European Swimming Championships Take Place in Paris
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The European Swimming Championships are happening in Paris. Many swimmers from Europe are taking part.
On Thursday 13 August, there were swimming races. People could watch the races on TV.
On Friday 14 August, Léon Marchand will swim. He is a famous French swimmer. He will swim alone, not in a team. This is called an individual race.
There is also a new young swimmer called Cristofini. People say he is very good. Some say he is better than Marchand and another swimmer named Agnel were at his age.
Agnel and Marchand are both famous French swimmers. They won many races when they were young.
Fans are excited to watch the new swimmer. They want to see if he will be as good as Agnel and Marchand.
Vocabulary15 words
- championships
- a big sports event where the best players compete
- individual
- alone, not with a team
- swimmer
- a person who swims
- sensation
- someone new who is very exciting
- compete
- to try to win against others
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- famous
- known by many people
- schedule
- a plan of times for events
- broadcast
- to show on TV
- athlete
- a person good at sports
- event
- something planned, like a race
- young
- not old
- team
- a group of people playing together
- fan
- a person who likes and supports someone
- France
- a country in Europe
Quiz
Answer key
1. Paris 2. Friday 14 August 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The European Swimming _____ are happening in Paris.
Many swimmers from Europe are taking _____.
On Thursday 13 August, there were swimming _____.
People could watch the races on _____.
On Friday 14 August, Léon Marchand will _____.
He is a _____ French swimmer.
He will swim alone, not in a team. This is called an _____ race.
There is also a new young swimmer called _____.
Some say he is better than Marchand and another swimmer named Agnel were at his _____.
Fans are excited to watch the new _____.