Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Sue has always enjoyed (1)
(snowboard), she decided (3)
could not (4).
(go) skiing. One day, when she saw some people (2)
(give) it a try. It was more difficult than she had expected. At first she
.(keep) her balance on the board as easily as on skis, and it was almost impossible for her
(fall). She hates (7)
(5)
(fail) at any sport, so she continued (8)
(try) and she finally managed (9)
.(go)
all the way down a slope without an accident. It was then that she realised what a great sport it is, and now she'd rather (10)
(go) snowboarding than skiing.
(go) any distance without (6)
2. I have always loved (1)
(take) part in team sports, so when my P.E. teacher asked me if I
(play) handball, I immediately accepted. It
wanted (2)
(learn) how (3)
(5)
sounded ideal for me as I don't mind (4).
. (exercise) hard. But it wasn't as easy as I thought. I kept
(practise) every day including weekends. But I gave up in the end because I couldn't (6)
concentrate) on my lessons.