« Killer Sports »
Editions Didier – A book written by Philippa Boston.
The book
On the front cover of the book we can see two characters: two men who are practising sport. They are fighting. The background is green.
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The story
Level A2 -> B1
The story is a fictitious story. It takes place in England, in Stoke Brunswick, in 1920.
First, the main character is George Daventry, a teenager who works for Lord Corman. George Daventry polishes the Lord Corman’s family shoes.
Then there is Lord Corman: he is very nice. Then there is Mr Carter who is the butler and he is authoritarian.
At last there is the chauffeur: Mr Fender and he is less authoritarian than Mr Carter.
One day Lord Corman saw George Daventry playing with a ball and asked him to play in the team of cricket. The son of Lord Corman will teach him how to play. Afterwards they will play a big match with the opposing team.
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The students’opinion
I loved Killer Sports because I find it captivating. I enjoyed reading the first part because we learn a lot about the evolution of sports. I liked the second part because the characters are so realistic.
As far as I’m concerned, I don’t want to play cricket because I’m not interested by this sport: I prefer basketball. Basketball is more dynamic than cricket.
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