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5A COMMUNICATIVE What a cheat!

Student A
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Did he cheat?
In the autumn of 2008, Nelson Piquet, Jr. 1 found his race so that his
(find) himself in the middle of one of sport’s greatest teammate, Alonso, could win.
controversies – had he or hadn’t he deliberately crashed his car While Piquet
during the Singapore Grand Prix? 8
(drive)
Piquet Jr. 2 (form) part of the Renault around the circuit for the
Formula 1 team which also 3 (include) the 14th time, he
Spanish driver Fernando Alonso. According to Piquet, the day 9
(crash) his car. This allowed Alonso to make
before the race, while he 4 (prepare) to drive, an early pit stop and 10 (give) him an
two senior Renault F1 directors asked to speak to Piquet, Jr. He advantage. After Piquet crashed, Alonso 11
went to see them in their offices, and as soon as he (pass) the other drivers and 12 (go) on to win
5
(sit down), the two directors took out a map the race.
of the Singapore circuit. They then 6 (show) In 2009, after Piquet 13 (leave) Renault, there
him the exact corner on the map where they wanted him to crash was an investigation. Piquet admitted that he
his car, and the exact moment when they wanted it to happen. The 14
(crash) his car on purpose under
directors 7 (choose) this corner because they instruction from Renault. At first, Renault 15
knew rescue teams couldn’t get to this part of the track quickly, so (accuse) Piquet of lying, but finally they 16
all the drivers would have to slow down. Piquet agreed to “sacrifice” (admit) their guilt.

b 3
 FBEUIFTUPSZBHBJOBOESFNFNCFSJU This happened to Nelson Piquet, Jr.
*OZPVSPXOXPSET UFMMBBCPVU/FMTPO1JRVFU +S in 2008. He was part of…

c  "TLBWho do you think is telling the truth, Nelson Piquet, Jr. or Renault Formula 1?

Student B
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The Long Road to Ruin


One of the greatest sporting scandals 1 made (make)
the news headlines all over the world in August, 2012 when
United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) 2
(ban) Lance Armstrong from cycling for life for taking
performance-enhancing drugs while he 3
(compete) as a professional cyclist. Before the ban, Armstrong
4
(win) seven Tour de France races, but he
5
(face) numerous accusations of drug use
during his career. teammates 10 (come) forward and
Many years earlier in 1996, at the age of 25, Armstrong was 11
(offer) unquestionable proof of Armstrong’s
diagnosed with life-threatening cancer. Fortunately he responded guilt. In January, 2013, in an emotional interview, Armstrong
well to the treatment, and while he 6 (recover) publicly 12 (confess) that he
from the illness he 7 (decide) to set up the 13
(take) performance enhancing drugs
Livestrong Foundation to raise money for cancer research. and he also 14 (announce) that he
Armstrong 8 (return) to cycling in 1998 and 15
(cut) all ties to the Livestrong Foundation.
he 9 (amaze) his fans by winning the Tour Armstrong’s seven Tour de France wins were removed from the
de France again and again. But in 2011, witnesses and former history books.

b 3
 FBEUIFTUPSZBHBJOBOESFNFNCFSJU This happened in 2013.
*OZPVSPXOXPSET UFMMABCPVU-BODF"SNTUSPOH Lance Armstrong finally admitted…

c  "TLADo you think the punishment given to Lance Armstrong was fair?

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5B COMMUNICATIVE How did they change our world?

the electric light the refrigerator Google

GPS TV email

MP3 players the car cell phones

digital cameras low-cost flights ATMs

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