The host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics

The host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics

Our sportsmen are preparing to the 2014 Winter Olympics

Look at the dictionary entries of the qualities below • • • Supportive - kind and helpful Trusting - honest and sincere Patient - calm, not easily annoyed Persistent - persist in his opinion Determined - resolute, decided Courageous - not afraid of difficulties Dedicated - devoted and enthusiastic Hard-working- work a lot Friendly - kind to another person

Answer the questions • Which character qualities do you look for in a friend? • Which do you look for in a good sportsman? To me a good friend should be… To me a good sportsmen should be…

A figure skater is… An ice hockey player is …

A downhill skier is… A biathloner is …

What do you most admire about E. Plushchenko? What character qualities help him to win all those competitions? A CHAMPION Young Evgeni began life next to the railroad in a house his father built. He was a sickly child and, after Evgeni spent three months in hospital determined to pursue his dream even if it meant living alone in St Petersburg. Training with Alexei Mishin, young Evgeni ignored the teasing from older kids as he learned how to perform the quad toe loop and the with double pneumonia, his parents decided to move to Volgograd. In 1998, fifteen-year-old When Evgeni joined his first skating group, his health quickly improved, but being the youngest meant he still andby ha many difficulties to overcome. He used to cry when championship h fell on the hard ice, unable to get up again. However, Evgeni persevered and won his first competition when in Turin, he was seven at the Crystal Skate Tournament in Samara. competition. Evgeni was obviously very talented, but his career almost ended in 1993 when the local ice rink closed. Although he was only eleven years old, Evgeni was Biellmann spin, Evgeni won the World Junior Championships and finished 3 rd in the Senior World Championships. A string of victories followed, 2006, Evgeni had won every major except one. Having recovered from a serious injury, Evgeni finally won the Olympic gold medal setting new personal bests for each phase of the I The dream has come true, but where will he go from here? For a true champion like Evgeni Plushenko, victory is only a beginning.

Say if the statements given to you are True or False. Correct the false ones. • • • Evgeni hadn’t many difficulties to overcome. He won his first competitions when he was seven. His career almost ended in 2000. In 1998 he won the World Junior Championship. Evgeni finally won the Olympic gold medal in London.

Complete the dialogue between two friends with the sentences A - F and tell me why Jake doesn’t like art class and why Suzy doesn’t like snowboarding. • • • • • • Jake: Hi Suzy. Where are you off to? A And so what’s next…learning to fly a plane? Suzy: 1). . . B Oh really? Where? Jake: Me? Art class? I don't think so. C Oh I”ve got art class tonight. Fancy coming ? Suzy: Not 'extreme' enough for you, I suppose! D Me No way! I’d rather swim with sharks than Jake: That's right. slide down a mountain on a piece of wood. Suzy: 2). . E By the way, how did the white-water rafting go? Jake: Great. I've got a few bruises but I just love F I suppose I could. I know- I’ll bring me camera. it! It's such an amazing sport! Suzy: 3). . Jake: No, but I'm going snowboarding this weekend. Suzy: 4) Jake: You know, the ski centre near my father's village. Why don't you come along? We'll have a great time. Suzy: 5) Jake: Well, why not just come and watch then? Suzy: 6) Jake: Yeah. You might get some great action shots of me for your art class. Suzy: OK. Well, I'd better get going. I'll call you about it later. Jake: OK. Bye.