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Aspiration
Welcome to Talking Sport!
Today we meet brother and sister, Moses and Linet Masai.
Linet won gold in 10, 000m in 2009 World Athletic Championships and recently won bronze in the 2011 World Athletic Championships.
Moses also won a medal in the 2009 World Championships.
This week Linet and Moses visit their school in Kenya and meet the pupils.
What do you pupils think of Linet and Moses?
Join Natalie in this week's video to hear from the pupils and learn the word 'aspiration'.
Learning point
Vocabulary: 'aspiration'
Now tell us what you think
Join in the conversation! What is your aspiration?
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My aspiration is to win a gold medal in short-distance running in the next Olimpics in London. But there is a big obstacle before me that I can't run as fast as Usain Bolt. I would be defeated by about 30 meters in 100m. So it's only a dream and I have to loook for another aspiration.
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My aspiration is become in my own boss with my own company, or have a good position in a big company. But at the end, most important, is continue with my happy life.
Another aspiration is help people who is around me and can help them.
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Well, not only do I dream of being professionally successful and able to speak several languages fluently, but I also long to be a really nice person.
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My aspiration is to pursue my study my further studies.
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My aspiration is to become famous civil engineer
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My aspiration is to find a woman who likes the same things like me.
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My aspiration is to have happy family, travel to many different country, learn english and speak fluently, have a own business. I have many aspirations.
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I aspire to understeand and speak English; and to travel to London. I suposse my aspiration come no as surprise.
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My aspiration is to travel around the world. especially Malaysia, England ( London) and Egypt, I would like to learn more their culture.
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My aspiration is to be an English writer.
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My aspiration is to pass IELTS within next two month.
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my aspiration is to be successful business man.
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my aspiration is to help building a better world.
see you later!
Darlan,
Florianópolis, Brazil.
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