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1 Let’s Listen: Did you know ? a) Before you listen: What do know about Superbowl, Olympic champions, disabled athletes, tennis and skateboarding contests? b) Listen to the radio program. Write notes on the information. c) Read the statements and decide if it is true (T) or false(F). 1. When the Superbowl started there was a problem. 2. Cool Runnings is a book. 3. Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent has much bigger arms than other people. 4. Swimming champion Michael Phelps has very large hands.
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5. Between 1988 and 2001 Tanny GreyThompson won 40 gold medals. 6. She broke over 12 world records. 7. Tennis players with love aren’t really happy. 8. In 2005 Danny Way jumped almost nineteen meters over the Great Wall of China on a skateboard.
2 A song: We are the champions Time after time I’ve done my sentence But committed ****** And bad mistakes I’ve made ***** I’ve had my share of sand Kicked in my face But I’ve *****
(Text © Freddy Mercury)
no bed of roses come through no crime losers challenge
And we mean to go on and on and on and on
fortune We are the champions – my friends And we’ll keep on***** Till the end fighting We are the champions in a friendly way We are the champions No time for ****** a few ‘Cause we are the champions of the World curtain calls
I’ve taken my bows And my ****** You brought me fame and ****** And everything that goes with it I thank you all But it’s been ****** No pleasure cruise I consider it a before******* The whole human race And I ain’t gonna lose And we mean to go on and on and on and on We are the champions - my friends And we’ll keep on fighting Till the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers ‘Cause we are the champions of the World
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