Listening and translation questions - sport role models - Higher
Listen to this podcast extract about sporting role models. Choose the right option to complete the sentences below.
Example: According to the speaker, her cousin Marion:
| A | is the best female tennis player in the region. |
| B | used to be the best female tennis player in the region. |
| C | is one of the best female tennis players in the region. |
| D | is a better tennis player than Sandrine. |
| A |
| is the best female tennis player in the region. |
| B |
| used to be the best female tennis player in the region. |
| C |
| is one of the best female tennis players in the region. |
| D |
| is a better tennis player than Sandrine. |
The answer is C.
Sandrine says: Elle est l’une des meilleures joueuses de tennis dans ma region - She is one of the best female tennis players in my region
Question
1. Marion has been playing tennis:
| A | for three years. |
| B | since the age of three. |
| C | since 1981. |
| D | since she was 13. |
| A |
| for three years. |
| B |
| since the age of three. |
| C |
| since 1981. |
| D |
| since she was 13. |
2. Marion’s brother Florian has won:
| A | an Olympic medal. |
| B | some American tournaments. |
| C | fewer tournaments than Marion. |
| D | several French tournaments. |
| A |
| an Olympic medal. |
| B |
| some American tournaments. |
| C |
| fewer tournaments than Marion. |
| D |
| several French tournaments. |
3. Sandrine’s two cousins play doubles:
| A | in every tournament. |
| B | for fun. |
| C | from time to time. |
| D | never. |
| A |
| in every tournament. |
| B |
| for fun. |
| C |
| from time to time. |
| D |
| never. |
1. The answer is B.
Sandrine says: … elle joue au tennis depuis l’âge de trois ans. - she has been playing tennis since the age of three.
2. The answer is D.
Sandrine says: … et a lui-même gagné plein de tournois en France. - … and has himself won plenty of tournaments in France.
3. The answer is D.
Sandrine says: Mais maintenant, ils jouent des matchs en double de temps en temps. - These days, they play doubles matches from time to time.
Question
4. Sandrine admires Marion’s approach because:
| A | she is hard-working. |
| B | she is a fashion model as well. |
| C | she travels the world. |
| D | she is a good friend. |
| A |
| she is hard-working. |
| B |
| she is a fashion model as well. |
| C |
| she travels the world. |
| D |
| she is a good friend. |
5. After breaking her leg, Marion:
| A | gave up playing tennis for good. |
| B | went straight back to playing tennis. |
| C | took a year off. |
| D | started playing tennis again after a few months. |
| A |
| gave up playing tennis for good. |
| B |
| went straight back to playing tennis. |
| C |
| took a year off. |
| D |
| started playing tennis again after a few months. |
6. Sandrine is determined to:
| A | have a successful life. |
| B | play tennis like her cousin. |
| C | become a model. |
| D | make lots of resolutions. |
| A |
| have a successful life. |
| B |
| play tennis like her cousin. |
| C |
| become a model. |
| D |
| make lots of resolutions. |
4. The answer is A.
Sandrine says: À mon avis, ma cousine Marion est un vrai modèle parce qu’elle est très travailleuse et très déterminée. - In my opinion, my cousin Marion is a real role model because she is very hard-working and very determined.
5. The answer is D.
Sandrine says: Récemment, elle s’est cassé la jambe ... Pourtant, après quelques mois de récupération, elle a recommencé à jouer au même niveau qu’avant sa blessure. - Recently, she broke her leg ... However, after a few months of recovery she started playing at the same level as before her injury.
6. The answer is B.
Sandrine says: C’est mon rêve de jouer au tennis comme elle. - It’s my dream to play tennis like her.
Question
Read the transcript and try and translate it into English:
Salut. Je m’appelle Sandrine et ma sportive modèle, c’est ma cousine Marion. C’est une des meilleures joueuses de tennis de ma région. Elle est née en 1998 et elle joue au tennis depuis l’âge de trois ans. Moi aussi, j’adore jouer au tennis.
Le frère de Marion, qui s’appelle Florian, est aussi très doué au tennis, et a lui-même gagné plein de tournois en France. Mes deux cousins se sont entrainés ensemble quand ils étaient plus jeunes. Mais maintenant, ils jouent des matchs en double de temps en temps.
À mon avis, ma cousine Marion est un vrai modèle parce qu’elle est très travailleuse et très déterminée. Récemment, elle s’est cassé la jambe et elle a dû être opérée à l’hôpital. Pourtant, après quelques mois de récupération, elle a recommencé à jouer au même niveau qu’avant sa blessure. C’est mon rêve de jouer au tennis comme elle et de montrer la même détermination dans la vie.
Hi. My name’s Sandrine and my sporting role model is my cousin who is called Marion. She is one the best tennis players in the area. She was born in 1998 and she has been playing tennis since the age of three. I also love playing tennis.
Marion’s brother, Florian, is also a talented tennis player and has himself won plenty of tournaments in France. My two cousins trained together when they were younger. Today, they play doubles matches together from time to time.
In my opinion, my cousin Marion is a real role model as she is very hard working and determined. Recently, she broke her leg and she had to have an operation in hospital. However, after a few months of recovery she started playing at the same level as before her injury. It’s my dream to play tennis like her, and to show the same resolve in life.
