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Becoming a world‑class sports star is a bumpy road. It isn’t enough to be good at what you do, you need some luck, too. In this section you’re going to read a text about a popular footballer and his road to success.
Droga do zostania sportowcem światowej sławy nie jest łatwa. Nie wystarczy być dobrym/dobrą w tym, co się robi, potrzeba też trochę szczęścia. W tej sekcji przeczytasz tekst o znanym piłkarzu i jego drodze do sukcesu.
Match the words below with their translations.
Find the English translations of the Polish words given below. Search up, down, forward, backward, and on the diagonal to find the hidden words. To mark the word click its first and last letter in the grid below.
Read the text and do the tasks below.
Not a Piece of Cake!Being a professionalprofessional athleteathlete is a tough process. Many professional sportsmensportsmen and sportswomensportswomen start their careers at a very early age. Of course, the majority of them start their careers in an amateuramateur club. If they stand outstand out, they are spotted by professional teams, and this way they have the chance of becoming professionals.
However, this wasn’t the case for Jamie Vardy. He dreamt of becoming a professional football player from a very young age, but when he was a teenager, he was kicked out of the youth academy of a football club. Life wasn’t easy for Vardy at that time. He had to work in a factory to get by, and he had problems in his personal life. But football was his passion, and he continued playing for the 7th leagueleague club Stocksbridge Park Steels.
Whether you call it luck or skill, Vardy managed to do whatever it takes to be a good footballer. He scoredscored 66 goals in 107 games for Stocksbridge. After that, many teams saw his skill. When he was 25 years old, he was recruited by Leicester City. He managed to win various tournamentstournaments with his team, including the Premier League Title.
Vardy’s story of being an amateur player to becoming a world‑starworld‑star is exceptionalexceptional, yet there is no doubt that he is loved by Leicester fans and respectedrespected by many people in the world today.
Źródło: Mustafa Guven Gunduz, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Today, many athletes start their careers when they are childrenteenagersin their twenties.
- Jamie Vardy wanted to become a(n) professional sportsmanamateurfactory worker at a very early age.
- Vardy left the courtyouth academyfactory at the age of 16.
- He achievedlostscored many goals in the 7th league club.
- Vardy was transferred to a better club in his mid-twentiesteenage yearsearly thirties.
- Many clubsfansfactories respect Vardy.
Based on the information from the text, choose the correct answers. There is only one correct option for each point.
- We play basketball with a few friends from time to time, so we are only 1. spectators, 2. coach, 3. professional, 4. supporters, 5. amateurs, 6. competitors, 7. sportswoman.
- There were 100 1. spectators, 2. coach, 3. professional, 4. supporters, 5. amateurs, 6. competitors, 7. sportswoman at the beginning, but only four of them finished the marathon.
- She was a famous 1. spectators, 2. coach, 3. professional, 4. supporters, 5. amateurs, 6. competitors, 7. sportswoman, and after she finished her career she started giving courses on sports science.
- The 1. spectators, 2. coach, 3. professional, 4. supporters, 5. amateurs, 6. competitors, 7. sportswoman is furious because his team has lost the ball again.
- She will become a 1. spectators, 2. coach, 3. professional, 4. supporters, 5. amateurs, 6. competitors, 7. sportswoman this weekend as she is signing a contract with her club.
- It is very difficult for 1. spectators, 2. coach, 3. professional, 4. supporters, 5. amateurs, 6. competitors, 7. sportswoman to follow the game due to the heavy fog.
- The 1. spectators, 2. coach, 3. professional, 4. supporters, 5. amateurs, 6. competitors, 7. sportswoman of Dallas Mavericks won’t be happy after today’s defeat.
Choose the word that is different from the other words in each line. Why is it different?
Słownik
/ˈæmətə(r)/
amator/amatorka, tu: amatorski
/ˈæthetaliːt /
atleta, sportowiec
/ˈbʌmpi rəʊd/
wyboista droga
/kəʊtʃ/
trener/trenerka
/kəmˈpetɪtə(r)/
konkurent/konkurentka, uczestnik/uczestniczka, zawodnik/zawodniczka
/fæn/
fan
/liːɡ/
liga
/prəˈfeʃənl/
zawodowy
/rɪsˈpɛktɪd/ /rɪˈspekt/
szanowany/szanowana [szanować]
/skɔːd/ /skɔː(r)/
tu: strzelił gola [strzelić gola]
/spekˈteɪtə(r)/
widz wydarzenia sportowego na żywo
/ˈspɔːtsmən/ /ˈspɔːtsmən/
sportowcy (mężczyźni) [sportowiec]
/ˈspɔːtswʊmən/
sportowcy (kobiety) [sportsmenka]
/stænd aʊt/
wyróżniać się
/səˈpɔːtə(r)/
kibic
/ˈtʊənəmənt/ /ˈtʊənəmənts/
turnieje [turniej]
/wɜːld‑stɑː/
światowa gwiazda
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY‑SA 3.0