Watching and listening

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Watch and listen

1. prepare

2. watch video

3. check your understanding

a group of people who do the same activity or have something in common.

to become interested or involved in an activity.

to decide to put a lot of effort into doing something.

a long time without rain.

a piece of road going up or down.

to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.

normal, popular and well-known.

to try something.

someone who happily does what they want to do in life, without worrying about what other people expect.

a platform that sports competition winners stand on.

a drought.

a community.

to put your mind to it.

to get into something.

to pop up.

to give something a shot.

a podium.

a ramp.

mainstream.

a free spirit.

Put the events in the correct order according to the video.

Go back one slide to watch the video again.

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Skateboarding competitions grew and some professional skaters got famous.

In the 1970s, there was a drought in California and some people made their swimming pools into skating ramps.

In the 1940s and ’50s, surfers invented skateboards so that they could practise on land when there weren’t any waves.

Skateboarding became an Olympic sport.

People started to ride skateboards on footpaths and in car parks.

Skateboards became more advanced and skateparks were created.

What Jasmine likes about skateboarding is the ……………………………… , making new friends
and having fun.

1. got into
2. skateboarding
3. the Olympics
4. community

Bohdi ……………………………… skateboarding because her father used to skate.

1. got into
2. team
3. put their mind to it
4. medals

Bohdi says that anyone can skateboard if they ……………………………… .

1. got into
2. put their mind to it
3. a shot
4. team

Jasmine was excited to watch ……………………………… in the Olympics.

1. team
2. community
3. skateboarding
4. medals

Seeing teenagers win ……………………………… makes Jasmine feel that she can do it too.

1. medals
2. a shot
3. skateboarding
4. team

Beau says that nowadays a lot more people are giving skateboarding ……………………………… .

1. team
2. got into
3. community
4. a shot

Beau thinks that the Australian skateboarding ……………………………… will be very successful in the future.

1. the Olympics
2. team
3. medals
4. community

Bohdi is going to work hard to get to ………………………………

1. team
2. skateboarding
3. the Olympics
4. medals