World Surf League – level 1

25-01-2016 15:00

Big Wave is a competition. It takes place in Mexico. Surfers ride big waves at the competition. Big Wave is part of the World Surf League.

Josh Kerr is an Australian surfer. He wins the Big Wave competition. His score is 24.27. Greg Long is second. He is an American. His score is 18.84.

Kerr moves to the fifth place in the league. Long moves to the first place. However, there are still two more events in the league.

Difficult words: wave (when water rises up in the ocean), competition (a situation when you compete – try to win at something), league (a series of competitions).

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

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