The Olympic Promise

Nelson loved ...

• playing football.

• running.

• riding his bike.

Nelson made some money by ...

• working at a local café.

• writing letters for his neighbours.

• taking letters across the town and into the country for people.

Nelson lived with ... in a very ... neighbourhood.

• his parents / poor

• his grandparents/ rich

• his grandmother/ poor

Ken Banks took Nelson to ...

• to live with a new family in a small building in a quiet town.

• to live with other boys and girls in a big building in a new town.

• to live with other boys and girls in a small house a quiet town.

Ken Banks wanted to train Nelson ...

• to win races and go to the Olympic games.

• to be happy at what he liked most.

• to become a better runner.

Nelson missed his home, family and friends. So he called his Granny and asked her to ...

• come and watch him at the marathon.

• watch him on TV.

• run together with him.

Sarah wanted to come and see her grandson but she couldn't.

• She was busy working.

• She was old and couldn't travel that far.

• She didn't have money to travel.

Nelson felt disappointed. He won all the races and became very famous. When he was interviewed,

• he lied about his family.

• he told the truth about his origins.

• he refused to talk about his family.

When Granny Sarah heard Nelson on television , she ...

• felt happy and proud of him.

• felt very unhappy .

• felt really angry at him.

On the day before Nelson's big Olympic race, Nelson ...

• felt strong and ready .

• didn't feel very confident.

• didn't feel very well.