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Era of the Gifted 10

Cori Gauff
At fifteen years old, this American teen
became the youngest person ever to
qualify for Wimbledon, the international
AMA ZING tennis championship held each year. In an

incredibly tense first match, she beat the five-
time champion, Venus Williams. Gauff said
ADOLESCENT ATHLETES in an interview afterwards that she wouldn’t

have been there if it hadn’t been for Venus
Williams. She was inspired to get into tennis
by the Williams sisters, who both ranked world
number one in their early twenties.

C. Read the text and answer the questions.

D. Which of the sports stars:
1. has done their sport professionally, but currently 4. was a world champion in their sport?
isn’t participating in competitions? 5. hopes to play professionally in a foreign league?
2. won a medal in a national event in 2019? 6. beat a famous player in their first event at a
3. was inspired to take up the sport by other major international competition?
players?

E. Complete the questions with the correct form of the expressions from exercise B on page 123.
1. Would you say you are ? Why/Why not?

2. How do you think an athlete feels when they at an event like the Olympics?
3. How is it possible that athletes continue to ? Do you think they cheat?
4. If you could in any sport, which sport would you like to excel at and why?
5. Sometimes when an athlete is , they slow down to let another person win. Why do
you think they do this?
6. Have you ever for a team or individual sport?
7. Do you think sports stars from developing countries should be given extra help to ?

8. What advice would you give someone younger than you to help them ?

F. Prepare a short presentation about a sports G. Discuss the questions with a partner.
star you admire. Include details about:
1. Do you think sports stars are good role models
• when they took up the sport. for people your age? Why/Why not?
• any competitions they’ve won. 2. What are the dangers of playing sport at
• what they’re doing now. a professional level at a young age?
• why you admire this person.

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