Course: C1 - Advanced READING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 10 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Lelisa Desisa took 2 hours, 10 minutes and 40 seconds to take the victory in the men’s marathon. Despite the extreme heat which saw 18 runners BOWIOUL of the competition, Desisa was able to claim victory with a thrilling sprint finish which saw him 8@g@{6uit his countryman, Mosinet Geremewiiby a mere 4 seconds. Amos Kipruto of Kenya took the bronze. Desisa’s victoryéhds the drought for Ethiopia's marathon runners who have endured an 18-year-long wait for a world title. Speaking following his triumph, the 29- year-old proclaimed, "this is for 100 million of Ethiopians who were behind me [this title] is not justfor me, itis for my country.” Anderson Peters won the gold in the men’s javelin with an ifid@iitable display of strength and precision. 2019 has seen a winning Stf@aK from the 21-year-old Grenadian who was also victorious in securing the NCAA title and Pan-American gold. His opening throw of 86.21mwas enough to guarantee the medal for the rising star, who appeared relaxed as he interacted With the crowd. His closest rival, left-handed Estonian Magnus Kirt, received his silver medabwith his arm in a Sling following a misjudged dive. Germany's Johannes Vetter had to settle for bronze. Malaika Mihambo continued her long jump domination with a win at the World Championships. Entering the competition a$ favourite, Mihambo kept her supporters on the edge of their seats as she found herself abnormally in seventh place after the second round. What followed was SH8ér brilliance as she Aailéd the jump of her life, beating her previous best by an a8t6Uding 14cm. 7.30m firmly places the 25-year-old in league of greats with only Jackie Joyner-Kersee jumping further at a World Championship -7.36 in 1987 and 7.32 in 1992. Perfectly Spoken: Page1of7Course: C1 - Advanced READING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 10 The rivalry between the two Americans, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin showed no sign of abating as they battled for supremacy in the 400 meters hurdles. Under the spotlight of the world stage, it was the senior athlete who prevailed under the intense pressure of the stadium. 29-year-old Muhammad, AfAWA in lane six, set a blistefing pace as she powered do record time of 52.16 seco \cLaughlin had to be aking the gold in a world content with silver it the New York native @ARAUSEd, ing I'd got. It hasn't ree but it feels good.” VOCABULA| Match the ‘abating prevailed drawn blistering ‘enthused Perfectly Spoken* Page2 of7 ‘All cours lessons and associated content i copyrightof Perfectly Spoken Limited ~ © Perfectly Spoken 2019. Alrights reservedCourse: C1 - Advanced READING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 10 verb. to be victorious noun. a long period with little or no rain. Used here to mean a long period without a win noun. a piece of cloth used to support your arm verb. to withdraw adjective. extremely fast ‘adjective. used to emphasise how great.a feelinglis verb, to succeed verb. to express excitement about something, noun. a short period of good or bad luck verb. to accept something although it is not what you want verb, to be selected at random ‘adjective. very surprising verb. to do better than another person when you are competing against them: verb, to weaken ‘adjective. determined Comprehension questions 1. The finist of the men’S\marathon was closely contested b. a foregone conclusion c. easy to predict d. a photo finish 2 2. Desisa’s victory was especially poignant because a. he had waited 18 years to win b. no Ethiopian had won a marathon world title for 18 years ¢. no Ethiopian had won a marathon gold medal for 18 years d. it was Ethiopia's 18" gold medal 3. Anderson Peters best throw in the men’s javelin was a. when he disputed the distance b. his last throw c. his first throw d. towards the end of the competition Perfectly Spoken’ Page3 of 7Course: C1 - Advanced READING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 10 4, Magnus Kirt incurred the injury to his arm a. when he was throwing the javelin b. due to poor awareness when he fell ¢. asa result of a collision with another contestant d. when he was warming up 5. Malaika Mihambo's victory jump can be characterised as straightforward, 6. a 1ambo's third round jump describ rent jumping technique to maintain her position in the ranking 7. 8. . that she was surprised to that she hasn't processed the fact |. that it is a dream come true to wil Perfectly Spoken* Page 4 of7 ‘All cours lessons and associated content i copyrightof Perfectly Spoken Limited ~ © Perfectly Spoken 2019. Alrights reservedCourse: C1 - Advanced READING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 10 ANSWERS Vocabulary in context Match the words highlighted in yellow with their definitions to bow out | verb. to withdraw to edge out __| verb,to do better than another person when you are competing against them drought noun. a long period with little or no rain, Used here to mean a long period without a win indomitable | adjective. determined a streak Noun. a short period of good or bad luck asling Noun. a piece of cloth used to support your arm to settle verb. to accept something although it is not what you want sheer adjective. used to emphasise how great a feeling is to nail verb, to succeed astounding |_| adjective. very surprising to abate verb. to weaken to prevail verb. to be victorious tobe drawn _ | verb:to be selected at random blistering adjective. extremely fast to enthuse verb. to express excitement about something Perfectly Spoken’ Page5 of 7Course: C1 - Advanced READING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 10 Comprehension Questions 1. The finish of the men’s marathon was closely contested a foregone conclusion easy to predict a photo finish aooe 2. Desisa’s victory on a marathon gold medal for 18" gold medal 3. 4. 5. Malaika Mihambo's victo an be characterised as a._ straightforward and uncomp| b. a nail-biting rollercoaster . predictable and boring d. stress free 6. Why was Malaika Mihambo's third round jump described as ‘sheer brilliance’? she used a different jumping technique she did not get disqualified she was able to maintain her posi in the ranking she was under pressure but she delivered what was needed to win ange Perfectly Spoken* Page 6 of 7 ‘All cours lessons and associated content i copyrightof Perfectly Spoken Limited ~ © Perfectly Spoken 2019. Alrights reservedCourse: C1 - Advanced READING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 10 7. What is implied as one of the reasons for Muhammad's victory over McLaughlin? a. that she was able to use her experience to remain calm under pressure b. that she was hungrier for the gold medal cc. that she could use previous disappointments to spur her on . that she had been training harder Perfectly Spoken* Page 7 of7 ‘All cours lessons and associated content i copyrightof Perfectly Spoken Limited ~ © Perfectly Spoken 2019. Alrights reserved