Beckham

3 BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM

Complete the sentences. Use full form.

Parminder Nagra ________an actor.She________the star of the movie, Bend it like beckham. It ______a comedy.In the movie, Nagra________a young Indian girl in England.She_______a good soccer player and she loves soccer. But her parents________tradicional.They ______ (not) happy. Theydon’t want her to play soccer. They say, “Soccer______ (not) for girls. Marriage______ for girls. Look at your sister.”I______ (not) my sister.

4 What’s true?

Write truesentences. Use the words in parenthesis. Use contractions.

1. (I/ a student) __________________________

2. (I/ from London) _______________________

3. David Beckham is a soccerplayer. (He/famous in this country.)__________________________

4. Soccer is a great game. (It / popular in my country.)___________________________________________

5.Ronaldo is from Rio. (He/Brazilian)_______________________________

6. Ronaldo and Beckham are famous. (They/great soccer players.)_____________________________________________7. (My friend and I/ big soccer fans.)____________________________________________________________

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5 PRONOUNS

Changed the underlined nouns to pronouns. Usecontractions of be.

1. Ronaldo is from Brazil.Ronaldo is a great soccer player.

2. Mr.Smith is a soccer fan.Mr.Smith is a baseball fan.

3. My partner and I are newstudents. My partner and I are not in class now.

4. Soccer is a great sport. Soccer is popular all over the world.

5. Parminder Nagra and Halle Berry are actors.Nagre and Berryare talented.

6. Mr.Brown is an English teacher.Mr.Brown is a supervisor too.

7. Tennis and Ping Pong are my favorite sports. Tennis and Ping Pong are exciting games.