III. After you listen

Work in groups . Talk about a famous athlete you know. (Làm việc theo nhóm. Nói về một vận động viên nổi tiếng mà bạn biết.)

Be ready to talk about:

-   His/ her life.

-   His/ her achievenients (for example, how many medals has he/ she won?)

-   What you like about him/ her?

Answer

Golfing genius

Tiger Woods was born on 30 ^th December 1975 in Califortia, USA, of mixed heritage: he describes himself as quarter black, a quarter Thai, a quarter Chinese, an eighth white and an eighth American Indian. His father, Earl Woods, named him Tiger as his friend's name who saved his life in the Vietnam war.

He was only nine months old when he started to play golf and play his first game at 1.5 years old. His father was first teacher.

At the age of eight, he won a tournament and five more before he was 16. On 08-4-2011. Tiger Woods made golf history. He became the first golfer to win all four major-the most important toumaments-within the same year.

He helps to make golf more popular with all ages and levels, and people agree that he is probably the greatest golfer of all time. Certainly, he is already one of the richest.

He now earns more than $50.000.000 a year. He has a $100 million deal with Nike and also American Express, Buick Rolexand Wheaties.

What advice would he give prospective parents of golf champions? “Do not force kids into sports. It has to be fun".

The best advice he ever got/ from his dad is: "Always be yourself”.