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c. Reading

Reading for information

Task 1. Read the following piece of news and answer the
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questions.

Jahangir Khan, the legendary squash-player from Pakistan is
considered to be the greatest player in the history of Squash. He won
the World Open six times, and the British open a record ten times.
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Between 1981 and 1986, he won 555 matches consecutively. This
was not only the longest winning streak in squash history, but also
one of the longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in any top-level
professional sports.

Questions :

1) Who is Jahangir Khan?

2) Which country does he belong to?

3) Which game is he known for?

4) How many times did he win the World Open?

5) Which Open did he win ten times?

6) What was Jahangir’s achievement between 1981 and 1986?

d. grammar

degrees of comparison

Task 1. Read the sentences below the picture.

This circle is big. This circle is big- This circle is the
ger than the first. biggest of all the
three.

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