1) Watch and complete the chart with the facts from figure skaters life.

Name: Started her career: Moved to Problems with a partner: Sent to Russia in . Became friends with In 1996 Consequences of the injury: After recovery she moved to Plans:

2) Listen and fill in the gaps:

Elena Berezhnaya has always more fragile than most. Growing up as a small girl in a smaller town in Russias . ... She was raised by her mother on a meager .. , but it was evident that at the early age Elena had a . . She was an . skater. And in 1990 T.B. sent her only daughter to Moscow to under the countrys skating elite.

3) Listen to the second part and fill in the gaps: Their success was hiding a .. . Olegs insatiable drive for on the ice was suffocating Elena. He would say in practice: and I was completely crashed. He did it very .. and others started to notice. Any on Elenas part set off a burning . inside Oleg. He began Elena. He said that nobody would me if I ever told anyone about it. And he started to hit me very often in practice.

4) Listen to the coachers speech and find grammar mistakes.

Teachers copy (with keys)

(Clip 1) Watch and complete the chart with the facts from figure skaters life.

Name: Started her career: Moved to Problems with a partner: Sent to Russia in . Became friends with In 1996 Consequences of the injury: After recovery she moved to Plans: (Clip 2) Listen and fill in the gaps: Elena Berezhnaya has always (seemed) more fragile than most. Growing up as a small girl in a smaller town in Russias . .. (deep south). She was raised by her mother on a meager .. (salary), but it was evident that at the early age Elena had a . (talent). She was an . (extraordinary) skater. And in 1990 T.B. sent her only daughter to Moscow to . (train) under the countrys skating elite. (Clip 3) Their success was hiding a . (disturbing secret). Olegs insatiable drive for (perfection) on the ice was suffocating Elena. He would say in practice : (do it again) and I was completely crashed. He did it very .. (rudely) and others started to notice. Any (mistake) on Elenas part set off a burning (rage) inside Oleg. He began (hitting) Elena. He said that nobody would (believe) me if I ever told anyone about it. And he started to hit me very often in practice. (Clip 4) Listen to the coachers speech and find grammar mistakes.