Figure Skater Kazuki Kagiyama Poses With Japan's Volleyball Team
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Kazuki Kagiyama is a famous Japanese figure skater.
Japan's men's volleyball team will play at the Los Angeles Olympics.
The team won a place in the Olympics after a big tournament.
Kagiyama took photos with the volleyball players.
He posted many pictures together with the players online.
The team has many star players.
People on the internet loved the photos.
Many fans wrote nice comments.
One fan said the photos were very special.
Another fan said it felt like a gift.
During the tournament, player Kento Miyaura had a small accident with his medal.
But he joked about it and made his team laugh.
Another player, Yuki Ishikawa, scored the last important point.
His team had problems with injuries before that.
The team still worked hard together and won.
Vocabulary15 words
- figure skater
- a person who skates and does jumps and dance on ice
- tournament
- a sports event with many games
- star
- a very famous and skilled person
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- medal
- a metal prize for winning
- Olympics
- a big world sports event
- injury
- damage to the body
- post
- to put something online
- fan
- a person who loves a team or star
- team
- a group of players
- score
- to get a point in a game
- qualify
- to win a place in a bigger event
- comment
- a short message people write online
- internet
- the online world where people share things
- special
- not usual; very good
Quiz
Answer key
1. A figure skater 2. Photos with the volleyball team 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Kazuki Kagiyama is a famous Japanese _____.
Japan's men's volleyball team will play at the Los Angeles _____.
The team won a place in the Olympics after a big _____.
Kagiyama took _____ with the volleyball players.
He posted many pictures together with the _____.
People on the internet loved the _____.
During the tournament, player Kento Miyaura had a small _____ with his medal.
But he joked about it and made his team _____.
Another player, Yuki Ishikawa, scored the last important _____.
His team had problems with _____ before that.