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Interviewer: Good evening Boris. Welcome to the show. Let’s start by talking about your early career. When did you start playing chess?
Boris: (1) _______, with my grandfather.
Interviewer: So you have played chess (2) _______?
Boris: Yes,(3) _______. That was when I won my first match.
Interviewer: And how many tournaments have you won?
Boris: Well, (4) _______.
Interviewer: Did you practise a lot when you were young?
Boris: Oh, yes. (5) _______.
Interviewer: And have you ever lost a match you expected to win?
Boris: Yes, but only against my grandfather! But (6) _______.
Interviewer: Well, that’s all the time we have for today. Thank you very much Boris and good luck in the next competition.
a I have been to many different countries
b I’ve never lost a professional match
c I’ve won about thirty competitions so far
d when I was young I didn’t like chess
e I started playing when I was three
f for more than thirty-five years
g I did a lot of training, eight or nine hours a day
h but I have only played in competitions since I was ten
e
Jet Li is a famous Chinese actor and sports personality. He (1) ________________ born in Beijing, China in 1963. Jet started (2) ________________ martial arts when he was eight years old. When he was 11, he won his first national championship. After that he travelled to 45 countries around the world with his martial arts team.
Jet Li has been a film actor (3) ________________ 1979. He has made many films in China and has become a huge star.
In 1994 Jet Li moved to Hollywood and since then he (4) ________________ many famous English films too. He starred in a film about Romeo and Juliet in 2000 and in 2008 he played the role of a Chinese emperor in the film The Mummy.
Nowadays, Jet Li also (5) ________________ a lot of work for charity. He is an ambassador for the Red Cross and has started a foundation which provides help to China (6) ________________ there is a natural disaster. 1 a) has b) was c) is
Sorry I haven’t been in touch for a while. I’ve been really busy at the new sports centre near my house. The introductory classes were free so I’ve tried lots of new activities like trampolining and archery.
How about you, do you have a sports centre near your house? What sports have you tried and how long have you done them for? Did you need any special equipment?
Best wishes,
Alex
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