Lesson 6

Reading

1. Put these sentences from a biography about Nada Zaher in the correct order. Find the meaning of new words in your dictionary.

a. When she was a teenager, she found out that she had a sprts scholarship to go to Columbia University in the USA. 3

b. Nada Zaher was born in Alexandria, Egypt. 1

c. Then she went to the USA to study and play tennis. 4

d. Now she helps students from Egypt and other countries to follow their dreams. 7

e. So, he started a company to connect athletes with universities in the USA and helped them to find scholarships. 6

f. As a child, she played a lot of tennis. 2

g. After university, she returned to Egypt and decided to help more international athletes to study in other countries. 5

2. Read the biography again and answer the questions.

1. Where is Nada from? She is from Alexandria.

2. What sport did she play? Tennis.

3. Where did she get a scholarship for? Columbia University.

4. What does she do now? She runs a company that helps athletes find scholarships in the USA.

Writing

3. Look at these notes about the swimmer Ali Khalafalla, and put them in order.

1. Put the notes in order, from the earliest until now.

1. born in Cairo.

2. started swiming at age six.

3. studied in the USA.

4. went to Rio Olympics.

5. fastest swimmer in Egyptian history.

6. swam at Tokyo Olympics.

2. Write a short biography of Ali in your notebook.

Ali Khalafalla was born in Cairo in 1996. He started swimming when he was six years old.

He studied in the USA for three years and then went to the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Then, in 2018 he became the fastest swimmer in Egyptian history. After that, he swam at the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.