How are the children doing at sport?
I ' m very pleased with their performances. Timmy can cover the 100 meters in 12 seconds. That ' s very fast for a kid his age.
He ' s not very good at the long jump though, is he?
He ' s not bad. He can jump a distance of over four meters. I think he just prefers running to jumping. Jimmy ' s very good at the high jump. He can jump over two meters. Again, that ' s fine for someone his age.
Two meters? That means that the high jump bar is above his head! Are any of them good at long-distance running?
The longest race we run is the 1500 meters. A few of the boys and one girls can do it in less than five minutes.
How are they at swimming?
They ' re ok. I ask them to swim 500 meters each day. That ' s 20 lengths of the swimming pool. They ' re not very fast, but that ' s ok. I just want them to build their strength up and keep in shape.
Kate is very good at diving from a height of 10 meters.
I ' d be afraid to jump from that height!
I think that these kinds haven ' t learnt to be afraid yet. She started diving from a lower height, but she soon wanted to go higher.
It seems that they really enjoy trying to go faster, higher and further.