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Hi I'm Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

Today we are hearing about a Russian sports school and learning the phrases hard work and what it takes.

Russia is known for doing well in the Olympic games and in the last Olympics they won 72 medals!

So what makes Russia so successful?

Well, it could be to do with their sports schools.

British Olympic medallist, Matthew Pinsent went to visit one of these sports schools. Let's hear from him.

Listen for the phrases hard work and what it takes.

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This is Alen. At 15 he’s just started his first term at Ekaterinburg's Olympic academy. It’s a school with just one aim – producing Olympic gold medallists. And hard work is what it takes to graduate from this school. There are 340 students here in 42 Olympic sports both summer and winter.

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Listen again for the phrases hard work and what it takes.

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This is Alen. At 15 he’s just started his first term at Ekaterinburg's Olympic academy. It’s a school with just one aim – producing Olympic gold medallists. And hard work is what it takes to graduate from this school. There are 340 students here in 42 Olympic sports both summer and winter.

Presenter

Matthew said the phrase hard work.

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hard work

важка праця

Presenter

Matthew said the phrase what it takes.

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what it takes

те, що необхідно зробити

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Hard work is what it takes to graduate from this school.

Well we have learnt the phrases hard work and what it takes.

Now let's listen to people in London using the phrase what it takes.

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My boyfriend has what it takes to be a brilliant footballer.

Hard work and patience is what it takes to learn a foreign language.

I think my football team has what it takes to win the league.

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My boyfriend has what it takes to be a brilliant footballer.

Hard work and patience is what it takes to learn a foreign language.

I think my football team has what it takes to win the league.

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I'm Natalie and that’s all from Talking Sport.

See you next time.