The Australian Open

The Australian Open B1

Every year my family and I go to watch the Australian Open in Melbourne. Last year we watched the women’s semi-final match between Steffi and Serena.

It was an exciting and extra special match for the family because my brother Daniel was a ball boy. Mum bought him new sneakers especially for the match. The stadium that day was packed. We watched Daniel excitedly as he waited beside the umpire on the tennis court, ready to scoop up tennis balls.

Serena had the first serve. She positioned herself at the baseline and took a deep breath in. She tossed the tennis ball up into the air and hit it with her tennis racket. The ball soared over the net to Steffi, who returned the serve with a brilliant forehand. Unfortunately for Steffi, the line judge called the ball out and Serena scored the first points of the game.

The game continued, but Serena’s luck ran out. Steffi was a strong opponent with a good backhand. In the end she won the match in two straight sets and the final score was 6–4, 7–5.

Fragen zum Text

Lies den Text genau durch. Sind die Aussagen wahr oder falsch?

1. The family regularly watches tennis together.→ richtig
   Textstelle: Every year my family and I go to the Australian Open in Melbourne.Die Familie sieht sich regelmäßig zusammen Tennis an.
   
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2. Many people were there to see Steffi play against Serena.→ richtig
   Textstelle: The stadium that day was packed.Es waren viele Leute da, um Steffi gegen Serena spielen zu sehen.
   
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3. Daniel picked up all the tennis balls near the umpire.→ falsch (Er wartete in der Nähe des Schiedsrichters, um Tennisbälle aufzuheben.)
   Textstelle: We watched Daniel excitedly as he waited beside the umpire on the tennis court, ready to scoop up tennis balls.Daniel sammelte alle Tennisbälle in der Nähe des Schiedsrichters auf.
   
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4. Serena’s first serve hit the net.→ falsch (Der Ball schoss über das Netz.)
   Textstelle: Serena had the first serve. She positioned herself at the baseline and took a deep breath in. She tossed the tennis ball up into the air and hit it with her tennis racket. The ball soared over the net to Steffi …Serenas erster Aufschlag traf das Netz.
   
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5. Even though she lost, Steffi played a good game.→ falsch (Sie hat das Match gewonnen.)
   Textstelle: Steffi was a strong opponent with a good backhand. In the end she won the match in two straight sets and the final score was 6–4, 7–5.Obwohl sie verlor, spielte Steffi ein gutes Spiel.
   
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