041 track and field events
Words Athletics high jump triple jump long jump shot-put hurdle sprint starting blocks pole vault train overtake javelin discus lane metres(event)
Phrases Win an event Take part in Break a record Beat a personal best Throw the javelin Jump…metres Win a title Cross the finish line
Beginner A; when I was at school, I was quite good at track and field events. I was on the school team for the long jump, 100 and 200 meter sprints and the javelin. B: really? I was quite good at the hurdles and the discus. A; I wish that I were good at the discus, but I could rarely throw it in the right direction! I was awful. With the hurdles, I could never jump over them! B; I thought you were good at the high jump! A; no, I was good at the long jump. I liked the sprints best. B: did you ever win any competitions? A; I was regional champion for the 100 and 200 meters. I usually did well in the dong jump competitions, but I couldn’t compete with kids from other schools in the javelin. How about you? B; I came second and third a few times in the regional championships, but I never won. Did you ever take part in the national championship for the sprinting events? A; yes, I did, but I didn’t do very well. I made the final in both events, but came last. At least I made the final. I was very pleased with that.
Intemp3ediate A: do you have a copy of today’s paper? I want to check the results from the world athletics championship. B; yes, I ‘m just reading them myself. It’s been a great competition. We got gold medals in three events. A; yes, we won the men’s 110 metres hurdles. I watched that on TV. What other events did we win? B; we won the men’s high jump and the women’s 1500 meters. A; that’s great. Those athletes must train for years to get into peak physical condition. They must be terribly disappointed if they don’t win. B; the woman who won the 1500 meters also broke the world record by 2 seconds. A; that’s amazing! Were any other records broken? B; a Russian man broke the discus record by a centimeters. Out best athlete broke his personal best in the long jump, but it only got him third place. A: did you see the final of the men’s 100 metres? It was very exciting. One competitor made two false starts. B: was he disqualified? A yes, he was. I imagine he must be very angry with himself for that.
