Week 30: Olga Kharlan Follow sporting stories and learn English along the way. Glory Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet 21-year-old athlete Olga Kharlan. Olga is from Ukraine and is a fencer. She won a team gold medal for her country in the last...
Talking Sport Week 29 M.C. Mary Kom Boxer 1) Map In the video we heard the phrase 'put something on the map': put her rather forgotten state of Manipur firmly on the Indian map. 'To put something / somewhere on the map' means to make something / some...
Week 29: M.C. Mary Kom Follow sporting stories and learn English along the way. Fulfil Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet World Champion boxer, M. C. Mary Kom. Mary is from Manipur in India and is one of the best female boxers in the world. As w...
Talking Sport Week 28 Hockey in Pakistan Represent 1) Represent In the video we heard the word 'represent' which in this context means to be an official member of your country's sporting team: These pupils all share a dream - to one day represent Pak...
Week 28: Pakistan hockey Follow sporting stories and learn English along the way. Represent Welcome to Talking Sport! Pakistan's most important Olympic sport is hockey. Over the years, they have won three Olympic gold medals and four World Cups. Toda...
Talking Sport Week 27 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Drive, discipline 1) Reminder, remind, remember In the video we heard the word 'reminder': Back home with her family and a reminder of why she loves it here. 'Reminder' is a message, written or spoken, that...
Week 27: Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Follow sporting stories and learn English along the way. Drive Welcome to Talking Sport! Training for the Olympics is hard and a lot of athletes have to give up things. For Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, her sacrifice is living...
Week 26: Jehue Gordon Follow sporting stories and learn English along the way. A role model Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we visit the school where it all started for Jehue Gordon. Jehue is a 400m hurdler and started his sport at his school, Belmon...
Talking Sport Week 25 South Korean archers 1) Phrases with 'believe' In the video John said the phrase 'believe me', meaning that he is telling the truth: believe me the amount of tension you need just to tension the bow. Below are some phrases with...
Week 25: South Korean archers Follow sporting stories and learn English along the way. Demanding Welcome to Talking Sport! South Korea has some of the best archers in the world. They topped the medal table in archery in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beij...