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Unit 1 Reading & Listening Activities

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1 Look at the picture and Fact File. What do you think the
FACT FILE
article is about? Read it quickly to check your answers.
A marathon is a running race. It’s
42 kilometres (26.2 miles) long.
A Day in the Life of ...Michelle
The British athlete, Paula Radcliffe,
Michelle Brown studies Sport and wants to be a holds the world record for
Sports teacher. Her favourite sport is running so running the women’s marathon in
she loves running marathons. She says,‘It’s not 2 hours and 15 minutes.
easy to run a marathon.There are lots of things
to think about, such as your food and routine.’
A typical day
Michelle usually wakes up at half past five and
runs 20 kilometres before breakfast. It takes
her about an hour and fifteen minutes. On
Saturday mornings she runs 30 kilometres or
more to practise for the next marathon. Her best
marathon time is three hours and ten minutes.
After her morning run, she always eats lots of
brown toast and butter for breakfast. Sometimes
she puts honey on it because it’s sweet and gives
her energy.
Her classes start at 9 a.m. She studies Sport in the 3 She can run a marathon in about
mornings and plays volleyball, football or tennis three hours.
in the afternoons.‘My course is amazing! I do the
things I love doing every day.’ 4 She wants to beat Paula Radcliffe’s
At lunchtime, she usually has a large salad with
record.
chicken or fish. In the evenings, she has dinner 5 She eats the same type of food for
with her friends.They are all athletes and are lunch and dinner.
careful about what they eat.They usually have fish
or chicken again, with green vegetables. Michelle 6 She loves having chips and pizza
loves chips and pizzas, but she hardly ever eats before a big race.
them ­– only after a race. On weekdays, she is
usually in bed at 10 p.m.
Listening
2 Read the article again and circle the 1 1 Many sports stars are superstitious.
correct answers: a, b or c. Listen and answer a, b or c.
1 The article is about … . 1 Who has lucky shoes?
a Paula Radcliffe b a Sports student a Serena Williams b Rafael Nadal
c marathons c Fernando Torres
2 Michelle runs because ... . 2 Who has a lucky metal pig?
a it’s part of her course a Rafael Nadal b Sebastian Vettel
b it’s good for her c she loves running c Many football players
3 She eats a lot of … .
2 1 Listen again. Are the sentences
a vegetables and fish
true (T) or false (F)?
b pizzas c honey
1 Some sports stars are superstitious. F
3 Are the sentences true (T), false (F) or 2 Rafael Nadal likes to bite his
don’t know (DK)? Read again to check trophies.
your answers. 3 Fernando Torres always puts two
1 Michelle trains a lot before she bottles in the same position.
runs a marathon. T
4 Kolo Touré always arrives last on the
2 She eats a lot of sweet things for football pitch.
breakfast.
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