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    LISTENING 1 | Training Chinese Athletes EE You are going to listen to an interview about young ath explains how children are selected and trained to be champions. As you listen to the interview, gather info about whether or not athletic competition is good PREVIEW THE LISTENING A. PETRIE] what do you think are important qua athlete? Check (/) the qualities that you acre wi answers with a partner. CH physical strength Ci intelligence C commitment 1D youth Oi speed B. Read aloud these words from Listening 1. Check (/) the ones you know. Use a dictionary to define any new or unknown words. ‘Then discuss with a partner how the words will relate to the unit. [apexin) dil rand beneficiary (n.) ° \( funding (n.) brutal (adj.) 0 integral (adj) jig FN 100 collapse v) 2 yi) itensity n) conclude (v.) & invest (v) & dominate (v) & (59 \) /// modest (ad) Oxford 3000 words C. Go online to listen and practice your pronunciation. | Listening and Speaking 181 WORK WITH THE LISTENING E take A. DSENERTTSIT Listen tothe interview and use the ener Notes on the different benefits of the athletic ‘training systems United States and in China. Benefits of training system Fevenuias EY cea pec ecis Se etd ing system you B. Work wit ince Heidel Partner. Use your notes to discuss which t for the child athletes, Also discuss which system you think is best for the success of the national teams. c Steck a events that Jacinta Mufioz experienced according to }e interview. Then number the events in the order they happened. Compare your answers with a partner. ~ @ trained as a gymnast 7 _| became a gymnastics coach ___ Oo made the United States Olympic Team ___ Gy won an Olympic medal © Gy retired from gymnastic competition Sf spent several months in China /. © injured her knee ___ Do competed in the Olympics . Circle the answer that best completes 1 fi Mets Maton rated to led tos abit the Chine system for training athletes because of a. the age of the athletes b, their recent rise in dominance © the time she spent in China 2+ According to the report, funding to support the sports system in China comes from a. the athletes b the parents the government 3. Jacinta Muitoz thinks Chinese c are different from A children mainly because Chinese chi cn are taught to share, not to stand b. went to train harder for sports to go to the Olympics ies of the Chinese training system vinese athletes are benefici bec ey a. receive housing, food, and training b. make many sacrifices ©) learn to share 5. China is also a beneficiary of this training system because __ a. there are Chinese athletes in many sports b, itcan provide travel to rural children has begun a new era of Chinese sports Read the statements. Write T (true) or F (false). Then correct the false statements. 1. Asa young gymnast, Jacinta Muioz’s goal was to become a professional athlete. he 2, Jacinta Mufioz quit gymnastics because of the brutal training. ee Young athletes in China don't see their parents often, ike _ ss EB. <4. Young athletes in the United States usually get funding from their parents or businesses 5. Chinese athletes get free health care and sports training, 416. Susan Brownell was a gymnastics coach in China and in the United States. According to the interview, Chinese children are selected based 00 how good they are in a sport. eee =. (EEE Here are some words from Listening 1. Read the ‘skill Review _______ sentences. Then write each bold word next to the correct definition. Remember to use context to figure . : 4 Fee ae 1. Ourschool’ basketball eum started to deapaaat the game last Friday in word that is new to the first few minutes, The other team was able to score very few points. you. The sentence ‘The writer was very modest. She didn’t like to talk about how famous she jin which the word 2. appears and even the had become. text as a whole may oem Se eenie 3, Runners sometimes become exhausted and collapse before they reach the finish line, “The talented ice skater reached the apex of his career at age 18. He never won a competition after that. 5, The competition was brutal, and some of the athletes had a hard time dealing with the stress and sore muscles. Very good athletes usually have a igh level of intensity when they compete. They focus all their energy on the sport. “The team needed more funding to pay for new uniforms. 8, Although you're a talented athlete, you should also invest your energy in getting a good education. «9 Fating well isan integral part of any fitness program. IfS one of my main strategies to stay in shape. 10. After speaking with my advisor, I concluded that law school wasn't the right choice for me. 11, Pre been the beneficiary of my father’ hard work, For one thing, he paid for me to go to college. 12. My grandparents grew up in an era before the Internet. a es) (n.) a defined period of time in history b. —__intesual (adj) being an important, basic part of something c. get Lets (n) the highest or best part of something db (adj.) extremely difficult and painful e colle (y) to fall down suddenly £ Avviste (y,) to have more power or skill and to control someone or something with it g ——iolenc || _(n) a quality of great strength or seriousness h, cs) (m1) a person or group who gains (usually money) as a result of something A ar i, —___

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