Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like sports?
- What is your favorite sport?
Vocabulary:
- win /win/
- gain /geyn/
- receive /ri-SEEV/
- check /chek/
- trophy /TROH-fee/
[verb] to achieve first position and/or get a prize in a competition
Everyone wants to win the game.
[verb] to get something that is important or gives you an advantage, especially over a period of time
She is now capable because she gains a lot of knowledge from her training.
[verb] to get or be given something
She received a letter from her father.
[noun] a printed form, used instead of money
You can go to the bank if you want to convert your check into cash.
[noun] a prize given to the one who wins a competition
The class received a trophy as a recognition for their effort.
Ikee Rikako, a Japanese swimmer won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia last September 2, 2018. She gained six gold medals during the games, which made her the first woman to receive the MVP award. She was given a check and a trophy for this award. Ikee became the fourth Japanese athlete to have the award.
True or False:
- An American swimmer won the award for the Most Valuable Player.
- The Asian Games happened in Indonesia.
- She is the second woman who received the MVP award.
- She wins six gold medals in the competitions.
- She received a trophy and a check as a prize.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| receive | gain | trophy | check | win |
- She wants to ______________ the competition.
- The judges gave the winner a ______________ as a prize.
- The bank makes sure that the ______________ is real.
- He wants to ______________ a gift on his birthday.
- We go to school to ______________ knowledge.