronaldo from?

My name is Jordan and I am 14 years (1) ___________. I'm very fond of sports. But my favorite sport, as you can see, is basketball. I play basketball (2) ____________school, at home, at the park, everywhere!

I have been playing basketball since I was eight and have always wanted to be a professional basketball (3) _________. I am a big fan of Shaquille O'Neal, in fact, he is my (4) __________player.

I'm in the school team and we train three days a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We have matches every Sunday. From time to time, we have (5) __________with other schools and it is quite exciting. In my free time I like reading and playing computer games. I dream of one day having a successful career as a professional basketball player!

My name is Jordan and I am 14 years (1) _________.

He was said to be the best player on the ________.

Each player (2) __________to hit the ball and then run around the four bases before the other team can return the ball.

I play basketball (2) _______ school, at home, at the park, everywhere!

Baseball is America's national sport! It is played with long wooden bats and a small, hard ball, by 2 teams of nine players, who are frequently replaced (1) _________the game. On the whole, there are usually 25 members on a team. Each player (2) _________to hit the ball and then run around the four bases before the other team can return the ball.

Players do not have to be very tall or strong, but they must run (3) _______. The goal of the game is to score as many runs" as possible. The most exciting play is when the batter (the player in the centre of the diamond -home plate) hits a ball very far and goes round all the bases without (4) ______for a home run.  Although many people think baseball is too slow, most American families find it (5) __________.

It is played with long wooden bats and a small, hard ball, by 2 teams of nine players, who are frequently replaced (1) _______the game.

Read the passage and tick True or False.

My name is Marco and I'm 11 years old. I'm Italian and my favorite sport is soccer. I play soccer twice a week at school and in the afternoon I have soccer lessons on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Saturdays afternoon I usually have a match with my team, we are very good at soccer and we often win. Of course I'm in the school team too! I have a lot of friends and on Sundays afternoon, we play soccer in the park. My favorite team is Milan and I hope to be a champion as Paolo Maldini.

1. Marco comes from Italy.

2. He plays soccer only at school.

3. His team often win soccer matches.

4. He is a soccer player in his school team.

5. He doesn’t like Milan team.