Jockey Kosei Yamamoto Falls From Horse but Is Unhurt
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Kosei Matsuyama is a famous jockey in Japan. He is known as a top rider in the Derby, a big horse race.
Matsuyama fell from his horse in a race called WASJ. It happened just after the start of race 11 in Sapporo.
The horse and Matsuyama hit the ground hard. Fans watched and felt very worried. Some people said the jockey did not move.
Doctors checked Matsuyama after the fall. They said he was not hurt.
Matsuyama will ride again on August 23. He will ride a horse called Punjatower. This horse won its race last year. Matsuyama wants to win again with it.
Vocabulary15 words
- jockey
- a person who rides horses in races
- Derby
- a very famous, big horse race
- fall
- to drop down suddenly
- injury
- hurt or damage to the body
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- fan
- a person who likes and supports someone
- worried
- feeling afraid something bad happened
- doctor
- a person who checks and helps sick or hurt people
- ride
- to sit on and control a horse
- win
- to be first in a competition
- start
- the beginning of something
- ground
- the surface of the earth
- hit
- to touch something hard and fast
- check
- to look carefully to see if something is okay
- again
- one more time
Quiz
Answer key
1. He fell from his horse 2. In Sapporo 3. No, he is not hurt
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Kosei Matsuyama is a famous _____ in Japan. He is known as a top rider in the _____, a big horse race.
Matsuyama fell from his horse in a race called _____. It happened just after the start of race 11 in _____.
The horse and Matsuyama hit the _____ hard. Fans watched and felt very _____.
Doctors checked Matsuyama after the fall. They said he was not _____.
Matsuyama will _____ again on August 23. He will ride a horse called _____.