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English 10 Public

VOCABULARY ACHIEVERS B2

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Who are they?

Athletes

Amazing achievements in athletics

Athletic feats

A competition in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time or with exactly the same result.

The race ended in a dead heat. / Two athletes dead-heated in the second place and were both awarded the silver medal.

Excitedly looking forward to something.

Eagerly-awaited -> Olympic Tokyo was the most eagerly-awaited event in 2021.

The synonym of "the championship" in the reading passage.

title -> Usain Bolt sucessfully defended his title at the 2012 London Olympics.

to run as fast as you can over a short distance, either in a race or because you are in a great hurry to get somewhere.

Sprint : We had to sprint to catch the bus / All the athletes are ready for the 100 metre sprint.

great honour, and praise that you earn by doing something successfully.

Glory: Winning the championship was the glory of they career (= it was their highest achievement).

(in the article) = watch on TV

turn in / A global TV audience of two billion people turn in to watch Usain Bolt epic achievement.

very memorable

Epic: That was one of his epic success ever.

A fabulous, powerful and sundden bursts in running.

Explosive burst of speed