Extra Work Lesson 29

Extra Work: Something Wrong with her Serve.

Exercise.
Even if you don't like tennis, here's a good exercise to talk about body movements and parts of the body. Make a few notes to describe each player's problems when they serve.

Questions about context.
1. What causes the serve to be so difficult?
2. What happened at the women's final in Toronto?
3. What's the matter with Maria Sharapova?
4. What's the matter with Elena Dementieva?
5. What's wrong with Elena's serve in general?
6. List all the problems Dinara Safina sees in her own serving motion.
7. What does Dinara think about herself after losing her match at the open?
8. What's Dinara's key factor to be number one?

Find the video at http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/09/01/sports/tennis/1247464335987/service-errors.html .