Task 1.

There’s always much hype

about the winners, but the media never
talks about the unlucky athletes. So this
time, we will deal with those who came
home with no medals. Say what
happened to each of them. Start each
sentence with a word in the big circle.
Then find a suitable verb in the small
circle. Decide if you have to use the
passive or not.

strings
assistant archer

rider

boxer E.g. The strings ripped/were ripped?

THROW OFF
STAB RIP

cyclist

baseball CATCH CHASE

bat FIRE

LOSE CHASE

SHOOT FALL

fencer HIT torchbearer 1

KICK

BREAK
PAIR UP

BREAK
Task 2. Which sentences can you add these phrases to?
in the stomach, tried
torchbearer 2 to hit the ball, with a larger opponent, by a fellow archer, in the
balls, bar swimmer weight kickboxer
by a hammer, of the racket, by an angry dog, the pole vaulter fell onto it
SOLUTIONS
Starting with the tennis player, going clockwise:

1. The strings of the tennis racket ripped.

2. The archer got shot by a fellow competitor.
3. The rider (penthatlonist) got thrown off the horse.
4. The cyclist lost a tyre.
5. Torchbearer 1 got chased by a dog.
6. The kickboxer got kicked in the balls.
7. The weight fell on the weight lifter’s foot.
8. The swimmer got chased by an alligator.
9. The bar broke when the pole vaulter fell on it.
10. Torchbearer 2’s clothes caught fire.
11. The fencer got stabbed in the stomach.
12. The baseball bat broke when the player tried to hit
the ball.
13. The boxer got paired up with a larger opponent.
14. The assistant got hit by a hammer.

Verbs with a passive meaning

1. rip
2. lose
3. fall
4. break
5. catch fire