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activities 11 13 Ascolta e leggi il testo, poi svolgi le attività proposte. A young athlete T yson Curtis is a twelve-year-old teenager from Manchester and is very good at sport. He is a triathlete, that is he s very fast in three sports. To win the triathlon race, he swims 100 metres, he rides a bike for about 3.1 miles and runs 1000 metres. His brother and his sister compete in triathlon too. Even Cookie, the family dog, is in training. We take Cookie on runs and bike rides. She s very fast, she s our trainer , says Tyson. The young athlete works hard, he trains every day after school. He has got a great ambition: he wants to compete in triathlon at the Olympics someday, with his brother and sister! It s a lot of fun to compete with them. It s a challenge , he says. Cerca nel testo il complemento adatto a ogni verbo, poi inseriscilo, come nell esempio: (to) be good at sport 1. (to) be fast ............................................................................. 2. (to) win ..................................................................................... 3. (to) swim ................................................................................. 4. (to) ride .................................................................................... 5. (to) run ............................................................................................... 6. (to) compete .................................................................................. 7. (to) take ............................................................................................ 8. (to) have ............................................................................................ Rispondi alle seguenti domande con frasi complete. 1. Who is this young athlete? .......................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................. 2. What can he do? ................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................. 3. What does triathlon consist of? .............................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................................. 4. Who trains with Tyson? .................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................................. 5. Who else can run very fast? ....................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................. 6. What s Tyson s challenge? ........................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................. WR IT IN G CORN ER ieme Pratichi uno sport ins rivi Sc a un amico/un amica. are un SMS per comunic ni zio ria va e orario, luogo nale. ima tt se del programma o ist ev Utilizza lo spazio pr a pagina 67. BE A SPORT! 41