Week 2_Class 2 Unit 1: Superlative adjective (short adjectives) 1. Watch the video “Dream Crazier” and list all the adjectives you heard. a. e. b. f. c. g. d. h. 2. Read the text and answer the question. Who are the all-time greatest female athletes? Most lists of the greatest athletes of all time tend to be dominated by male athletes, though there have been many female athletes who have excelled in their sport and had a significant impact on their sport. Here is a list of some of 5 of the top greatest female athletes' the world has ever seen. Women's sport is on the rise, and some great athletes have made their mark in recent years, including gymnast Simone Biles, Serena and Venus Williams, skiier Lindsey Vonn, swimmer Katie Ledecky and so many others. Alexa Moreno (Mexico)-Gymnastics She is the 2018 World bronze medalist on vault, the first Mexican female gymnast to medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She represented Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she was the second reserve for the all-around final and at the 2020 Olympics where she placed fourth in the vault final. She’s one of the most talented gymnasts in Mexico. Serena Williams (USA)-Tennis There are 39 Grand Slam titles in her bucket including 23 singles titles, 14 doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles. She has won four times Olympic gold medal. She is the most promising and popular women athletes in the world. Lottie Dod (UK)-Tennis, hockey, archery, and golf. At age 15, she became the youngest woman ever to win the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship, and went on to win it 4 more times. She played field hockey for England national two years after taking up the sport. She won the British Ladies' Amateur golf tournament in 1904. Won the silver medal in archery at the 1908 Olympics in London. Fanny Blankers-Koen (The Netherlands)- Track & field. She is a sprinter and hurdler who won 4 gold medals in the 1948 London Olympics. In the post-war years she set or equalled 12 world records in events as diverse as the long jump, the high jump, sprint and hurdling events and the Pentathlon. In 1999, people voted her the greatest female athlete of the 20th century. Nadia Comaneci (Russia)-Gymnastics At age 14, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci shattered the definition of possible in gymnastics, earning the first perfect score ever awarded at the Olympics for the most mesmerizing performance on the uneven bars during the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She became the youngest all-around Olympic gold medalist ever, There are so many honorable female athletes in the world that can be included in this list. They are famous in their respective fields for their talents and people should know more about them. Week 2_Class 2 If you were an athlete, what would you be famous for? Justify your answers. I think that if I were famous it could be for my talent, I think that I have talent for some things and a big potential, only I don´t take advantage of the things that I do, but if I were famous, I would take the most advantage of my potential. 3. Your professor will show you different pictures. She will also give you a word pool and an instruction. You need to use the most appropriate word to describe what you can see in the picture. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 4. Imagine this situation: You have your own sport’s agency and want to represent and sponsor the best athlete out there. You had a meeting with your staff, and you shared with them the characteristics you are looking for so they can find that person. You have to the following: 1) Name your sport’s agency “Star’s Agency” 2) Write 10 sentences using short and long superlative adjectives to describe your athlete’s ideal characteristics. Agency Name: 1. The youngest athlete in the world. 2. The fastest athlete in the history. 3. The most handsome athlete in the industry. 4. The stronger man in the country. 5. The newest sensation in the athletes. Week 2_Class 2 6. The most handsome international athlete. 7. 8. 9.
