Mark Allen, the Best Triathlete in the World
Listen to Mark Allen’s biography and complete the missing information in the chart. Once you are finished, transcribe the words at the end of the worksheet.
Place of Mark Allen’s residence as a child | |
Mark’s usual pastime in school | |
Mark’s age when he began to compete in swim teams | |
University he graduated from | |
Year of graduation | |
Degree obtain at university | |
Place where “the Iron Man” is held | |
Characteristics of the Iron Man Triathlon | Miles swum |
Miles biked | |
Miles run | |
Place he came in on his first Iron Man competition | |
Number of straight times he has won the Iron Man | |
Number of times he has won the Nice Triathlon in France | |
Amount of hours he trains a day | |
Amount of Miles he ----- per year | runs |
swims | |
bikes | |
Moment of year he stops training | |
Reason Mark has to stop training | |
Mark Allen’s hobbies | a) |
b) | |
Transcription of words in the recording | 1. hang out |
2. began | |
3. swam | |
4. became | |
5. held | |
6. year | |
7. racing bike | |
8. training | |
9. best | |
10. straight |
Taken for academic purposes only from Lee, Linda (2001) Transitions 1. Oxford University Press
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