3.4
WHO IS THE GREATEST?
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KEY LANGUAGE
USING EMPHASIS AND COMPARISON
5
a
Listen again. Note the words and phrases that the
presenter uses to emphasise her points. Think about
the language below.
•
adjectives –
an
outstanding achievement
•
adverbs – a
truly remarkable sportswoman
•
expressions –
Above all
5
b
Check your answers in Audio script 3.4 on page
171. The emphatic words/phrases are in bold.
5
c
Look at Audio script 3.4 again and underline words
or phrases which are used to make comparisons.
the greatest
6
Put the sentences in order.
1
Pelé / Brazilian / was / footballer / a / fantastic / truly
2
incredibly / Jessica Ennis / sportswoman / is /
talented / an / versatile / and
3
considered / female / best / player / soccer / history /
in / is / the / Mia Hamm / to / be
4
What’s / Serena Williams / about / is / determination /
her / extraordinary
5
Usain Bolt / perhaps / greatest / the / is / modern /
athlete / times / in
6
Compared / Federer / tennis players / are / not /
versatile / to / other / most / as
7
Lionel Messi / skilful / than / most / footballers / more /
is / far / other
8
Li Na / unbelievable / to / win / the / US Open
Championship / tennis / played
9
Yuna Kim’s / performance / was / about / What / its /
elegance / remarkable / was
10
is / so / Yi Shewen / about / her / amazing / What /
youth / is
11
Babe Ruth / all / was / baseball / arguably / the /
player / greatest / of / time
12
In / Ayrton Senna / a / far / driver / Michael
Schumacher / was / than / better / opinion / my
TASK
GIVING A PRESENTATION
7
a
You are attending a television debate on the greatest
modern sportsperson. You are going to give a short talk
(two to three minutes) on your outstanding modern
sportsperson. Choose one of the options below.
1
Choose one of the personalities on page 164.
2
Choose a sportsperson you know well. (Someone
active in the sport within the last ten years.)
7
b
Prepare your talk by making notes. Organise your
talk so that you cover as many of the criteria as possible.
8
a
Work in groups of four and make your case for
your sportsperson. When you listen to the other
presentations, ask questions at the end of each one.
Then fill in the scorecard for each sportsperson
(see below). Do not put a score for your own choice.
8
b
After the presentations, add up the scores and
decide on the winner.
Criteria
Sportsperson’s name
1
2
3
4
5
6
TOTAL
Marking code: 4–5 = outstanding, 2–3 = good, 0–1 not good
If you have no information about a sportsperson for one of
the criteria, give a score of 3.
Martina Navratilova
Mohammed Ali
Babe Ruth
