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Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She plays on the LPGA Tour in the USA and is probably the best Mexican golfer of all time. She is Mexico’s only golfer to be ranked number one in the world. She is also one of Mexico’s highest earners and the perfect role model for Mexican girls hoping to make it big in sports.
It seems as though Ochoa was born to be a golfer. She grew up next door to the Guadalajara Country Club. She won her first national tournament when she was just seven. She won an impressive 44 national junior events. She showed the world she meant business by winning five Junior World Championships in a row.
Ochoa was on the up-and-up and she won award after award. In November 2001, Mexican President Vicente Fox presented her with Mexico's National Sports Award. She was the youngest person and first golfer to receive Mexico's highest sporting prize. She also bagged the 2003 Nancy Lopez Award, which is presented to the world's most outstanding female amateur golfer.
Ochoa turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour in 2003. She finished her rookie season ninth on the LPGA money list. A year later she won her first two LPGA titles. She claimed the title of golf’s top woman by winning six tournaments in 2007 and topping the money list. There is an LPGA tournament named after her – the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
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SYNONYM MATCH
Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right. Are your answers the same as other students’?
Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.
probably
a.
consecutively
2
perfect
b.
appears
3.
make it big
c.
ideal
4.
seems
d.
spectacular
5.
impressive
e.
in all likelihood
6.
in a row
f.
be successful
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.
on the up-and-up
g.
won
8.
receive
h.
heading
9.
bagged
i.
making progress
10.
titles
j.
in honour of
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topping
k
get
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after
l
championships
PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article:
1.
She plays on the
a.
business
2
girls hoping to make it
b.
money list
3.
It seems as though Ochoa was born
c.
big in sports
4.
She won an impressive
d.
2003 Nancy Lopez Award
5.
She showed the world she meant
e.
after her
6.
Ochoa was on the up-and-up and
f.
44 national junior events
7.
She also bagged the
g.
LPGA Tour in the USA
8.
She finished her rookie season ninth
h.
to be a golfer
9.
topping the
i.
she won award after award
10.
There is an LPGA tournament named
j.
on the LPGA money list
LISTENING GAP FILL
Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She ____________ LPGA Tour in the USA and ____________ best Mexican golfer of all time. She is Mexico’s only golfer ____________ number one in the world. She ____________ Mexico’s highest earners and the perfect role model for Mexican girls hoping to ____________ sports.
It _______________ Ochoa was born to be a golfer. She grew up next door to the Guadalajara Country Club. She ____________ national tournament when she was just seven. She won an impressive 44 national junior events. She showed the world she ____________ by winning five Junior World Championships ____________.
Ochoa was on ____________ and she won award after award. In November 2001, Mexican President Vicente Fox ____________ with Mexico's National Sports Award. She was the youngest person ____________ to receive Mexico's highest sporting prize. She also bagged the 2003 Nancy Lopez Award, which is presented to the world's most outstanding ____________ golfer.
Ochoa turned professional ____________ LPGA Tour in 2003. She finished her ____________ ninth on the LPGA money list. A year later _______________ LPGA titles. She claimed the title of golf’s top woman by winning six tournaments in 2007 ____________ the money list. There is an LPGA tournament ____________ her – the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics:
Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She plays on the LPGA Tour in / at the USA and is probably / probable the best Mexican golfer of all time. She is Mexico’s only golfer to be ranked number one in the world. She is also one of Mexico’s highest earners and the perfect roll / role model for Mexican girls hoping to make it / them big in sports.
It seems as though Ochoa was / has born to be a golfer. She grew up next door to the Guadalajara Country Club. She beat / won her first national tournament when she was just seven. She won an impressive 44 national junior events. She showed the world she meant / meaning business by winning five Junior World Championships in a column / row.
Ochoa was on the up-and-up / up-and-up-and-up and she won award after award. In November 2001, Mexican President Vicente Fox presented / gifted her with Mexico's National Sports Award. She was the youngest person and first golfer to receive Mexico's highest sporting prize. She also bagged / bag the 2003 Nancy Lopez Award, which is presented to the world's most outstanding female amateur golf / golfer.
Ochoa turned / turning professional and joined the LPGA Tour in 2003. She finished her rookie / cookie season ninth on the LPGA money list. A year later she won her first two LPGA titles. She claimed the heading / title of golf’s top woman by winning six tournaments in 2007 and stopping / topping the money list. There is an LPGA tournament named after her – the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
SPELLING
The underlined, jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.
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There is an LPGA tournament denma after her
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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world she meant business by winning five Junior World Championships in a row.
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It seems as though Ochoa was born to be a golfer. She grew up next door to the Guadalajara Country Club. She won
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ninth on the LPGA money list. A year later she won her first two LPGA titles. She claimed the title of golf’s top woman
( )
Ochoa was on the up-and-up and she won award after award. In November 2001, Mexican President Vicente Fox
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outstanding female amateur golfer.
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highest sporting prize. She also bagged the 2003 Nancy Lopez Award, which is presented to the world's most
( )
her first national tournament when she was just seven. She won an impressive 44 national junior events. She showed the
( )
presented her with Mexico's National Sports Award. She was the youngest person and first golfer to receive Mexico's
( )
named after her – the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
( )
by winning six tournaments in 2007 and topping the money list. There is an LPGA tournament
( )
Ochoa turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour in 2003. She finished her rookie season
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Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She plays on the LPGA Tour in the USA and is probably the best Mexican golfer of
( )
all time. She is Mexico’s only golfer to be ranked number one in the world. She is also one of Mexico’s highest earners and
( )
the perfect role model for Mexican girls hoping to make it big in sports.
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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8.
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9.
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10.
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LORENA OCHOA DISCUSSION (Write your questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
What do you know about Lorena Ochoa?
2.
Would you like to meet Lorena Ochoa?
3.
What would you like to know about Lorena Ochoa and why?
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Lorena Ochoa. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. LORENA OCHOA POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Lorena Ochoa. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?
4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Lorena Ochoa. Include an imaginary interview with her. Write about what she does every day and what she thinks about.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to Lorena Ochoa. Ask her three questions about her life. Give her three suggestions on what she should do in her future. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your “Lorena Ochoa expert” partner(s) will try and answer your questions.
ANSWERS
SYNONYM MATCH:
Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.
probably
a.
in all likelihood
2
perfect
b.
ideal
3.
make it big
c.
be successful
4.
seems
d.
appears
5.
impressive
e.
spectacular
6.
in a row
f.
consecutively
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.
on the up-and-up
g.
making progress
8.
receive
h.
get
9.
bagged
i.
won
10.
titles
j.
championships
11
topping
k
heading
12
after
l
in honour of
PHRASE MATCH:
1.
She plays on the
a.
LPGA Tour in the USA
2
girls hoping to make it
b.
big in sports
3.
It seems as though Ochoa was born
c.
to be a golfer
4.
She won an impressive
d.
44 national junior events
5.
She showed the world she meant
e.
business
6.
Ochoa was on the up-and-up and
f.
she won award after award
7.
She also bagged the
g.
2003 Nancy Lopez Award
8.
She finished her rookie season ninth
h.
on the LPGA money list
9.
topping the
i.
money list
10.
There is an LPGA tournament named
j.
after her
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