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Sport is life SKILLS 11 11 Leggi e ascolta, poi svolgi le attività proposte. Sport is his life Tyson Curtis is a twelve-year-old boy from Manchester and is very good at sport. He is a triathlete, that means 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 weekly, he trains every day after school. He has got a great ambition: he wants to compete in triathlon at the Olympics one day, with his brother and sister! It s a lot of fun to compete together. It s a challenge , he says. Rispondi alle domande con frasi complete. 1. Who is this young athlete? . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 2. What nationality is he? . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 3. What can he do? . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 4. What does triathlon consist of? . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 5. Who trains with Tyson? . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 6. Who else can run very fast? ra completa l intervista con Tyson, O seguendo la traccia. . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 7. Is triathlon an Olympic sport? . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 8. What s Tyson challenge? An interview You You You You . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... . . ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Are you interested in sport, Tyson? Tyson ........................................................................................................ Tyson ........................................................................................................ Tyson ........................................................................................................ Tyson What about you? Are you good at sport? What sports can you do? Really? You re very sporty! ............................................................................. ............................................................................. 29