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7 S P E A K IN G
Famous (cheating) a You are going to tell your partner two

moments in sports anecdotes. Choose two of the topics below
and plan what you are going to say. Ask your
teacher for any words you need.
Although it isn’t true that everybody
TELL YOUR PARTNER ABOUT...
in sports cheats, it is certainly true that
there are cheaters in every sport... • a time you cheated (in a sport/game
or on an exam)
When and where did this happen? What were
you doing? Why did you cheat? What happened in
Taking a short cut the end?

O n A p r il2 1 ,1 9 8 0 ,2 3 -y e a r-o ld R o sie • a really exciting sports event you saw
Where and when was it? Who was
R u iz w as th e firs t w o m a n to c ro s s th e
playing?
fin is h lin e a t th e B o s to n M a ra th o n .
What happened? Why was it so
S h e fin is h e d th e ra c e in th e th ir d -fa s te s t tim e
exciting?
fo r a fe m a le ru n n e r (tw o h o u rs, 31 m in u te s,
5 6 se co n d s). B u t w h e n th e o rg a n iz e rs • a time you had an accident or
c o n g ra tu la te d R o s ie a fte r th e race, th e y w ere got a sports injury
s u rp ris e d b e c a u se sh e w a s n ’t s w e a tin g v e ry When and where did this happen?
What were you doing? How did the accident
m u ch . S o m e s p e c ta to rs w h o w e re w a tc h in g
happen? What part of your body did you hurt?
th e ra ce to ld th e m w h a t h a d re a lly h a p p e n e d .
What happened next? How long did it take you
D u rin g th e la s t h a lf m ile , R o s ie su d d e n ly
to recover?
ju m p e d o u t o f th e cro w d a n d s p rin te d to
th e fin is h lin e. T h e m a ra th o n o rg a n iz e rs • a time you saw or met a celebrity
When was this? Where were you? Who were
to o k R u iz 's tit le a w a y an d a w a rd e d it to th e
you with? What was the celebrity doing?
re a l w in n e r, J a c q u e lin e G a re a u . It w a s la te r
What was he / she wearing? Did you speak to
d is c o v e re d th a t th re e m o n th s e a rlie r, R o s ie had
him / her? What happened in the end?
a ls o c h e a te d in th e N e w Y o rk C ity M a ra th o n
w h e re sh e ha d ta k e n th e su bw ay! • a time you got lost
Where were you going? How were
you traveling? Why did you get lost?
What happened in the end?

b Work with a partner. Tell each other your
The hand of God? two stories. Give as much detail as you can.

I t w a s Ju n e 2 2 ,1 9 8 6 . A rg e n tin a P Starting an anecdote
tw os p la y in g (p la y ) E n g la n d in th e q u a rte r­
I'm going to tell you about a time when...
This happened a few years ago...
fin a ls o f th e W o rld C u p , a n d b o th te a m s
2_________ (p la y ) w e ll. T h e s c o re 3__________ (be) When I was younger...
0 - 0 . In th e 5 1 s t m in u te , th e A rg e n tin ia n
c a p ta in , D ie g o M a ra d o n a , 4_________ (sco re ) a
g o a l. T h e E n g lis h p la y e rs 5_________ (p ro te st), 8 W R IT IN G
b u t th e re fe re e 6__________(give) th e g o a l.
H ow ever, T V c a m e ra s sh o w e d th a t M a ra d o n a >- p.116 Writing T e llin g a s to ry . Write a story about something
that happened to you.
7_________ (sco re) th e g o a l w ith h is hand!
M a ra d o n a e__________ (say) th e n e x t d a y “ It w as
p a rtly th e h a n d o f M a ra d o n a , a n d p a rtly th e
9 3 14))) SO N G We Are the Champions
h a n d o f G o d .”

L a te r in th e g a m e , M a ra d o n a 9_________ (score)
a n o th e r g o a l, an d A rg e n tin a 10__________ (w in)
th e g a m e 2 -1 . T h e y w e n t on to w in th e
W o rld C up.

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