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Elizabet Tursynbayeva

1. Elizabet Tursynbayeva was born in Russia on 14 February 2000, but her parents were originally from Kazakhstan. Her older brother, Timur Tursynbayev, is a two-time figure skating champion of Kazakhstan. Elizabet's got a pretty face with long dark hair and lovely big brown eyes. She isn't very tall, but she's got a strong personality. She's a very sensible and determined person.

2. She studied music at a school in Moscow where she learned to play the violin and the piano. She's been interested in sport since she was five years old, when she took up ice skating. In 2015, she moved to Canada so that she can attend a special school for skaters.

3. Her big break came in 2013, when she won a silver medal in the Junior Grand Prix in Belarus. In the years that followed, she had to work really hard. In 2014, she didn't have a coach and she had to train at a shopping mall ice rink. Despite the difficulties, she won the junior ladies' titles at the International Cup of Nice, Merano Cup and NRW Trophy that year.

4. Since then, Elizabet's had a very successful career in sport. She's won several championships and she's even competed in the Olympics. In 2017, she came third in the Asian Winter Games. She plans to get involved in charity in the future and wants to help develop figure skating in Kazakhstan.

1. Read the text and answer the questions.

1. Which paragraph describes Elizabet's family?

2. Where did she study?

3. What was her big break?

4. What problems did she have in 2014?

5. What happened in 2017?

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Ответ:

1. Paragraph 1 describes Elizabet's family. / Параграф 1 описывает семью Элизабет.

2. She studied music at a school in Moscow and later attended a special school for skaters in Canada. / Она училась в музыкальной школе в Москве, а позже посещала специальную школу для фигуристов в Канаде.

3. Her big break was in 2013 when she won a silver medal in the Junior Grand Prix in Belarus. / Ее большим прорывом стал 2013 год, когда она выиграла серебряную медаль на юниорском Гран-при в Беларуси.

4. In 2014, she didn't have a coach and had to train at a shopping mall ice rink. / В 2014 году у нее не было тренера, и ей приходилось тренироваться на катке в торговом центре.

5. In 2017, she came third in the Asian Winter Games. / В 2017 году она заняла третье место на Зимних Азиатских играх.