YL10 Writing Exercise about Vocabulary (Kim Bora)

YL10 Writing Exercise

(Kim Bora)

Use these questions to help you: 

• 1)     What’s his/her name? How old is he/she?

  2)     Where was he/she born?

  3)     What does he/she do?

  4)     How could he/she become famous? How does he/she practise his/her skills?

  5)     Has she/he won any prize?

  6)     What is his/her ambition for the future?

  7)     What’s his/her advice to people who want to become successful? 

  
  

Choose the correct words or phrases

obstacles/ champions/ sickly/ breakthrough/ going jogging/ Despite/ at the present time / despairing / Nonetheless/ determined/ stamina/ ring/ / gradually/ In general/

Fill in the Blanks

obstacles/ champions/ sickly/ breakthrough/ going jogging/ Despite/ at the present time / despairing / Nonetheless/ determined/ stamina/ ring/ / gradually/ In general/

Kim Bora, who is in his late twenties, is one of the best Kun Khmer boxers 1

. He is a younger brother of a Cambodian SEA GAMES 2017 Muay Thai gold medalist, Kim Dima.

Fill in the Blanks

obstacles/ champions/ sickly/ breakthrough/ going jogging/ Despite/ at the present time / despairing / Nonetheless/ determined/ stamina/ ring/ / gradually/ In general/

He was born in Banteay Meanchey province. He started training Kun Khmer with his father (coach) since he was very young. His father did not expect Bora to become any 2_________________ in any events due to his 3_________________ childhood. His father only wanted him to train to be stronger.

Fill in the Blanks

obstacles/ champions/ sickly/ breakthrough/ going jogging/ Despite/ at the present time / despairing / Nonetheless/ determined/ stamina/ ring/ / gradually/ In general/

4_________________, he trains for three hours per day by 5_________________for one hour and kicking, punching, kneeing and elbowing for two hours. Besides his father, he also has his champion brother to help train him in Phnom Penh before the matching day.

Fill in the Blanks

obstacles/ champions/ sickly/ breakthrough/ going jogging/ Despite/ at the present time / despairing / Nonetheless/ determined/ stamina/ ring/ / gradually/ In general/

6_________________ his success, he did not start out well. He used to lose most of his fights owing to his unfit health. However, he has gone through a 7_________________ stage and hardship in his career and made an incredible 8_________________ to become one of the best Kun Khmer boxers, who has never been defeated yet in 2020 and 2021, currently.

Fill in the Blanks

obstacles/ champions/ sickly/ breakthrough/ going jogging/ Despite/ at the present time / despairing / Nonetheless/ determined/ stamina/ ring/ / gradually/ In general/

He says he has almost given up his career so many times. 9_________________, his wife, brother and father have kept encouraging him to go on training without placing any pressure on him. As he constantly keeps training harder and harder, he gains more and more 10_________________. As a result, he can perfectly box for whole five rounds and have won three belts within six months and other prizes in 2020.

Fill in the Blanks

obstacles/ champions/ sickly/ breakthrough/ going jogging/ Despite/ at the present time / despairing / Nonetheless/ determined/ stamina/ ring/ / gradually/ In general/

He strongly hopes to present himself at ONE 11

, which is one of the biggest international rings in Asia, to bring pride to Cambodia and announce this country to the world.

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obstacles/ champions/ sickly/ breakthrough/ going jogging/ Despite/ at the present time / despairing / Nonetheless/ determined/ stamina/ ring/ / gradually/ In general/

His greatest suggestions are “Once you have 12_________________ your goals, go for them. Don’t rush, instead go 13_________________.” He even adds, “There are a lot of 14_________________along the path. They’ll disappear naturally as you go on and on moving toward your goals.”