1. MC Mary Kom © 2015 albert-learning.com MC.Mary Kom

2. MC Mary Kom © 2015 albert-learning.com Vocabulary Magnificent: Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive. Aggression: Feelings of anger or antipathy resulting in hostile or violent behavior; readiness to attack or confront. Minefield: An area planted with explosive mines. Relentless: Harsh or inflexible. Unflagging: Tireless; persistent. Note: Make sentences with the words given above

3. MC Mary Kom © 2015 albert-learning.com Magnificent Mary Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (born 1 March 1983), also known as MC Mary Kom, or simply Mary Kom, is an Indian boxer. She is a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. Nicknamed "Magnificent Mary", she is the only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51 kg) category and winning the bronze medal. She has also been ranked as No. 4 AIBA World Women's Ranking Flyweight cat.

4. MC Mary Kom © 2015 albert-learning.com An Autobiography A childhood of hard labour prepared her body for the sport as well as any fitness training might have. Her own will and aggression carried her through the minefield of politics that any sport in India is.

5. MC Mary Kom © 2015 albert-learning.com The thrill the joy of winning, the successes. The Olympic bronze, my most prized possession. And boxing, the sport I gave myself to. All of it is real. I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring and I won, most of the time. Born to parents who were landless agricultural labourers in the state of Manipur in Northeast India, Mary’s story is one of relentless struggle and unflagging passion for boxing.

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7. MC Mary Kom © 2015 albert-learning.com Married life She is married to K. Onler Kom and has twin sons. They first met in 2001 when Kom was at New Delhi on her way to National Games in Punjab while Onler was studying at Delhi University. They married in 2005 after 4 years of dating. In 2013,she gave birth to her third baby boy and has named him Prince Chungthanglen Kom.

8. MC Mary Kom © 2015 albert-learning.com Life after kids Her life after 2 kids was difficult. She was away from boxing for almost 2 years. Her husband was very supportive and thereafter she decided to come back. Mary Kom has 3 kids.

9. MC Mary Kom © 2015 albert-learning.com Conversation 1) Describe her life story 2) What's your point of view about her life? Quiz 1) Which sport does Mary Kom play? 2) Mary Kom belongs to the state of… 3) How many times has Mary Kom won World Boxing Championship ?