Air show in Dubai – level 1

17-12-2015 07:00

“FAI World Air Games” is a competition. People call it the Olympics of air sports. This year, the games take place in Dubai.

Over 800 competitors come to the games. They compete in 11 sports. One of the sports is the hot air balloon competition. A German wins the competition.

The man talks about the games. He likes the games. He says that Dubai looks great from the air.

Difficult words: competition (a situation when people compete), take place (to happen), competitor (somebody who competes), compete (to try to be the best).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think about this air sports competition?

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