Question
A1. Simple Factual Activities:
Answer in one-two words:
(1) Coach
(2) Interviewer
(3) Place of Training
(4) Total medals won in 2012 Olympics by India
In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda correspondent Taruka Srivastava, Olympic Bronze medalist Mary Kom talked about her preparation for the Olympics and her elation at winning a medal.
Interviewer : First things first- you’re the first Indian female boxer to win an Olympics medal for India. Has the feeling completely sunk in ?
Mary Kom : I am really happy with my achievement and yes it is yet to sink in. I am just so exhilarated.
Interviewer : You were the only female representative from India in boxing. Did that put additional pressure on you?
Mary Kom : No, not at all. I was pretty confident about myself. I knew.
Interviewer : Your coach Charles Atkinson was not allowed to accompany you to the Olympics. How did that affect your preparations ?
Mary Kom : Well I did miss him there but thankfully, we had already done our homework and I was well prepared.
Interviewer : During your preparations for the Olympics, you sparred with the male boxers of the Indian contigent. Who was your favourite sparring partner ?
Mary Kom : (Laughs) Well, I trained hard in Pune and the male boxers were kind enough to practise with me whenever I required them. To name a favourite would be unfair.
Interviewer : You were quoted saying “Adams was very clever, a counter - puncher but, although she carried power, she wasn’t very tactical. I was scoring but the judges were not pressing the buttons.” Do you think dodgy judging was part of the reason for
your loss in the semi - finals?
Mary Kom : Yes, I think some of the decisions were unfortunate and did not work to my benefit.
Interviewer : India managed just 6 medals in the 2012 Olympics even though we are a nation of 1.3 billion people. Where do you think a change is required to help us win medals that are proportionate with our population ?
Mary Kom : I think more and more people should take up sports as a full - time career if we want more gold medals. More corporates should come in and sponsor players so that the players don’t have any financial pressure and can just focus on their games.
A2. Complex Factual Activities:
(1) What failed to pressurize Mary Kom during the Olympics?
A3. Activities based on Vocabulary:
Make sentences of your own using the following words:
(1) elation:
(2) sponsor:
A4. Activities based on Contextual Grammar:
Do as directed:
(1) Charles Atkinson was not allowed to accompany Mary to the Olympics.
(Make it affirmative.)
(2) Some of the decisions did not work to my benefit. (Make it Affirmative.)
A5. Personal Response:
(1) Do you think financial support is very necessary for the sportsmen? Why?
Answer in one-two words:
(1) Coach
(2) Interviewer
(3) Place of Training
(4) Total medals won in 2012 Olympics by India
In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda correspondent Taruka Srivastava, Olympic Bronze medalist Mary Kom talked about her preparation for the Olympics and her elation at winning a medal.
Interviewer : First things first- you’re the first Indian female boxer to win an Olympics medal for India. Has the feeling completely sunk in ?
Mary Kom : I am really happy with my achievement and yes it is yet to sink in. I am just so exhilarated.
Interviewer : You were the only female representative from India in boxing. Did that put additional pressure on you?
Mary Kom : No, not at all. I was pretty confident about myself. I knew.
Interviewer : Your coach Charles Atkinson was not allowed to accompany you to the Olympics. How did that affect your preparations ?
Mary Kom : Well I did miss him there but thankfully, we had already done our homework and I was well prepared.
Interviewer : During your preparations for the Olympics, you sparred with the male boxers of the Indian contigent. Who was your favourite sparring partner ?
Mary Kom : (Laughs) Well, I trained hard in Pune and the male boxers were kind enough to practise with me whenever I required them. To name a favourite would be unfair.
Interviewer : You were quoted saying “Adams was very clever, a counter - puncher but, although she carried power, she wasn’t very tactical. I was scoring but the judges were not pressing the buttons.” Do you think dodgy judging was part of the reason for
your loss in the semi - finals?
Mary Kom : Yes, I think some of the decisions were unfortunate and did not work to my benefit.
Interviewer : India managed just 6 medals in the 2012 Olympics even though we are a nation of 1.3 billion people. Where do you think a change is required to help us win medals that are proportionate with our population ?
Mary Kom : I think more and more people should take up sports as a full - time career if we want more gold medals. More corporates should come in and sponsor players so that the players don’t have any financial pressure and can just focus on their games.
A2. Complex Factual Activities:
(1) What failed to pressurize Mary Kom during the Olympics?
A3. Activities based on Vocabulary:
Make sentences of your own using the following words:
(1) elation:
(2) sponsor:
A4. Activities based on Contextual Grammar:
Do as directed:
(1) Charles Atkinson was not allowed to accompany Mary to the Olympics.
(Make it affirmative.)
(2) Some of the decisions did not work to my benefit. (Make it Affirmative.)
A5. Personal Response:
(1) Do you think financial support is very necessary for the sportsmen? Why?
