مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت د

Active Speaking D

Surya was famous for her speed and power.

What was she famous for? She was famous for her speed and power. Who was famous for her speed and power? Surya was famous for her speed and power.

She flew across the ice and into the air performing jumps that wowed the crowds but were never rewarded by the judges.

What did she fly across and into? She flew across the ice and into the air. Did she wow the crowds? Yes, she wowed the crowds. Was she rewarded by the judges? No, she was never rewarded by the judges.

For years, she tried to change her style to win the artistic points but she always fell short of gold.

What did she try to change? She tried to change her style. What did she always fall short of? She always fell short of gold.

At her last ever Olympic performance she decided to do things her way.

What did she decide? She decided to do things her way.

She was physically a mess.

How was she? She was physically a mess. Who was physically a mess? Surya was physically a mess.

She was recovering from surgery and had pulled a muscle.

What had she pulled? She had pulled a muscle. What was she recovering from? She was recovering from surgery.

She was in such pain that she needed to be carried up the stairs in the Olympic village.

Was she in pain? Yes, she was in pain. Could she walk up the stairs? No, she couldn’t walk up the stairs. She had to be carried up the stairs.

Her doctors told her to withdraw, but she knew that at her age, this would be her last competition and she didn’t want to end it that way.

What did her doctors tell her to do? Her doctors told her to withdraw. Would this be her last competition? Yes, this would be her last competition.

The world watched as Surya took to the ice for her final performance.

Who watched? The world watched. Did they watch as Socrates took to the ice? No, they didn’t watch as Socrates took to the ice. They watched as Surya took to the ice. Did she take to the ice as her final performance? Yes, she took to the ice for her final performance.

She delivered an edgy and in your face free skate.

What did she deliver? She delivered an edgy and in your face free skate.

She also amazed the world with a move no person has ever done before.

Was she the first person to do this move? Yes, she was the first person to do this move.

Backflips in ice skating are considered highly dangerous.

Are they considered highly safe or highly dangerous? They are considered highly dangerous.

The move is illegal in competition because it could kill an athlete if he or she landed wrong.

Why is it illegal in competition? It is considered illegal in competition because it could kill an athlete if he or she landed wrong.

Throwing caution to the wind, she became the only Olympic figure skater in history to not only land a backflip in competition but to do it on one blade.

What did she throw to the wind? She threw caution to the wind. Did she land a backflip? Yes, she landed a backflip. Did she land a backflip in competition? Yes, she landed a backflip in competition. Did she land a backflip in competition on one blade? Yes, she landed a backflip in competition on one blade. What did she do? She landed a backflip in competition on one blade.

The crowds cheered, but the judges only saw a rule breaker and perhaps worse. She finished in tenth place.

Who cheered? The crowds cheered. What did the judges see? The judges saw a rule breaker. What place did she finish in? She finished in tenth place.

People accused the judging panel of concentrating on Surya’s race and not her amazing performance.

What kind of performance did she have? She had an amazing performance.

Did people accuse the judges of concentrating on her race? Yes, people accused the judges of concentrating on her race.

Was it racism or was Surya just not playing the game right?

The ice skating world is changing. Judges now award points for power moves and even attempting a power move.

What is changing? The ice skating world is changing. What do judges now award points for? Judges now award points for power moves and even attempting a power move.

But it’s also still very much judged according to fixed ideas about beauty and grace.

What is it still judged according to? It’s still judged according to fixed ideas about beauty and grace.

Most people are struggling to fit in.

What are most people struggling to do? Most people are struggling to fit in.

But throughout history, there have always been a few who were wiling to take risks and fight the status quo.

What have few been willing to do? Few have been willing to take risks and fight the status quo.

They don’t all win the gold. And some are even sent to prison or death.

Do they all win the gold? No, they don’t all win the gold. Where are some sent? Some are sent to prison or death.

But regardless of whether they get rewarded in life, their willingness to break the rules and push the envelope moves the human race forward.

What are they wiling to break? They are willing to break the rules. What are they willing to push? They are willing to push the envelope. What do they move forward? They move the human race forward.