Урок 16. 14.04.2020
Контроль навыков чтения "Famous People".
Hello. Let's start the lesson.
1) Открой тетрадь, запиши число "May, 14" и тему Reading Test.
Прочитай 4 текста от A до D. Под текстом даны вопросы. Нужно рядом с цифрами написать подходящую букву.
Read the texts and answer the following questions.
A. Carl Lewis was born on July 1, 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama. Introduced to track and field by his athletic parents, Lewis first broke the long jump record while in high school. In 1984, he returned home with four gold medals after his first Olympics. Later, participating in the Summer Olympics of 1988, 1992 and 1996, he won another 5 gold medals and a silver one. He was also named 'athlete of the year' 3 years in a row by Track and Field magazine and 'sportsman of the century' by the International Olympic Committee.
B. Born October 14, 1952 in Vladimir, Nikolai Andrianov first signed up for gymnastics classes at the age of 11. Having difficulty balancing gymnastics and all that homework his teachers gave him, he almost quit but Tolkachov, his coach, encouraged and helped him to go on trying. Between 1971 and 1980, he was at the top of many international gymnastics competitions, including the World Championships. HE participated in the 1972, 1976 and the 1980 Olympic Games in which he won 15 medals, the most a mar has won in Olympic competition. In 2001 he was introduced into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
C .Oksana Baiul was born in Ukraine on February 26, 1977. She began skating at the age of four and although orphaned at thirteen, she was cared for by her coach. When he left the country, she lived with her new coach, Galina Zmievskaya. At fifteen, Oksana won the World Figure Skating Championship and a couple of years later, participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics. She almost missed one of the competitions due to a warm-up accident. However, she was not severely injured and went on to win an Olympic gold medal.
D. Michael Gross was known as the best swimmer between 1981 and 1988. Born in Frankfurt on June 17. 1964, people referred to him as "The Albatross" because of his extremely long arms. At age 19, Gross set his first world record, then set 4 world records in four different events over the next three years. He also won two world titles and four European titles. He competed in the Summer Olympics of 1984 and 1988 in which he won six medals. During the 1984 Olympics, his freestyle relay team was defeated by the Americans, earning the American team the title of 'Grossbusters'.
Which of the athletes (A, B, C or D) ...
e. g. has a nickname? D
1. got first place in an Olympic event even after being hurt?
2. was honoured by a publication and an athletic organisation?
3. had a problem managing their schedule?
4. was pushed by their coach to continue their effort?
5. and their team lost to a US team?
6. has won the most medals in Olympic history?
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