5. The high and low points in Grey-Thompson's career have been
1.participating in the London Marathon; not competing well.
2.participating in the Sydney Olympics in 2000; being ill-prepared for running races.
3.performing in front of large crowds; not finding much support from the crowd.
Answers
Explanation:
career have been
performing in front of large crowds; not finding much support from the crowd.
compete well all the time.
5. The high and low points in Grey Thompson's
participating in the London Marathon; not competing well.
participating in the Sydney Olympics in 2000; being ill-prepared for running races.
B. Answer these questions.
1. Which sports did Grey-Thompson try in her school days?
2. How are children, who are differently abled, being helped in sports nowadays?
3. How, according to Grey-Thompson, can one fulfil their dream?
4. Pick out a sentence from the interview that tells us Grey-Thompson enjoyed performing
in front of a large crowd.
c. Read this sentence from the interview and answer the questions that follow.
I've had quite a few low points because that is the nature of being an athlete--you can't
1. Do you agree with Grey-Thompson that it is not possible to compete well all the time?
Why/Why not?
2. Which qualities do you think are necessary to achieve the kind of success
Grey-Thompson has?
3. Use the words 'low point' in a sentence of your own.
Answer:
The London Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 29 March 1981. Set over a largely flat course around the River Thames, the marathon is 26.2 miles (42.2 km) in length and generally regarded as a competitive and unpredictable event, and conducive to fast times.
The inaugural marathon had 7,741 entrants, 6,255 of whom completed the race. The first Men's Elite Race was tied between American Di