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Read the paragraph and do the exercises about the text.

THE INSPIRING STORY OF ŞAHİKA ERCÜMEN

She's not just an athlete. She's a record-breaker and an inspiration to all of us. Who are we talking
about? World freediving record holder, the Turkish national athlete Şahika Ercümen. Her success in
sports and her passion for protecting nature makes her inspiring.

Şahika Ercümen is one of the best divers of our time. Şahika Ercümen was born on January 16, 1985,
in Çanakkale. She is 1.64 meters tall. She is of medium height and medium weight. She has got blonde
hair with hazel eyes. She is very popular with her helpful and ladylike personality. She can speak English
and German. She graduated from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Başkent University.

She won championships in many branches of water sports after she started doing sports despite asthma in her childhood.
Şahika Ercümen is a record-holder freediver and underwater hockey player. She still holds the Turkish record in freediving. She
brings championships to our country in Free Diving and Underwater Hockey every year, and Şahika Ercümen also continues
her work as a Nutrition and Diet Specialist.

As well as being a worldwide diver, she wants to attract attention to public issues. She says, “I also want to draw attention to
issues such as climate crisis, global warming, and gender equality.” She attributes every world record she breaks to a social
responsibility project. Her goal is to inspire people to promote and protect the lives in the sea. Ercümen's recommendations
to protect nature are as follows: Reduce the use of plastic, switch to reusable straws, use flasks, participate in beach cleaning
activities, and buy second-hand clothes.

At the moment, the national athlete is dealing with the projects related to diving with the disabled, protecting water and
endangered species. She also gives seminars on topics such as proper breathing, success, and motivation. She inspires the
youth to carry out many underwater social responsibility projects with her passion.

A. Answer the following questions according to the text.
1) Why is Şahika Ercümen inspiring people?
2) What does she look like?
3) What is she like?
4) What foreign languages can she speak?
5) What is her advice to protect nature?

B. Write true or false according to the text.
1) She won championships in many branches of athletics. ------
2) She still works as a Nutrition and Diet Specialist. ------
3) She dedicates her every record to a social responsibility project. -----
4) Her aim is to encourage people to save the lives in the sea. ------
5) As she is a very busy person, she doesn’t perform seminars. ------

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