10.03. Завдання для 7 класу

 Тема: My favourite sportsman.

Read the information about famous ukrainian sportsmen.

Vasyl Virastyuk (1974)

Vasyl Virastyuk is a legendary Ukrainian athlete, the strongest man in Ukraine, holder of World’s Strongest Man title, Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine, an actor.

In 2000 he participated in Ukraine’s Strongest Man competitions where he won and got the title “the Strongest man in Ukraine”. He was the only strongman in Ukraine who defended his title 6 times (2000-2007).

In 2004 Ukrainian strongman made his best to place ahead ex-champions and to win the new title “World’s Strongest Man”.

Vasyl Virastyuk set a lot of records:

• pulled 5 trams with the mass of 101,5 t;

• carried 2 trunks (342 kg) for 19 m;

• pulled 10 vehicles (16,5 t) for 18,5 m per minute;

• moved on 15 m 7 vehicles (11 t).

Oleksandr Usyk (1987)

Oleksandr Usyk is a prominent professional boxer from Ukraine, WBO world champion, Olympic Champion, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine.

He began his amateur career in 2006 at European Championships, where he took the third place. In 2008 in Liverpool Usyk defeated all his opponents and won the gold medal. But he achieved his real success at the Olympic Games in 2012, London, when he beat three serious boxers from Russia, Bulgaria and Italy and won the Olympic gold medal.

In 2013 Oleksandr Usyk decided to start professional boxing career. He signed a contract with the Klitschko brothers’ promotion company “K2 Promotions”. In 2014 Oleksandr won his first WBO interim junior-cruiserweight title defeating Daniel Bruwer from South Africa. He defended his title four times to rise up the rang.

Summing up all professional Usyk’s fights he had 11 wins and no losses.

Hometask:

Answer the questions. Дайте письмові відповіді на питання до текстів.

1) Who is Vasyl Virastyuk?

2) What competitions did he participate in? 

3) When did V.V. win the new title " World Strongest Man"?

4) What records was set by Vasyl Virastyuk?

5) When did Oleksandr Usyk begin his amateur career ? What place did he take?

6) Where did he achieve his real success?

7) What did happen in 2014?

8) How many times did O.U. defend his title?

9) Had O. U.  any losses in his fights?