READING & WRITING

Reading

1.  Read the information about the Olympic Games.

2.  Now answer the following questions:

     1 How many competitors do participate in the Olympic Games? 

     2 How many different sports are there in the Olympics? 

     3 Where are the 2012 Olympics celebrated? 

     4 Since the year 2004, which sport is for women too? 

Interview the stars!

3. Emma Clark is thirteen. She doesn’t go to a normal school. She lives at the Sunderland Youth Academy. It’s a special school for young sport stars. Listen and read the interview.

4.  Now answer the following questions about future swimming star Emma Clark:

1 Where does Emma live?  

2 What does she do in the morning?  

3 Does she have lessons in the afternoon?  

4 What does she do after dinner?  

5 Why does she like the Academy?  

Writing

5.  Read the information about Pau Gasol. Then write an interview with him and send it as a "comment" in this page.

6.  Read and listen to this Digital Story about a great sportsman. Then answer the questions about the video.

1 Who is this famous tennis star?   

2 What is the name of his sister?  

3 Where does he live?  

4 Which is his favourite football team?  

5 How many Roland Garros titles does he have?  

6 What medal did he win at the Beijing Olympic Games?  

7 In which year did he become world nº1 for the first time?  

8 In how many Davis Cup trophies has he participated?