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Zeynep Sönmez makes Turkish tennis historyCEFR A1
8 Jul 2025
Adapted from Arzu Geybullayeva, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Umair Dingmar, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
1 min
60 words
- Zeynep Sönmez plays tennis for Turkey.
- She reached the third round at Wimbledon.
- She is the first Turkish player to do this.
- The country felt proud of her result.
- Many people watched her matches online.
- She had won a tennis tournament before.
- Her coach found her at a summer camp.
- She will try to do well at the US Open.
Difficult words
- reach — get to a place or levelreached
- round — one part of a sports competitionthird round
- proud — happy about something you or others did
- coach — person who trains and teaches players
- tournament — sports event with many players or teams
- match — one game between two players or teamsmatches
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Discussion questions
- Do you like tennis?
- Have you watched a sports match online?
- Have you been to a summer camp?
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