1. Read the article about an unusual competition.
A COMPETITION FOR SPORTS FANATICS
Monday 29th December, 2010
On 1st January, people all over the USA are going to compete in the animal Couch Potato Competition. Couch potato is an expression to describe a very lazy person Couch means sofa. A couch potato’s favorite activity is sitting on the sofa, watching TV
The rules for the Couch Potato Competition are simple. You must sit on a big comfortable chair and watch sport on TV. You can stand for five minutes every hour and you can go to the toilet three times a day. You can also have food and drink all the time. But the competition isn’t easy. The competitors mustn’t go to sleep and the competition usually continues for days. People often start to prepare for it the day before. They don’t eat or drink very much and they go to bed early
Twenty-six-year-old Jeff Miller, from Chicago, was the 2010 Couch Potato World Champion and he broke the Guinness World Record for watching sport. Miller sat in front of the TV for 72 hours and he didn’t fall asleep once! It won’t be easy to beat Miller’s record next year. But, if you win the competition, you will get some great prizes. The prizes include an award, a TV, an armchair and free cable TV
2. Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of be going to according to the text.
1. The competition ... (start) on 1st January
2. The competitors ... (do) sport
3. The winner ... (get) tickets for a football match
3. Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of will according to the text.
1. The competition ... probably ... (continue) for more than one day
2. The competitors probably ... (drink) a lot before the competition
4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the First Conditional. Then tick (✔️) the true sentences.
... 1. If the competitors ... (be) hungry, they will receive food
... 2. If a competitor ... (go) to sleep, he or she will lose the competition
... 3. If you watch sport for more than 29 hours, you ... (break) the world record
... 4. You ... (not get) a TV if you win
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2. Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of be going to according to the text.
1. The competition starts on 1st January
2. The competitors don't do sport
3. The winner doesn't get tickets for a football match
3. Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of will according to the text.
1. The competition will probably continue for more than one day
2. The competitors probably won't drink a lot before the competition
4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the First Conditional. Then tick (✔️) the true sentences.
✔️ 1. If the competitors are hungry, they will receive food
✔️ 2. If a competitor goes to sleep, he or she will lose the competition
... 3. If you watch sport for more than 29 hours, you will break the world record
... 4. You will not get a TV if you win