Writing Workshop 3
B1 · Writing: Creative writing · Sports and Competition
🎾 Sunbeam Bay Radio — Interview after the Junior Final
Dan: I’m here with Lily Parker, who has just won the under-16 title after a really dramatic final. Lily, congratulations. How are you feeling?
Lily: Thank you! Honestly, I’m exhausted, but really happy. I still can’t quite believe it.
Dan: You lost the first set 6–2. What was going through your mind?
Lily: At first, I was really nervous. My opponent, Grace, was hitting the ball so hard, and I kept making mistakes. After the first set, I sat down and thought, “OK, this isn’t working.” So I decided to change my tactics. I started hitting higher, slower balls to make her wait.
Dan: And that worked?
Lily: Slowly, yes. The turning point was a really long rally at 3–3 in the second set — I think it was about thirty shots. I eventually won it, and Grace looked frustrated for the first time. After that, I won four games in a row and took the set 6–3.
Dan: And the third set?
Lily: It was so close. It went to 5–5, and then it started to rain! We had to wait forty minutes. While we were waiting, my coach just told me to keep doing the same thing. When we went back on, I won the next two games, and, well — that was it.
Dan: A brilliant comeback. What’s next?
Lily: First, a very long sleep. Then the county championships in July.
Sample questions (2 questions)
- Write a diary entry (100–120 words) about a moment in sport or another competition when something went wrong for you or your team. Describe the scene, what happened and how you felt afterwards. Use the past continuous and past simple.
- Write the story of a match, race or competition (100–120 words) for the school newspaper, as if you were telling it in an interview. Include the start, a problem, a turning point and the end, with time linkers and details.
Answers and hints from Migo appear when you do it online.