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Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like sports? Why or why not?
- Are you interested to watch a Paralympic game? Why or Why not?
Vocabulary:
- create /kree-EYT/
[verb] to make something new
I have created a recipe that you will surely like.
- achieve /UH-cheev/
[verb] to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim
A lot of my friends achieved a degree in Computer science.
- leading /LEE-ding/
[adjective] first or most important
Uniliver is still the leading brand in the Philippines.
- perfectly /PUR-fikt-lee/
[adverb] in a satisfying or entirely no mistakes way
My sister’s room was perfectly organized.
- unknown /uhn-NOHN/
[adjective] not familiar
Some places are unknown to me.
A company located in Chiba, Japan, named OX Engineering, created a high-tech wheelchair dubbed as “The Porsche of wheelchairs”. It will be used by the Paralympic professionals for 2020 games. Paralympic athletes who used wheelchairs made by OX Engineering have achieved 122 medals in total since 1996. This made the company a champion among Japan’s leading manufacturer of wheelchairs. Since Tokyo will be hosting the Olympics this year, the company produces about 500 wheelchairs for athletes from other countries. According to the company’s President Katsuyuki Ishii, “We have the technology to make a wheelchair fit perfectly for each athlete and to help them perform at their best.”
The ways of designing and producing wheelchairs at OX Engineering is still unknown. However, one of their assets is to make athletes perform better. Shiniego Kunieda, a Paralympian, who has achieved 26 Grand Slam Tennis titles, said that a wheelchair must “feel like a part of the athlete’s body.”
Comprehension Questions:
- What is the name of the company located in Chiba?
- Based on the report, what was called“The Porsche of wheelchairs”?
- Where will the 2020 olympics be held?
- What is the name of the founder of the company?
- How many titles did Shiniego Kunieda receive?
Discussion Questions:
- Do you think representatives from Japan will win in 2020 Olympics? Why do you think so?
- Do you admire Paralympians? Why or why not?
- What sport do you think you will be good at? Why?
- What are the best characteristics of an athlete?
- In your opinion, what should an athlete do to win a gold medal
[verb] to make something new
I have created a recipe that you will surely like.
[verb] to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim
A lot of my friends achieved a degree in Computer science.
[adjective] first or most important
Uniliver is still the leading brand in the Philippines.
[adverb] in a satisfying or entirely no mistakes way
My sister’s room was perfectly organized.
[adjective] not familiar
Some places are unknown to me.
The ways of designing and producing wheelchairs at OX Engineering is still unknown. However, one of their assets is to make athletes perform better. Shiniego Kunieda, a Paralympian, who has achieved 26 Grand Slam Tennis titles, said that a wheelchair must “feel like a part of the athlete’s body.”