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Jamaica sprinter Oblique Seville wins world 100m gold (18th September 2025)

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Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville has won the 100-metre gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He is the first Jamaican man to win gold in a sprint event since Usain Bolt, who took first place in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt holds the world record for the 100 metres with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold in a personal best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's hero and was watching the race with great excitement in the stands in Tokyo's National Stadium. It was a good night for Jamaica as Kishane Thompson finished just behind Seville to claim the silver medal and a one-two for the Caribbean nation. Thompson is the fastest man in the world this year.

Oblique Seville was ecstatic after his victory. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited that the gold is coming home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a true competitor, that I have the determination of a champion. But still, I was panicking…I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not catch me." He was very happy to win in front of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous feeling to compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud of that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a golden new era for Jamaican sprinting.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Oblique Seville - Level 0, Oblique Seville - Level 1 or Oblique Seville - Level 2

Sources

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2025-mens-100m-oblique-seville-shock-victory
https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/ckgy1j0z5e9o
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/news/report/world-championships-tokyo-25-report-mens-100m

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. SPRINTING: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about sprinting. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
sprinter / gold medal / athletics / world record / hero / race / excitement / nation /
ecstatic / victory / competitor / determination / champion / feeling / proud / era
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. MARATHON: Students A strongly believe the marathon is the best running race; Students B strongly believe the 100 metres is the best running race. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. GOLD MEDAL: Who would you give a gold medal to in the areas below? Why? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	Who?	Why?
Music
Art
Business
Influencer
Acting
Human Rights

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5. MEDAL: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "medal". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. ATHLETICS EVENTS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

100 metres
Pole vault
Long jump
Decathlon
4x100 metres relay
High jump
Javelin
Marathon

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

1.	sprinter	a.	The seats where people watch a sports game.
2.	record (noun)	b.	A country and its people.
3.	hero	c.	A person who runs very fast over a short distance.
4.	hold	d.	The best ever result in a sport or activity.
5.	the stands	e.	Have the best result in a sport or activity.
6.	claim (verb)	f.	Say that something is true.
7.	nation	g.	A person who is admired for doing something brave or great.

Paragraph 2

8.	ecstatic	h.	Very happy about what you or someone else has done.
9.	proved	i.	Someone from the same country as you.
10.	competitor	j.	A strong feeling to keep trying and not give up.
11.	determination	k.	Feeling very, very happy.
12.	compatriot	l.	A period of time in history.
13.	proud	m.	Showed that something is true.
14.	era	n.	A person who takes part in a game or race.

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

Oblique Seville is the first Jamaican to win sprint gold since 2016. T / F
Oblique Seville broke the 100m world record with his run. T / F
Oblique Seville is Usain Bolt's all-time hero. T / F
Another Jamaican won the silver medal. T / F
Seville said he was excited that the silver medal was going to Jamaica. T / F
Seville did not panic during his race. T / F
Seville was happy to win gold in front of Usain Bolt. T / F
The article says Jamaica's one-two was be good for Jamaican sprinting. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

win
excitement
hero
just
nation
ecstatic
proved
determination
tremendous
era

idol
will power
narrowly
overjoyed
age
finish first
huge
shown
country
enthusiasm

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

the first Jamaican man to win gold
Bolt holds
great excitement in
Thompson finished just
the fastest man in the
Seville was ecstatic
I have proved that I am a true
if I had a strong finish, the others
Jamaica's one-two
a golden new era

the stands
for Jamaican sprinting
world this year
after his victory
would not catch me
in a sprint event
finish
competitor
behind Seville
the world record

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

holds
stands
world
event
won
two
personal
just

Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville has (1) ______________________________________________ the 100-metre gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He is the first Jamaican man to win gold in a sprint (2) ______________________________________________ since Usain Bolt, who took first place in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt (3) ______________________________________________ the world record for the 100 metres with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold in a (4) ______________________________________________ best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's hero and was watching the race with great excitement in the (5) ______________________________________________ in Tokyo's National Stadium. It was a good night for Jamaica as Kishane Thompson finished (6) ______________________________________________ behind Seville to claim the silver medal and a one-(7) ______________________________________________ for the Caribbean nation. Thompson is the fastest man in the (8) ______________________________________________ this year.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

