Day 2 Teaser Week

DAY 2: SPORT & LEISURE

1. Sevu Reece is as fast as a Kawasaki motorcycle

2. Taco Fall is tall as the sky tower

3. Aditya Dev is as short as an ant

4. Thomas is beautiful like Sione 

Activity 1: Faster than a speeding bullet

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a world-famous athlete (sprinter). She currently holds the record for the 100m sprint and has been crowned “world’s fastest woman” a record four times!

Shelly-Ann was born and educated in Jamaica, a small country in the Caribbean that has produced many successful athletes and sportspeople. During her college years, she did well in athletics, winning the Jamaican Schools Championships at the age of 16. She subsequently went on to win many races at both the Olympics and the World Championships. Over the years people have compared her running speed and that of other elite sprinters, like Usain Bolt, too many things, including animals!

When people make these comparisons, they often say things like: “Shelly-Ann is as fast as a cheetah” or “Shelly-Ann is fast like a fighter jet”. These comparisons are examples of similes. In many cases, similes are not exactly true.