Tag Archive: sports – intermediate
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2017年4月7日
Pre-reading questions: Which water sport are you good at? Please explain your answer. If you will compete in a water race, what would it be? Please explain your answer. The Team New Zealand’s sailors are hoping to avenge the 9-8 defeat by Oracle Team USA in San Francisco last 2013. They have replaced the traditional arm-powered winches with cycle-style grinders for the 35th America’s Cup event in Bermuda. Team New Zealand has invited Olympic bronze medal-winning cyclist Simon van Velthooven to lead the new revolution. Winning the next America’s Cup is all about keeping a stable sail on the entire race, and that’s the reason why this boat contains some…
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2017年3月16日
Pre-reading questions: Would you rather watch a car race, motorcycle race or horse race? Explain your answer. Do you think horse racing is a sport? Discuss. Arrogate bagged the most expensive prize in thoroughbred racing last Saturday at the Pegasus World Cup in Florida. He won against the equally famous California Chrome. According to jockey Mike Smith, Arrogate ran so well that day that they secured the $7 million prize. Shaman Ghost and Neolithic finished second and third respectively. Unfortunately for Victor Espinoza and California Chrome, they finished ninth. A close fight was expected between Arrogate and California Chrome following their grand match last November 2016. Pegasus World Cup’s is now…
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2017年3月7日
Pre-reading questions: Have you ever experienced watching a Winter Olympic game live? Please explain your answer. Which Winter Olympic sport do you or would like to play? Please explain your answer. Olympic Council Asian president Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah said Sapporo has all the facilities needed to organize the Winter Olympics. Sapporo anchored the Winter Games in 1972 and city officials are considering a bid for 2026. It would mean the IOC would return to a city in Asia for a third time following Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018 and Beijing. China in 2022. Sapporo does have several facilities being used for the Asian Winter Games,…
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