Tennis star hopes to inspire - 8th February 2021

Tennis player Francesca Jones has won a place at this year's Australian Open. The Australian Open is one of the world's largest tennis competitions.

But Jones is a special tennis player. She was born with an unusual health condition. She has 3 fingers and a thumb on both of her hands. Her right foot only has 3 toes. As a child, it was difficult for her to use a tennis racquet.

During her childhood, Jones had to have a lot of operations. A doctor told her she wasn't able to be a professional tennis player. But when she was 9, Jones got into a famous tennis school in Barcelona. Now, she plays tennis professionally.

Jones thinks she can give people hope. She plans to be an example for other people with health conditions. But Jones is also a typical tennis player. She wants to win her tennis matches.

The Australian Open begins on 8th February in Melbourne.

Interactive Games

tried

What's the word you hear?

Complete the sentences. Listen and write the missing word. There are up to 10 questions.

Listening
play game
tried

Sentence muddle

Read the sentences. Put them in the same order as the news report. There are 4 sentences.

Reading
play game
tried

Construct sentences

Make sentences. Select each word in the correct order. There are up to 3 questions.

Writing
play game
tried

No capital letters

Read the sentences. Find the missing capital letters. There are 5 sentences.

Vocabulary and Grammar
play game
tried

Put the sentence back together

Put the sentence parts in the correct order. Each sentence is in 4 pieces. There are up to 5 questions.

Reading
play game
tried

Comprehension

Answer questions about the news report. Select the correct answer from 4 options. There are 5 questions.

Reading
play game
tried

Missing words

Complete the sentences. Select the correct word. There are up to 5 questions.

Writing
play game
tried

Adjectives

Read the sentence. Select the missing word. Check your answer.

Vocabulary
play game
tried

Prepositions

Complete the sentences. Select the correct preposition. There are up to 5 questions.

Vocabulary
play game
tried

Nouns

Complete the sentences. Select the correct noun. There are up to 5 questions.

Vocabulary
play game
tried

Verbs

Complete the sentences. Select the correct verb. There are up to 5 questions.

Vocabulary
play game
tried

Linking ideas

Complete the sentences. Select the correct linking word. There are up to 5 questions.

Vocabulary
play game

Study Tools