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Interviewer:

Nadia I just thought about, you know, I know what I’ve done in training; this is what I’m
Comaneci: supposed to do here just to be able to concentrate.

Interviewer:
Nadia Of course I was overwhelmed by so many people, because there was a big arena,
Comaneci: and a lot of noise from every direction.

Interviewer:
Nadia I think I was prepared for that and I was telling myself the whole time, you know,
Comaneci: this is the Olympics. I cannot make a mistake. This is one shot.
Interviewer:

Nadia Yes, I couldn’t believe it.
Comaneci:
Interviewer:

Nadia I didn’t -I knew that 10 was a big deal, because I’d done gymnastics for eight - nine
Comaneci: years, and I’d done competitions, and I had even done the same routines before, but I
was too young to understand that. And I think it was better that I didn’t understand.
Interviewer:

Nadia Well, yes, but I didn’t come here to Montreal to make history. I didn’t even know
Comaneci: what that meant, to make history. Nobody told me that a perfect 10 had never been
scored before in Olympic history.

• Perform the conversation above and include other questions or phrases to sound
more natural.
• Practice telling your anecdote. Include the changes you made in Activity 30.

33. Match the anecdote to the image.

• Pay attention to how the details vary, depending on Nadia Comaneci’s age.
Feedback • Underline the expressions that highlight the differences in the same anecdote.

(a) “I don’t think I have accomplished anything amazing. I know
that 10 is a big deal but I prepared for that. I have performed this
exact routine hundreds of times. I knew what I was doing.”

session 11 (b) “I didn’t know that I had made history. I knew that 10 was

a big deal, because I’d already done gymnastics for several
years, and I’d done competitions, and I had even done the
same routines, but I was too young to understand that.”

34. Practice telling your anecdote and provide your teammates
with feedback on theirs.

• Include some points of view that let you reflect on the experience you have now.

130 Studentʼs Book / Practice 7