Florence Arthaud: The Story of Her Famous Race Victory
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Florence Arthaud was a famous French sailor. She won a big race in 1990. The race is called the Route du Rhum. It is a famous boat race across the ocean.
Her win was not easy. She had a miscarriage before the race. Her boat also had breakdowns during the race. For 10 days, she was cut off from the world. Nobody could talk to her.
But she did not stop. She finished the race and won. People called her win historic. It was a very important moment in sailing history.
Now, a new film tells her story. The film is called Flo. It shows her life and her famous victory.
The film was on French TV on Sunday night. It was on a channel called France 2. People watched the film to learn about her life.
Vocabulary8 words
- sailor
- a person who sails a boat
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- miscarriage
- when a pregnancy ends early and sadly
- breakdowns
- when a machine stops working
- cut off
- not able to talk to anyone
- historic
- very important in history
- victory
- a win
- channel
- a TV station
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1. The Route du Rhum 2. 10 days 3. Flo
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Florence Arthaud was a famous French _____. She won a big _____ in 1990.
Her win was not easy. She had a _____ before the race.
Her boat also had _____ during the race. For _____ days, she was _____ from the world.
But she did not stop. She finished the race and won. People called her win _____.
Now, a new film tells her story. It shows her life and her famous _____.
The film was on French TV on Sunday night. It was on a _____ called France 2.
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