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3A HARD WORK PAYS OFF
Reading
a Look at the photos and read the title.
What do you think the text is about?
b Scan the text and answer the following
questions.
1 When did she start drawing pictures?
2 Which title did she receive in Ireland?
3 What are her hobbies?
One day, while watching the fish in the
4 What is the main idea of the text? aquarium, she realised that she didn’t need arms
to swim.“Mother, fish also have no arms, I want
to swim like them and be a mermaid.” she said.
That day, Sümeyye’s life completely changed.
She started swimming exercises with her trainer,
Çiğdem Abaza. She got used to swimming for
only two hours; she has been swimming for ten
years. In 2013, she became a member of the
FISH Swimming Team for the Physically Disabled. In
the following years, with the help of her coach,
HAVE Mehmet Bayrak, she achieved success in all
races in Turkey. In June 2016, she was qualified
NO to take part in the National Team.
She competed in many races in Portugal, Italy,
ARMS Mexico, Denmark and Brazil. She came home
with many rewards and degrees.
Finally, In the European Championship held in
In the 2018 European Paralympics Swimming Dublin, Ireland, she took the first place in 50m
Championship which was held in Dublin, the backstroke and received the title of ‘First Gold
capital of the Republic of Ireland, Sümeyye Medal Winner Lady Swimmer in the History of
Boyacı managed to win the gold medal with the Turkish Republic’.
degree of 45.21 seconds. Thus, she made us all Her talents are not limited to painting and
proud. swimming. Sümeyye is currently studying at Eti
Sümeyye Boyacı was born on 5 February 2003 High School of Social Sciences. The successful
in Eskişehir, without two arms. At the age of 4, she swimmer, who also opened a paper marbling
began to use her feet as her hands and she was exhibition, bought a sewing machine with her
used to drawing pictures by using her feet. During own income. She is getting used to designing
2008-2009, as it was Turkish Culture Year in Russia, and sewing her own clothes. Baking cakes and
she drew the cover picture of the book ‘Gold Fish pancakes makes her very happy.
Russian Folk Tales’. In the same year, she opened Apart from her current objective, 2020 Tokyo
his first solo exhibition in Russia, which makes her Olympics, Sümeyye wants to be a successful
the very first Turkish child who did it. psychologist in the future.
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