Parkour - Module 4

B2 First · Multiple Choice Cloze · First Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

native

natural

usual

accustomed

jumbles

ties

combines

fixes

practise

keep

enjoy

attempt

got out

took off

turned on

came out

originated

made

derived

resulted

beforehand

previous

early

preceding

following

later

next

presently

alternatively

instead

however

otherwise

Parkour (from the French parcours, meaning 'course') is an activity which (0) ___ in towns. The aim is to get over, under or through (1) ___ obstacles like hedges, or man-made objects like buildings, in the fastest, most direct manner possible. The sport demands great agility and (2) ___ athletics, dance and acrobatics. Participants are expected to improvise their movements rather than rehearse them. However, in order not to cause themselves injury as they (3) ___ to run up walls or jump from rooftop to rooftop, they have to learn good jumping and landing techniques. In the UK, the sport really (4) ___ after it was featured on television but it actually (5) ___ in the suburbs of Paris in 1988. In its (6) ___ days there were no tricks for their own sake but (7) ___ , when the sport became really popular, some participants started doing interesting things for show, like mid-air flips. Of course, anyone interested in taking up the sport has to be young and athletic but (8) ___ all they need is a good pair of shoes!

Parkour

goes off

gets up

takes place

comes about

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