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4 Read the article again and answer the questions.
Why...
1 do thousands of people go to a Chinese island
every year?
2 do people climb the metal mountain?
3 do camel owners drive beside the camels and shout?
4 did Filip Eyckmans create bossaball?
5 is bossaball exciting to watch?
6 do people playing chess boxing stop for one minute?

5 VOCABULARY There are eight highlighted words in
the article. Match the words with these meanings.
Write the words.
0 are involved in an activity or sport take part
1 the people who try to win
a race I game I quiz (etc.) (1) Last Saturday was the final of the women's singles at
the Wimbledon Championships, played (of course) at
2 a short time between two things
the All England Club (Wimbledon). My family were lucky
3 happen
enough to get tickets. When we got there, we went to
4 a competition to see who is the fastest
the court and found our seats. O f course, the stadium
at something
was full and everyone was very excited. It was brilliant!
5 people who watch a race or game
(2) At ten to two, the players came out: Venus Williams
6 to go across from one side of
from the US and Garbine Muguruza from Spain. At
something to another
first, I was sure Williams was going to win because she
7 a small, sweet cake (usually round)
was a five-times Wimbledon champion, but as the match
continued, it was clear that I was wrong. Both players
played really well and after almost an hour, the exciting
Q WRITING first set ended: 7-5 to Muguruza. Could 37-year-old
Williams come back? No. She started to look tired and to
An article about a sporting event play badly. The second set was quite easy for Muguruza,
and after 20 minutes, she won the set 6-0 and won the
INPUT Read Joanna's article in a school
match. A t the age of 23, she was the new Wimbledon
magazine about going to an important tennis
champion. The crowd stood and clapped and cheered.
match. Answer the questions.
And then Muguruza got the trophy.
1 Who did Joanna go with?
(3) After the match, we looked around a bit and then
2 Who did Joanna think would win? went home. We had a great time. The match was
3 Who won? very exciting and it was fantastic to see a big sports
4 What did Joanna do after the match? event 'live'.

2 Find these words in the article. What does each
word describe? Why does Joanna use them? PLAN Think of a sports event that you went to
0 lucky my family or would like to go to. Answer the questions.
1 full 1 When is I was the event?
2 excited 2 Where is / was it?
3 quite easy 3 What is I was the atmosphere like (the crowd,
4 great the noise, etc.)?
5 fantastic 4 What happens I happened at the event
(players I goals I winners, etc.)?
ANALYSE Look at the three paragraphs of
5 How did I would you feel after the event
Joanna's article. Match the paragraphs with
(happy / tired / excited / unhappy)?
the contents.
5 PRODUCE Write an article for a school
Paragraph 1 a after the event
magazine (about 120-150 words) about the
Paragraph 2 b introduction to the event
sports event. Use Joanna's article and the
Paragraph 3 c details of the event (the match itself)
language above to help you.