Task. 1. LISTENING Check your understanding: multiple choice Circle the best option to complete these sentences. 1. Yusra used to have lots of friends, loved going to school and to the gym/pool/ extra classes. 2. Her swimming coach told her she could compete in the Olympics / FIFA World Cup / World Championships one day! 3. Her life was in danger because of the war / earthquake / flood. 4. Yusra and her little / middle / big sister, Sara, travelled to Turkey. The plan was for her family to follow. 5. Yusra and her sister were unable to swim / weak swimmers /strong swimmers and helped to save the lives of everyone in the boat. 6. They swam and pulled the boat for more than three and a half / four and a half / five and a half hours. 7. Yusra made it to Europe and arrived at her new home in Turkey / Germany / Greece. 8. Yusra is proud to be a goodwill ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and she represents people who are all fleeing violence / disease / natural disasters. ¹8
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