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Listen to an interview with a Kung-Fu fighter.

Interviewer: Hi Guillermo! How long have you practiced Tae Kwon Do?

Guillermo: Well, I think I have practiced Tae Kwon Do since I was around 10 or 8 years old.

Interviewer: What can you tell me about this sport or martial art?

Guillermo: First of all Tae Kwon Do is not just a sport but it has also become a discipline where you have tocombine meditation techniques with physical training.

Interviewer: Okay. Tell me, I have heard Tae Kwon Do is a self-defense sport, What do
makes it different from other self-defense sports?

Guillermo: Well as I told you before Tae Kwon Do is not just another street-fighting sport where you have to strike with the feet your opponent also to become a good fighter you have to spend longhours training your body
as well as your mind.

Interviewer: How does a Tae Kwon Do fighter train?

Guillermo: We have a very complete training, we use many different combat techniques but at the beginning we start with an aerobic workout which help us to avoid possible injuries.

Interviewer: Finally, please tell us. Have you ever been in a competition?

Guillermo: Well I found myselftraining and getting well-prepared for the next Olympic games so hopefully in 2012 I will bring the first-ever Tae Kwon Do Olympic medal.

A) Solve the following cross word puzzle with the next words:

• Self defense sport
• Martial arts
• Combat techniques
• Well prepared for
• Aerobic workout
• Street fighting
• Spend long hours training
• Strike with the feet

DOWN:

1.Usually illegal, hand-to-hand fighting in public places.

3. Actions taken by a person to prevent another person from causing harm.

5. Tactical procedures and strategies to fight.

7. is physical exercise that intends to improve the oxygen system. Many types of exercise
are performed at moderate levels of intensity for extended periods of time.

ACROSS

2. To be prepared to do somethinggood.

4. To hit with the feet

6. Training for a long period of time…

8. Kung Fu, Capoeira, Krav-Maga.

B) Complete the blanks using the words of the puzzle.

1. Tae Kwon Do fighters should be _____________________________ for a combat. Not only physically but also mentally.

2. There are many different ________________________________ such as self-defense or kicking techniques.3. You should start with _________________________________ before training to avoid possible injuries.

4. Tae Kwon Do is a ______________________________________________.

5. A good fighter________________________________ their body as well as their mind.

6. Kung-Fu, Karate, Capoeira an Krav Maga are different kinds of ________________________________.

7. The word Tae Kwon Do refersto _______________________________.

8. Tae Kwon Do is a discipline unlike ____________________________
Is illegal in most countries.

C) Listen to the next interview with a Tae Kwon Do Fighter and answer the following questions.

1. How long has Guillermo practiced Tae Kwon Do?

2. Why is Tae Kwon Do considered a discipline?

3. Has Guillermo ever been in a competition?

D)Listen the interview again and rewrite the following sentences correcting the inconsistencies in order to make sense with what you have already listened. Work in pairs.

1. Tae Kwon Do is a street fighting sport.

2. Tae Kwon Do is a discipline where you have to develop physical training.

3. To become a good fighter you just have to spend few hours training.

E)

|Interviewer|Celebrity in ________________ |
|Ask the celebrity how long has he/ she practiced a particular |Practiced for 5 years. |
|sport. | |
|...