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1 Listen, read, and paraphrase key ideas with your team.
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—Hello, everyone! How are you all? You’re watching the Gymnastics Championships directly from the Olympic Arena. It’s almost six o’clock and we’re just about set for competition. There are eight competitors here for the uneven bars. Could Nina Thompson win a medal for our country? What do you think, Lisa? —Oh, absolutely, Tom! I think she’s here for the gold; let’s
see her routine, she’s starting right now. She begins with a tricky combination; she ies from high bar to low bar. Gorgeous work! Now, this handstand is particularly di cult; watch this release, nicely done! And now she nishes with a full twisting double, I’m so nervous… Oh, no! She fell! That’s a shame! Tom… Lisa…
2 Together,answer the questions about the narration you listened to in the previous activity.
a Where is the event taking place? b When is it scheduled to start? c How many competitors are there? d What apparatus are they using? e Who is competing rst?
3 Write a list of other Olympic sports you know.
• What does the most popular sport in your community consists of? Time to Shine!
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