Tập chạy 100m và 200m cho Olympics

Natalie

Hi I'm Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

Today we will hear from Namibian sprinter Merlin Diamond and we will be learning the phrase 'so badly'.

Merlin Diamond is a 100 and 200 m sprinter from Namibia and hopes to compete for her country in the London 2012 Olympics.

So how much does Merlin want to be at the Olympics?

Let's hear from her.

Listen for how many times a day Merlin plans on training.

And listen to how she uses the phrase 'so badly'.

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I would do anything to be there, because for now I'll be training at least 3 times per day, you know just to qualify for the Olympics again. I want to get Namibia a medal so badly, you know, put Namibia on the top.

Natalie

Listen for how many times a day Merlin plans on training.

And listen to how Merlin uses the phrase 'so badly'.

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I would do anything to be there, because for now I'll be training at least 3 times per day, you know, just to qualify for the Olympics again. I want to get Namibia a medal so badly, you know, put Namibia on the top.

Natalie

Merlin said she plans on training at least three times per day.

I'll be training at least 3 times per day.

Merlin said she wants to get Namibia a medal so badly.

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want something so badly

tha thiết mong muốn một điều gì đó

Natalie

I want to get Namibia a medal so badly.

Well we know that Merlin really wants to win a medal for her country but what do some people in London want so badly.

Let's hear from them.

Ý kiến người qua đường

I want to get a new job so badly.

I want to travel so badly.

I want to graduate from university so badly.

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I want to get a new job so badly.

I want to travel so badly.

I want to graduate from university so badly.

Natalie

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

See you next time.

Trong đoạn video Merlin nói cô sẽ làm bất cứ điều gì để tham gia Thế vận hội - Olympics.

"I would do anything to be there."

Chúng ta dùng 'would' khi hình dung tới một hành động hay một tình huống.

Ví dụ: I would love to live in the countryside.

Chúng ta dùng 'would' khi hình dung/tưởng tượng sự việc ở hiện tại.

Ví dụ: I would call Claire but my phone is broken.

Chúng ta dùng 'would have' khi hình dung hay nghĩ tới sự việc đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.

Ví dụ: I would have called Claire but my phone was broken.

'Would' thường được dùng với các câu giả thiết với 'if'.

e.g. I would visit Thomas if I knew where he lived.

Hãy hoàn thành các câu sau, dùng 'would' hoặc 'would have'sao cho thích hợp

1. I ___________ love to go to Australia on holiday, but I don't have enough money.

2. I ___________ bought that car, but it was too expensive.

3. We ___________ go to the park today, but the weather is too wet.

4. I ___________ gone to the cinema, if that new action film was showing.

Sau đây là một vài thành ngữ với từ 'bad':

a bad egg: một người hành xử không hay

go from bad to worse: một tình thế đã xấu lại còn trở nên xấu hơn

take the bad with the good: chấp nhận xấu tốt mà không kêu ca phàn nàn

show someone in a bad light: giới thiệu một người nào đó một cách không hay

Hãy hoàn thành các câu sau dùng các cụm từ trên sao cho thích hợp.

1. Nothing is working today. The project has ______________.

2. In life good things happen and bad things happen. You really need to learn to

______________.

3. Don't go into business with her. She really is ______________ and you will regret it.

4. David told me about Sam. He told me a lot of horrible things about him. He really

______________.

Would

1. I would love to go to Australia on holiday, but I don't have enough money.

2. I would have bought that car, but it was too expensive.

3. We would go to the park today, but the weather is too wet.

4. I would have gone to the cinema, if that new action film was showing.

2) 'Bad' idioms

1. Nothing is working today. The project has gone from bad to worse.

2. In life good things happen and bad things happen. You really need to learn to take the bad

with the good.

3. Don't go into business with her. She really is a bad egg and you will regret it.

4. David told me about Sam. He told me a lot of horrible things about him. He really showed

him in a bad light.