1267c782af0bd6ecdee8949dc0e4650d100 unlucky olympians

Task 1. There’s always much hype
about the winners, but the media never
talks about the unlucky athletes. So this
time, we will deal with those who came
home with no medals. Say what
happened to each of them. Start each
sentence with a word in the big circle.
Then find a suitable verb in the small
circle. Decide if you have to use the
passive or not.

strings
assistant

archer

rider
E.g. The strings ripped/were ripped?

boxer

THROW OFF
STAB

RIP

cyclist
baseball
bat

CATCH

FIRE

CHASE

LOSE

CHASE

SHOOT

fencer

FALL

HIT

KICK

BREAK

torchbearer 1

PAIR UP

BREAK

Task
2. Which sentences
can you add these phrases to?
torchbearer

2
kickboxer
in the stomach, tried to hit the ball, with a larger opponent, by a fellow
archer, in the
balls,
bar
swimmer
weight
by a hammer, of the racket, by an angry dog, the pole vaulter fell onto it


SOLUTIONS
Starting with the tennis player, going clockwise:
1. The strings of the tennis racket ripped.
2. The archer got shot by a fellow competitor.
3. The rider (penthatlonist) got thrown off the horse.
4. The cyclist lost a tyre.
5. Torchbearer 1 got chased by a dog.
6. The kickboxer got kicked in the balls.
7. The weight fell on the weight lifter’s foot.
8. The swimmer got chased by an alligator.
9. The bar broke when the pole vaulter fell on it.
10. Torchbearer 2’s clothes caught fire.
11. The fencer got stabbed in the stomach.
12. The baseball bat broke when the player tried to hit
the ball.
13. The boxer got paired up with a larger opponent.
14. The assistant got hit by a hammer.
Verbs with a passive meaning
rip

lose
fall
break
catch fire
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