happy
golden
champion
victory
proud
strong
feeling
home

Oblique Seville was ecstatic after his (9) ______________________________________________. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited that the gold is coming (10) ______________________________________________ to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a true competitor, that I have the determination of a (11) ______________________________________________. But still, I was panicking...I knew if I had a (12) ______________________________________________ finish, the others would not catch me." He was very (13) ______________________________________________ to win in front of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous (14) ______________________________________________ to compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very (15) ______________________________________________ of that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a (16) ______________________________________________ new era for Jamaican sprinting.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) He is the first Jamaican man to win gold in a sprint event ______
     a. since Usain Bolt
     b. sins Usain Bolt
     c. stance Usain Bolt
     d. stints Usain Bolt
2) Seville won his gold in ______
     a. a personal bests
     b. a person all best
     c. a personally best
     d. a personal best
3) Bolt is Seville's hero and was watching the race with great excitement ______
     a. in the sits
     b. in the stands
     c. in the kneels
     d. in the crouches
4) Thompson finished just behind Seville to claim the silver medal and ______
     a. a one-one
     b. a one-two
     c. a two-one
     d. a two-two
5) Thompson is the fastest man in the ______
     a. worlds this year
     b. world that year
     c. world this year
     d. world this years

6) I feel really amazed and excited that the gold ______
     a. is coming house
     b. is coming home
     c. is coming homely
     d. is coming homed
7) He added: "I have proved that I am ______"
     a. a true competitor
     b. a truth competitor
     c. a truly competitor
     d. atchoo competitor
8) I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would ______
     a. not catch them
     b. not catch her
     c. not catch us
     d. not catch me
9) I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very ______
     a. proud off that
     b. proud of that
     c. proud on that
     d. proud of what
10) Jamaica's one-two finish signals a ______
     a. golden new era
     b. golden new area
     c. golden new aura
     d. golden new ear

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville has won the 100-metre gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He is the first Jamaican man to win gold (1) __________________________________________________ event since Usain Bolt, who (2) __________________________________________________ in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt holds the world record for the 100 metres with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold in (3) __________________________________________________ of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's hero and was watching the race with great excitement (4) __________________________________________________ in Tokyo's National Stadium. It was a good night for Jamaica as Kishane Thompson finished just behind Seville to (5) __________________________________________________ medal and a one-two for the Caribbean nation. Thompson is the (6) __________________________________________________ the world this year.

Oblique Seville was ecstatic (7) __________________________________________________. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited that the gold (8) __________________________________________________ to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a true competitor, that I have the determination of a champion. But still, I was panicking...I knew if I had (9) __________________________________________________, the others would not catch me." He was very happy to win in front of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous (10) __________________________________________________ in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "(11) __________________________________________________, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud of that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a (12) __________________________________________________ for Jamaican sprinting.

Comprehension questions

In which city did Oblique Seville win his gold medal?
When was the last time a Jamaican man won a sprint gold?
What is the 100 metres world record?
Who was watching Oblique Seville from the stands?
Who is the fastest man in the world this year?
Where did Oblique Seville say the gold medal was going?
What did Oblique Seville say he has the determination to be?
What did Oblique Seville know would happen if he finished strongly?
Who did Oblique Seville like competing in front of?
What does Jamaica's one-two finish signal?

Multiple choice quiz

1) In which city did Oblique Seville win his gold medal?
a) Tokyo
b) London
c) Los Angeles
d) Nairobi
2) When was the last time a Jamaican man won a sprint gold?
a) 2020
b) 2018
c) 2016
d) 2022
3) What is the 100 metres world record?
a) 9.77 seconds
b) 9.58 seconds
c) 9.85 seconds
d) 9.78 seconds
4) Who was watching Oblique Seville from the stands?
a) Taylor Swift
b) his mother
c) Faith Kipyegon
d) Usain Bolt
5) Who is the fastest man in the world this year?
a) Kishane Thompson
b) Usain Bolt
c) Mondo Duplantis
d) Oblique Seville

6) Where did Oblique Seville say the gold medal was going?
a) a museum
b) his mother's house
c) to a safe in a bank
d) home to Jamaica
7) What did Oblique Seville say he has the determination to be?
a) a future Jamaican president
b) a champion
c) the fastest man ever
d) a good family man
8) What did Oblique Seville know would happen if he finished strongly?
a) He would panic.
b) He would have time to smile.
c) He would win by one metre.
d) The other runners would not catch him.
9) Who did Oblique Seville like competing in front of?
a) a large crowd
b) his mother
c) Usain Bolt
d) Jamaican supporters
10) What does Jamaica's one-two finish signal?
a) more medals for Jamaica
b) a golden new era for Jamaican sprinting
c) gold traffic lights
d) proud sprinters

Role play

Role A – 100 Metres
You think the 100 metres is the best athletics event. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their events. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): the decathlon, the pole vault or the marathon.

Role B – Decathlon
You think the decathlon is the best athletics event. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their events. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): the 100 metres, the pole vault or the marathon.

Role C – Pole Vault
You think the pole vault is the best athletics event. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their events. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): the decathlon, the 100 metres or the marathon.

