Collocations - Word families 1
Read the text and complete gaps A-E with sentences 1-5.
1 It's something I'm really proud of.
2 Windsurfing became my number one sport thanks
to Rachel.
I did a lot of different water sports because I grew up
near the sea and it was natural.
4 My mum and Rachel are still important role models
for me.
5 I first went windsurfing with my mum.
Students' Book recording CD 1.34 MP3 34
Hi! My name's Jackie Smith. I'm here today to tell you about
how lºbecame the international under-eighteen windsurfing
champion at the age of sixteen! Az I think I've been
successful because of two people really. My mum and my
cousin Rachel have been my role models.
We lived near the sea, and we spent every summer on
the beach. My mum had'
windsurfing competitions
when she was a teenager. She ?
anything but she
really enjoyed it. She started to me windsurfing as
soon as I could swim. I was only about seven years old. My
cousin Rachel was there too. She and her family lived near us.
My mum gave us lessons together. Rachel's two years older
than me and I've always looked up to her. I still do. Rachel
was good at everything. She was a really good example for
me - I wanted to be sporty like her.
At first, windsurfing wasn't my favourite thing. I liked
other water sports, like swimming and sailing. I used to
sailing with Rachel and then we
a children's
sailing club. We . all our weekends there, even in
winter. We did lots of sailing and then we got into rowing. I
wasn't sure about rowing at first but my mum thought it was
a good idea. Now I'm glad I did it because it made my arms
strong, and that helped my windsurfing.
She entered a windsurfing competition when
she was fifteen - I always wanted to do the same
as her so I entered the competition too. She came
second and I came fifth! But I really enjoyed myself
and that was the moment when I
decided that windsurfing was my sport.
I think I take after my mum -
I hope I have some of the same qualities
anyway. And Rachel is like a big sister
to me.
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2 Complete gaps 1-6 in the text with the correct forn
the verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs.
become do
do go join not win play
spend teach enter​