Read the Reading Strategy. Then choose the correct answers
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AMAZING
OLYMPIANS
Dara Torres
Dara Torres was born in Los Angeles in the
USA She was part of a large family, with
four older brothers and a younger sister. At
school her best sport was swimming.
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles,
Dara was part of the American team and
she won a gold medal in the relay. She also
competed at the Olympics in 1988, when
she won two medals, and 1992, when
she won one gold medal. After a break of seven years without
competitions, Dara won five medals at the 2000 Games in Sydney,
including two gold. And amazingly, she competed again in Beijing
in 2008. She won three silver medals at those games. In total, Dara
won twelve Olympic medals, including four gold medals.
Reading Strategy
Make sure you answer every question in a multiple-
choice task if you are not sure of an answer, try to
exclude one option and then guess between the other
two. You have a 50 50 chance of being correct!
3 Read the Reading Strategy. Then choose the correct
answers (a-c).
1 Dara Torres was part of a family with
a four children. b five children. c six children.
2 Dara Torres did not compete in the Olympic Games in
a 1992 b 2004. c 2008.
3 In how many Olympic Games did Emil Zátopek compete?
a one b two c three
4 In his first marathon, Emil Zátopek
a came second out of a hundred runners.
b stopped running because of an injury.
c came first and set a new record.
5 In how many different events did Bonnie Blair win gold?
a one b two c three
6 How many Olympic gold medals did she win in total?
a three b four c five
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek was born in Czechoslavakia in
1922. the youngest of six children. At the
age of fifteen, Emil started work at a shoe
factory. The factory organised an athletics
competition and Emil came second out of
100 runners. He started to train seriously,
and in 1948, he competed in the London
Olympics, where he won the 10,000 metres
and came second in the 5,000 metres
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But his greatest achievement was at the next Olympic Games, in
Helsinki in 1952. He won gold medals in the 5.000 and 10,000
metres. Then he decided to enter the marathon too, it was his first
marathon ever-and he won it. He set new Olympic records in all
three of his events. He competed at the 1956 Games, but didn't
win any medals because he had a bad leg. He retired in 1957
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair was born in 1964 in New York,
USA, and learned to ice skate when she was
only two years old. Her whole family loved
speed skating but Bonnie was the most
talented. In 1984, Bonnie competed in the
Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, but she didn't
win any medals. Four years later, however,
she won gold in the 500 metres, and in
1992 she won gold medals in the 500 and
1,000 metres. Because of a change in the rules, the next Winter
Olympics took place after only two years, in 1994 Bonnie won gold
medals in the same two events. She retired from skating in 1995
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----- Nội dung dịch tự động từ ảnh -----
AMAZING
OLYMPIANS
Dara Torres
Dara Torres was born in Los Angeles in the
USA She was part of a large family, with
four older brothers and a younger sister. At
school her best sport was swimming.
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles,
Dara was part of the American team and
she won a gold medal in the relay. She also
competed at the Olympics in 1988, when
she won two medals, and 1992, when
she won one gold medal. After a break of seven years without
competitions, Dara won five medals at the 2000 Games in Sydney,
including two gold. And amazingly, she competed again in Beijing
in 2008. She won three silver medals at those games. In total, Dara
won twelve Olympic medals, including four gold medals.
Reading Strategy
Make sure you answer every question in a multiple-
choice task if you are not sure of an answer, try to
exclude one option and then guess between the other
two. You have a 50 50 chance of being correct!
3 Read the Reading Strategy. Then choose the correct
answers (a-c).
1 Dara Torres was part of a family with
a four children. b five children. c six children.
2 Dara Torres did not compete in the Olympic Games in
a 1992 b 2004. c 2008.
3 In how many Olympic Games did Emil Zátopek compete?
a one b two c three
4 In his first marathon, Emil Zátopek
a came second out of a hundred runners.
b stopped running because of an injury.
c came first and set a new record.
5 In how many different events did Bonnie Blair win gold?
a one b two c three
6 How many Olympic gold medals did she win in total?
a three b four c five
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek was born in Czechoslavakia in
1922. the youngest of six children. At the
age of fifteen, Emil started work at a shoe
factory. The factory organised an athletics
competition and Emil came second out of
100 runners. He started to train seriously,
and in 1948, he competed in the London
Olympics, where he won the 10,000 metres
and came second in the 5,000 metres
203
But his greatest achievement was at the next Olympic Games, in
Helsinki in 1952. He won gold medals in the 5.000 and 10,000
metres. Then he decided to enter the marathon too, it was his first
marathon ever-and he won it. He set new Olympic records in all
three of his events. He competed at the 1956 Games, but didn't
win any medals because he had a bad leg. He retired in 1957
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair was born in 1964 in New York,
USA, and learned to ice skate when she was
only two years old. Her whole family loved
speed skating but Bonnie was the most
talented. In 1984, Bonnie competed in the
Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, but she didn't
win any medals. Four years later, however,
she won gold in the 500 metres, and in
1992 she won gold medals in the 500 and
1,000 metres. Because of a change in the rules, the next Winter
Olympics took place after only two years, in 1994 Bonnie won gold
medals in the same two events. She retired from skating in 1995
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