ACTIVITIES
A) Watch the first two minutes of the video “Teenage Alex Ovechkin on World Trans Sport” and decide: true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false statements
1. Alexander is an American ice hockey player. __
2. His dream is to be the best player in the world. __
3. His mother is called Adriana. __
4. His father was a professional footballer. __
5. His family are his biggest fans. __
B) Now let’s read about Crina “Coco” Popescu
a. Go to http://www.tedxbucharest.ro/talks/ and click on Crina “Coco” Popescu to read about her.
b. Look up the words you don’t know in the following online dictionaries:
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/
http://www.wordreference.com/
c. Answer about Crina
What sport does she practise? _____________________________
Where is she from? _______________________________
How old is she? _______________________________
Why is she famous? _______________________________
C) HOMEWORK: Find information about another young sports star (name, age, nationality, sports abilities, likes and dislikes, why is he/she famous) on the Internet. Write a short text about him/her for next class.
