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READING & WRITING

1 READING

a Look at the pictures and answer the
following questions.
1. Who are the people in the pictures?
2. In which areas are they successful?

b Read the text.

Joannie( jo-ann) Rochette

French- Canadian Joannie Rochette is bronze
medallist at the Vencouver 2010 Olympic
Games. She is world vice-champion in 2009
and the first Canadian female figure skater in
all categories. Joannie Rochette faced a very
tragic event. Her mother died of a sudden
heart attack after she arrived with her husband
to watch her daughter in Winter Olympics.
Everybody admired Joannie’s psychological
strength because she was a bronze medallist
in the women’s free skate four days later. She
is Canada’s first medallist in women’s figure c Match the highlighted words in the text on
skating since 1988. Her determination at such the left with their meanings below.
a sorrowful time is inspiring for all country. 1. An area on the ground to play basketball or
Joannie Rochette is, without a doubt, the most
volleyball ________________
successful Canadian figure skaters of all time
and she is still competing in honor of her 2. strength: ________________
mother. Joannie is a part of the Stars On Ice 3. painful, unhappy: ________________
for twelve years. She is on the World stage d Read the sentences below and write true (T)
in Europe and Asia as a figure skater and or false (F).
as a Sports Analyst by competitions and the 1. Joannie Rochette is an Afro-American
Olympic Games. On the other hand, Joannie
skater. ____
Rochette is also a student. She is now studying 2. Her mother’s death is the most painful time
Medicine at McGill University.
for Joannie. ____
Mehmet Okur: Mehmet Okur is a Turkish 3. Joannie is Canada’s first medallist in
professional basketball player. He went to
women’s figure skating since 1988. ____
America in 2001. He's the first Turkish player
to win an NBA championship. He couldn't 4. Joannie skates for Stars On Ice for twenty
play basketball for a long time because of his years. ____
injuries. He retired in 2012. He’s capable of 5. Joannie Rochette is a figure skater, Sports
playing center and power forward in the games. Analyst and student at McGill University. __ __
Okur loves performing interesting shows on 6. Mehmet Okur is the first Turkish-born
the courts. His fans give him the nickname of coach of NBA. ____
‘Memo’. Mehmet Okur is also the first Turkish 7. Mehmet Okur is capable of playing small
–born coach of NBA. forward in the games. ____

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