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Adidas suspends sponsorship of athlete Tyson Gay (Day&Month, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Sportswear	a.	fastest man ever
2.	put	b.	was suspended
3.	the joint second-	c.	be innocent
4.	the contract	d.	maker
5.	Gay might	e.	of using or having drugs
6.	guilty	f.	on hold

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	waiting for the	a.	record holder
2.	he did not knowingly	b.	I get like a man
3.	I don't have a sabotage	c.	and was let down
4.	I basically put my trust in someone	d.	results of his B-test
5.	take whatever punishment	e.	story
6.	Jamaica's ex-100m world	f.	use anything bad

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Sportswear maker Adidas (1) ___________________ sponsorship of runner Tyson Gay after he (2) ___________________. Mr Gay is the joint second-fastest man ever to run 100 metres, (3) ___________________ time this year. He (4) ___________________ a banned drug in May. Adidas said the news was shocking and that the contract (5) ___________________, even if it thought Gay might be innocent. Adidas (6) ___________________ if Gay is guilty of using or having drugs. It has sponsored him since 2005.

Gay is now waiting (7) ___________________ his B-test, after the illegal drug was found in his A-test. He said he (8) ___________________ use anything bad. He told reporters: "I don't have (9) ___________________. I basically put my trust in someone (10) ___________________. I know exactly what went on, but (11) ___________________." Gay hopes to run again and said he would "take whatever punishment I get like a man." Jamaica's ex-100m (12) ___________________ Asafa Powell also failed a drugs test.

DOPING SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about doping in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
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Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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FREE WRITING

Write about doping for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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