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Pre-Reading Questions:
- Do you play sports regularly?
- How many hours do you spend playing sports?
Vocabulary:
- idea /ahy-DEE-uh/
[noun] a suggestion or plan for doing something
She has an idea for their upcoming project.
- learn /lurn/
[verb] to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity
Harry wants to learn a new language.
- team /teem/
[noun] a number of people who act together as a group
My favorite basketball team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
- member /MEM-ber/
[noun] a person who joins a group
He is a member of the book club in his school.
- hope /hohp/
[verb] to want something to happen or to be true
She hopes that they will win the dance competition.
Have you ever thought about what you might be doing at the age of 80? Well, this great grandma’s new passion might give you an idea on how to have fun in your retirement.
80-year old Valentina Fyodorova learned skating and playing hockey at the age of 79. She was scared at first, but she was able to forget it when they started playing.
She is now the captain of their senior team called “Ustyanochka”. The members are women in their fifties and sixties.
At first, she was scared to fall and get injured, but became stronger and more confident on ice. Now, she hopes to keep playing ice hockey as long as she can.
True or False:
- Valentina Fyodorova is 90 years old.
- At first, she wasn’t scared to learn skating and ice hockey.
- She is the captain of the senior team called “Utsyanochka”.
- The members are mostly in their thirties and twenties.
- She learned ice hockey at the age of 50.
Vocabulary Check:
[noun] a suggestion or plan for doing something
She has an idea for their upcoming project.
[verb] to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity
Harry wants to learn a new language.
[noun] a number of people who act together as a group
My favorite basketball team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
[noun] a person who joins a group
He is a member of the book club in his school.
[verb] to want something to happen or to be true
She hopes that they will win the dance competition.
80-year old Valentina Fyodorova learned skating and playing hockey at the age of 79. She was scared at first, but she was able to forget it when they started playing.
She is now the captain of their senior team called “Ustyanochka”. The members are women in their fifties and sixties.
At first, she was scared to fall and get injured, but became stronger and more confident on ice. Now, she hopes to keep playing ice hockey as long as she can.
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| idea | learn | team | member | hope |
- That is a great _____!
- Russel is a _____ of baseball club.
- I want to join the soccer ____.
- They _____ to pass the exam.
- Andrew has to _____ how to speak Spanish.