eg In sports Competitions, players Wear uniforms with a variety of colors. Sometimes, the colors can influence the way people think about the players. Answer the questions. What color uhif@tms have you seen? > * How do Jéu think the’color of a uniform caf influence the way people think? NEW,/WORDS) @ Listen and match the word with its meaning. simply = outcome influence ‘opponent automatically 1. a special kind of clothing that is worn 5. a result by all the members of a group 6. in a way that always happens without 2. to have an effect on someone or having to try to make it happen something 7. a contest in which people try to win by 3. happening a short time ago being better, faster, etc., than others 4, just; only 8. a person or group that you are playing against in a contestREADING @& Listen and read. AUD v Cem dace Athletes can choose a uniform of any color. Some simply choose their favorite color. They don’t think about it carefully. But if you're an athlete, you should try to wear red whenever possible. In a recent study, British researchers found that wearing red can help. athletes. In fact, athletes who wear red are more likely to win. The researchers went to some of the largest sports competitions in the world. They wanted to know if changing the uniform color would change the outcome of a match. They studied many athletes in several different sports. The results showed that wearing red gives an advantage. Athletes who wore red won more matches. They beat their opponents who wore other colors. Of course, you cannot simply put on a red shirt and expect that you will automatically win every match. There are other things that influence the outcome of a match, too. But the color of the uniform seems to be important. 160 words Pit ce aay aoe Uw te The conjunction if has two different uses: * to say one thing can happen only after another happens e.g. I'm sorry if I've made you angry. = to show two or more possibilities e.g. I don't care if he likes it or not.is WearlRed VOGABULARY/CHECK Complete the puzzle. . a result . a person or group that you are playing against in a contest . in a way that always happens without having to try to make it happen . to have an effect on someone or something ._ a special kind of clothing that is worn by all the members of a group 2 4. 6. a 8. 1. acontest in which people try to win by being better, faster, etc., than others 2. happening a short time ago 5. just; onlyGOMPREHENSION|GHECK Choose and write the right answer for each question. England Wearing favorite color Wearing red color Recently Long time ago The largest sports competitions |. What can help athletes? 2. Which country are the researchers from? 3. When did the study happen? 4, Where did the researchers go for their study? SUMMARY/ Complete the summary. Not all the words will be used. recent uniform outcome competitions opponents simply influence automatically Some athletes choose a(n) @_—__ that is their favorite color. However, if you're an athlete you should try to wear red. A(n) @ ____ study showed that wearing red can help athletes. The researchers went to some of the largest sports © in the world. They wanted to know if changing the uniform color would change the @___of the match. The results showed that athletes who wore red usually beat their @ ~~~ who wore other colors. Remember you cannot put on a red shirt and expect to@________ win every match. There are other things that @_______ the outcome of a match, too.14 READING|COMPREHENSION| Choose the right answer. 4. What is the reading mainly about? a. Different types of sports competitions b. Sports that need uniforms c. Colors that athletes wear d. Comparing old and new uniforms 2. What does the word matches in line 14 mean in the reading? a. Pairs of athletes b. Sports competitions c. Colors that go together d. Research experiments 3. Which is true about the study in the reading? a. It found that some athletes wearing red did not win. b. Most of the athletes researchers studied wore red. c. The athletes were friends with the researchers. d. It found that athletes who wore red were stronger. READING)SKILLS Main Idea & Details Complete the chart with the words in the box. British 2. ________ studied Detail 1 if uniform color influences the outcome of a match. The researchers studied pct r4 3, ________sports competitions. Athletes who wear red seem to have a(n) 1. The study found that athletes YT e Tie who wore red won more 4.VOCABULARY, Choose the right word to complete each sentence. There are two extra words. uniform outcome competition automatically recent opponent influence simply 1. Iwear my soccer__________ to the game. 2. The track and field ____________ will last all day and there will be many different matches. 3. Most computers _____________ let you know when a word is spelled incorrectly. 4. TVcan___ the way children act. 5. You're lucky! The ____ of your test was very good. 6. This picture is old. Do you have amore Ss one? . um Critical Thinking [craivtyColaserter Communication PROJECT colors and Feelings You learned that athletes who wear red are more likely to win. Let's talk about other colors and how they make us feel. SWEPT Think of a color other than red. How does the color make you feel? FREED The color green makes me feel comfortable . The color ~ makes me feel SEB Ask your friends how the color you chose makes them feel. Share your answers with the class. [ene 15