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Trends 5, Test 3 (Unit 3)
Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________ 1 Read the text. Write the title and subheadings in the correct places. (4 points) Globalization for bothplayers and viewers The effect on teams and competitions The longer-term consequences The globalization of sport

1 ____________________________ 2 ____________________________ Over the last fewdecades, interest in sport has shifted from local to national and international level. Many top sportsmen and women now play abroad, lured by the kind of money only the best teams can offer. Thanks toadvances in cable and satellite technology, viewers can watch sport from around the world in the comfort of their own home, rather than pay for a ticket to a stadium. The public eye is on the teams withthe best talent, and it is these teams that capture the media interest, and hence the money. 3 ____________________________ The outcome of this globalization of sport is a serious decline inlocal-based competitions, and an ever-increasing gap between large and small teams. Small teams, which once had a chance of winning competitions, struggle to even qualify. Year after year, the same giantsdominate the major competitions and leagues. 4 ____________________________ So, is this a problem? Certainly one could argue that it is a simple case of meeting demand. However, the flipside is that itis undoubtedly making sport dull and predictable, and threatening many smaller teams with extinction.

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2 Choose theoption that best sums up the whole article. (1 point) a Sport has become global in recent years. As a result, the biggest teams are becoming richer and stronger, with the consequence that sport is notas exciting as it used to be. b Many sportsmen and women are choosing to play abroad now. They are earning lots of money playing for the biggest teams, which tend to win the major competitions and...