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Jonathan Lander  
Colorado, USA  
Ski
 
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Johnathan Lander
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1. Jonathan gets more frightened of skiing as he gets older.
 true
 false
2. Christian encourages him to do mad things.
 true
 false


Marriage

Anniversary

Rocket

Teenagers

Chinatown

Lunch

Holiday

Rebel

Ski

Mouse

T'ai Chi

3. Jonathan thinks Christian skis too slowly.
 true
 false

4. Jonathan hits his head when he jumps.
 true
 false
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Jonathan says touch wood before he skis off the cliff. This is a superstitious thing to do which he hopes will bring him luck. Other superstitions which some people believe in are: Friday 13th is an unlucky day, you should never walk under ladders (probably very wise!) and if you see a black cat it means you will have a good day.
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Johnathan Lander Put the following words in the correct spaces in the sentences below. set | match | pitch | track | court | mile Click here if you need to see the answers.
1. The crowds cheered loudly as the football players ran onto the .


2. The runners looked very tired as they ran around the athletics .


3. There was silence on the as the two tennis players walked out.
4. Arsenal played in the Football Association Cup Final yesterday. It was a really exciting .


5. Sri Lanka beat England's cricket team by 355 runs. They won by a .


6. The tennis match was incredible. Agassi won the first four games but then Sampras won the .


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