You can do it - Video 1

Match :

at the beginning		mourir
to sleep (slept / slept)		célibataire
on the floor		loin
to wake up		dormir
single		s'entraîner ;1entraînement
to die		sortir la poubelle
to crook		au début
far away		par terre
to shout / to scream		des voyous
to kiss		un gymnase, salle de sport
to take out the trash		réveiller, se réveiller
to drink alcohol / booze		arnaquer
thugs		crier, hurler
to beat up		s'enfuir
to run away		mettre K.O.
to fight (fought / fought) ; a fight		tabasser
to train ; training		embrasser, faire la bise
a coach		boire de l'alcool
a gym		gagner
to lift weights		un champion
to knock out		1 entraîneur
to win (won / won)		soulever des altères
a champion		combattre, se battre ; un combat

2) Use your vocabulary to give general information about:

• the boy's life conditions
• his (possible) family situation
• his relationship with his mother 

3) Use the words from the list to tell the story in the past tense: training – kiss – woke – beat him up – drinking alcohol – lazy – knocked out – saw – take out the trash – attacked – fought – sleeping – champion – running – gym – street – lifted weights – leaving – coach – won – competition – thugs – run away

At the beginning, the boy was _________________ when suddenly his mother _________________ him. She blamed him (= elle lui a reproché) for being _________________. Then (= ensuite), he was _________________ the house when suddenly his mother _________________. The boy had to (= il a été obligé de) _________________ his mother. He had to _________________.

Later (= plus tard), the boy was _________________ in the _________________ when suddenly a group of _________________ attacked him. They were _________________ when suddenly they _________________ the boy and _________________. The boy had to _________________.

At the _________________, he started his _________________, for example he _________________. His _________________ supported him (= l'a soutenu).

At the end, during a _________________, the boy _________________. He _________________ his opponent (= son adversaire), _________________ the match and became a _________________.