Role D – Marathon
You think the marathon is the best athletics event. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their events. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): the decathlon, the pole vault or the 100 metres.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'gold'

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

and 'medal'.
________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

•Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

first

holds

personal

stands

behind

two

victory

home

true

catch

feeling

era

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion - Oblique Seville

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'sprinter'?
What do you think of sprinting?
How good are you at running?
When was the last time you ran really, really fast?
What running event is your favourite?
Who is your hero and why?
What world record would you like to hold?
Do you like watching athletics?
What advice do you have for sprinters to run faster?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
What do you think of when you hear the word 'gold'?
What do you think about what you read?
What do you think of the 100 metres at the Olympics?
Do you have a favourite sprinter?
When was the last time you were ecstatic?
How much of a competitor are you?
Would you rather be a sprinter or a marathon runner?
What are you proud of?
What questions would you like to ask Oblique Seville?

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

(a) ________________

(b) ________________

(c) ________________

(d) ________________

(e) ________________

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

(f) ________________

(g) ________________

(h) ________________

(i) ________________

(j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville has (1) ____ the 100-metre gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He is the (2) ____ Jamaican man to win gold in a sprint event since Usain Bolt, who took first place in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt (3) ____ the world record for the 100 metres with a time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold in a (4) ____ best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's hero and was watching the race with great excitement (5) ____ the stands in Tokyo's National Stadium. It was a good night for Jamaica as Kishane Thompson finished just (6) ____ Seville to claim the silver medal and a one-two for the Caribbean nation. Thompson is the fastest man in the world this year.

Oblique Seville was ecstatic after his (7) ____. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited that the gold is coming home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a (8) ____ competitor, that I have the determination of a champion. But still, I was panicking...I knew if I had a strong finish, the (9) ____ would not catch me." He was very happy to win in front of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous feeling (10) ____ compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "I have (11) ____, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud of that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a golden new (12) ____ for Jamaican sprinting.

Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) winner (b) winning (c) wins (d) won
(a) fasts (b) fasting (c) fast (d) first
(a) handles (b) holds (c) grips (d) hands
(a) open (b) public (c) personal (d) private
(a) in (b) at (c) up (d) as
(a) behind (b) front (c) side (d) between
(a) victoriously (b) victors (c) victor (d) victory
(a) true (b) truly (c) truth (d) truths
(a) another (b) others (c) other (d) other than
(a) at (b) for (c) to (d) by
(a) proves (b) prove (c) proved (d) proofs
(a) aura (b) era (c) area (d) ear

Spelling

Paragraph 1

win gold in a sprint teevn
a erapnosl best of 9.77 seconds
Bolt is Seville's hroe
watching the race with great mxecteinte
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Paragraph 2

Oblique Seville was etcsatic after his victory
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It is just a rutdoemens feeling
I am very upodr of that
a golden new ear for Jamaican sprinting

Put the text back together

(    )    champion. But still, I was panicking...I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not catch
(    )    feeling to compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He added that: "I have proved, in front
(    )    home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a true competitor, that I have the determination of a
( 1 )   Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville has won the 100-metre gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in
(    )    me." He was very happy to win in front of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous
(    )    medal and a one-two for the Caribbean nation. Thompson is the fastest man in the world this year.
(    )    night for Jamaica as Kishane Thompson finished just behind Seville to claim the silver
(    )    Oblique Seville was ecstatic after his victory. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited that the gold is coming
(    )    of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold in a personal best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's hero and was watching
(    )    of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud of that." Jamaica's one-
(    )    place in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt holds the world record for the 100 metres with a time
(    )    the race with great excitement in the stands in Tokyo's National Stadium. It was a good
(    )    Tokyo. He is the first Jamaican man to win gold in a sprint event since Usain Bolt, who took first
(    )    two finish signals a golden new era for Jamaican sprinting.

Put the words in the right order

the He's Jamaican first to man gold win .
Bolt the holds record world the for metres 100 .
He watching was race the great with excitement .
finished He behind just to Seville silver claim .
Thompson the is man fastest the in world .
gold The coming is to home Jamaica .
have I that proved a I'm competitor true .
Happy win to front in his of compatriot .
is It a just feeling tremendous compete to .
Signals golden a era new Jamaican for sprinting .

Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

Jamaican sprinter / sprint Oblique Seville has won the 100-metre gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in / at Tokyo. He is the first / fast Jamaican man to win gold in a sprint event from / since Usain Bolt, who took first place in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Bolt holds the world record for the 100 metres with a timed / time of 9.58 seconds. Seville won his gold in a personal better / best of 9.77 seconds. Bolt is Seville's heroic / hero and was watching the race with great excitement in the stands in Tokyo's National Stadium. It was a good night for Jamaica has / as Kishane Thompson finished just behind Seville to claim the sliver / silver medal and a one-two for the Caribbean nation. Thompson is the fastest man in / on the world this year.

