5 B2 | 7. Klasse | Unit 01: Ready to rumble Read the text about female athletes’ uniforms. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–13). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 3 Shorts or bikini bottoms? Team sports are immensely popular. Some athletes are among the world’s biggest celebrities, with countless (0) (follow) on social media. However, people usually don’t give a lot of (1) (think) to professional athletes’ uniforms – if the athletes are male, that is. In July 2021, women’s uniforms suddenly became a hot topic when the Norwegian women’s beach handball team made a public (2) (announce) which created a lot of (3) (controversial). They said that instead of the bikini bottoms that women (4) (tradition) wear to play beach handball, they were going to wear shorts. This turned out to be quite an expensive decision. At their next match, the team had to pay a fine of € 1.500 for being ‘(5) (appropriate) dressed.’ The story was widely discussed in the international media, and the team got a lot of (6) (encourage) from people, especially women, worldwide. Their most famous supporter was the singer Pink, who tweeted that she approved of the team’s (7) (choose) of kit and even offered to cover the (8) (expend). This turned out to be (9) (necessary), however, as the fine was then paid by the Norwegian Handball Federation, which agreed that athletes should have the (10) (free) to choose their own uniforms (within certain limits). Several former and active athletes also voiced (11) (critical) of uniform rules for women, pointing out that the rules were sexist and that nobody should feel (12) (comfort) when they play a sport they love. It remains to be seen if other teams will follow the example of the Norwegian beach handballers and their (13) (support) federation. Let’s hope so. 0 followers 7 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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