The Paralympic Games Listening: What it’s like to be a Paralympian a) Listen to the story of wheelchair basketball Paralympian Alana Kors and answer the questions. 1. At what age did Alana Kors start snowboarding? fourteen 2. What does Alana say about starting snowboarding at that age? It’s the best age to start. It’s a bit too late to start. 3. What did Alana particularly like about snowboarding? performing tricks speeding downhill 4. Where did Alana’s accident happen? in a snowboarding resort outside a snowboarding resort 5. Alana was taken to hospital in an ambulance car. true false 6. Which parts of her body couldn’t Alana move anymore? 7. For how many years could she not accept reality? 8. How did Alana get the idea to try wheelchair basketball? Someone told her about it. She saw people play it. 9. What was so fascinating about wheelchair basketball for Alana? That it seemed really smart. That it was not dangerous at all. 10. Nowadays, Alana is a member of … Writing: Alana’s story Complete the text below with the missing words from the green box. Alana Kors has always been interested 1 in sports. Her life completely 2 when she had a snowboard accident at the age of 16. She 3 onto the top of a rock, broke her back and was 4 . It took her two years to 5 reality. One day, Alana saw people playing wheelchair basketball. She was 6 when she saw the intensity of the game. Alana realized she could be a true 7 again. Today she is part of the Paralympic basketball team. 4 3.19 y3eh4k 5 accept • athlete • changed • crashed • fascinated • interested • paralysed 89 15 Unit Being different eighty-nine Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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