Oblique Seville was ecstasy / ecstatic after his victory. He told reporters: "I feel really amazed and excited what / that the gold is coming home to Jamaica." He added: "I have proved that I am a truth / true competitor, that I have the determination of / to a champion. But still, I was panicking...I knew if I had a strong finish, the others would not caught / catch me." He was very happy to win in front / behind of his compatriot Usain Bolt. Seville said: "It is just a tremendous feel / feeling to compete in front of Usain here in Tokyo." He add / added that: "I have proved, in front of Usain, that I am a champion, and I am very proud / pride of that." Jamaica's one-two finish signals a golden new era / aura for Jamaican sprinting.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

J_m__c_n spr_nt_r _bl_q__ S_v_ll_ h_s w_n th_ 100-m_tr_ g_ld m_d_l _t th_ W_rld _thl_t_cs Ch_mp__nsh_ps _n T_ky_. H_ _s th_ f_rst J_m__c_n m_n t_ w_n g_ld _n _ spr_nt _v_nt s_nc_ _s__n B_lt, wh_ t__k f_rst pl_c_ _n th_ 2016 R__ _lymp_cs. B_lt h_lds th_ w_rld r_c_rd f_r th_ 100 m_tr_s w_th _ t_m_ _f 9.58 s_c_nds. S_v_ll_ w_n h_s g_ld _n _ p_rs_n_l b_st _f 9.77 s_c_nds. B_lt _s S_v_ll_'s h_r_ _nd w_s w_tch_ng th_ r_c_ w_th gr__t _xc_t_m_nt _n th_ st_nds _n T_ky_'s N_t__n_l St_d__m. _t w_s _ g__d n_ght f_r J_m__c_ _s K_sh_n_ Th_mps_n f_n_sh_d j_st b_h_nd S_v_ll_ t_ cl__m th_ s_lv_r m_d_l _nd _ _n_-tw_ f_r th_ C_r_bb__n n_t__n. Th_mps_n _s th_ f_st_st m_n _n th_ w_rld th_s y__r.

_bl_q__ S_v_ll_ w_s _cst_t_c _ft_r h_s v_ct_ry. H_ t_ld r_p_rt_rs: "_ f__l r__lly _m_z__d _nd _xc_t_d th_t th_ g_ld _s c_m_ng h_m_ t_ J_m__c_." H_ _dd_d: "_ h_v_ pr_v_d th_t _ _m _ tr__ c_mp_t_t_r, th_t _ h_v_ th_ d_t_rm_n_t__n _f _ ch_mp__n. B_t st_ll, _ w_s p_n_ck_ng..._ kn_w _f _ h_d _ str_ng f_n_sh, th_ _th_rs w__ld n_t c_tch m_." H_ w_s v_ry h_ppy t_ w_n _n fr_nt _f h_s c_mp_tr__t _s__n B_lt. S_v_ll_ s__d: "_t _s j_st _ tr_m_nd__s f__l_ng t_ c_mp_t_ _n fr_nt _f _s__n h_r_ _n T_ky_." H_ _dd_d th_t: "_ h_v_ pr_v_d, _n fr_nt _f _s__n, th_t _ _m _ ch_mp__n, _nd _ _m v_ry pr__d _f th_t." J_m__c_'s _n_-tw_ f_n_sh s_gn_ls _ g_ld_n n_w _r_ f_r J_m__c_n spr_nt_ng.

Punctuate the text and add capitals

jamaican sprinter oblique seville has won the 100 metre gold medal at the world athletics championships in tokyo he is the first jamaican man to win gold in a sprint event since usain bolt who took first place in the 2016 rio olympics bolt holds the world record for the 100 metres with a time of 958 seconds seville won his gold in a personal best of 977 seconds bolt is sevilles hero and was watching the race with great excitement in the stands in tokyos national stadium it was a good night for jamaica as kishane thompson finished just behind seville to claim the silver medal and a one two for the caribbean nation thompson is the fastest man in the world this year

oblique seville was ecstatic after his victory he told reporters i feel really amazed and excited that the gold is coming home to jamaica he added i have proved that i am a true competitor that i have the determination of a champion but still i was panicking i knew if i had a strong finish the others would not catch me he was very happy to win in front of his compatriot usain bolt seville said it is just a tremendous feeling to compete in front of usain here in tokyo he added that i have proved in front of usain that i am a champion and i am very proud of that jamaicas one two finish signals a golden new era for jamaican sprinting

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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Write about Oblique Seville for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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Academic writing

Sprinting is the most exciting Olympics event. Discuss.

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Homework

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. SPRINTING: Make a poster about sprinting. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. GOLD MEDALS: Write a magazine article about awarding gold medals at school and at work. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on sprinting. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions on sprinting. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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Answers

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