Talking Sport Episode 50: Haider Rashid Rower 1) Phrasal verbs with 'carry' In the video we heard the phrasal verb 'carry on' meaning continue with something: Do you want to carry on with the sport and carry on with rowing? Below are some phrasal ver...
Week 50: Talking Sport: Haider Rashid prove Welcome to Talking Sport! Even after years of training some athletes will compete in the Olympics and some wont. Today we find out if Iraqi rower, Haider Rashid, has qualified for this year's London Olympic...
Talking Sport Episode 49: Louis Smith Gymnast 1) Phrasal verbs with 'get' In the video we heard that Louis Smith finds it hard to 'get up' in the morning: You know sometimes Louis Smith says he finds it hard to get up in the morning his body is that...
Week 49: Talking Sport: Louis Smith prove Welcome to Talking Sport! Today we meet a male gymnast from the UK. Louis Smith is already an Olympian. Louis won a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics for his performance on the pommel horse. He is hoping t...
Talking Sport Episode 48: Merlin Diamond Sprinter 1) 'Home' idioms In the video we heard that Merlin Diamond was 'homesick' when she was in Mauritius: But injured with a pulled hamstring and homesick, Merlin found her preparations for London ground t...
Week 48: Talking Sport: Merlin Diamond frustration Welcome to Talking Sport! Training for the Olympics is very hard. Some athletes train for years and still don't make it to the Games. One athlete who has been training for the Olympics is Merlin Diam...
Talking Sport Episode 47: Alistair Brownlee Triathlete 1) Phrasal verbs with 'give' In the video we heard that Alistair Brownlee 'gave up' Cambridge University for his sport. Alistair gave up Cambridge University to pursue triathlon, becoming world c...
Week 47: Talking Sport: Alistair Brownlee pursue, attempt Welcome to Talking Sport! This week we follow the training of the British triathlete team, including Alistair Brownlee. Alistair is the current World Triathlon Champion. The 24-year-old also w...
Talking Sport Episode 46: Im Dong-Hyun Archer 1) 'Part' phrases In the video we heard that Im Dong-Hyun was 'part of' the South Korean archery team's success: South Korea won the team gold at both Beijing and Athens and Dong-Hyun was part of that tea...
Talking Sport Episode 45: Ivan Ukhov High jumper 1) Idioms with 'high' In the video we heard about a Russian high jumper, Ivan Ukhov. Below are some idioms with the word high: have friends in high places: to know important people who can help you hol...
