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Vocabulary. Find the Olympic events in the grid below:

archery badminton baseball basketball beach volleyball boxing canoe cycling decathlon discus diving equestrian fencing field hockey

gymnastics hammer throw high jump hurdles javelin judo kayaking long jump marathon pole vault relay race rowing sailing shooting

soccer softball swimming synchronized swimming table tennis tae kwon-do tennis triathlon triple jump volleyball water polo weightlifting wrestling

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Reading comprehension. Olympic games. The Opening Ceremony

Today is the beginning of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Tom and Jeff are very excited. They are visiting Toms grandmother in Beijing, and later this week they can go to see some of the Olympic sports competitions. Tonight is the opening ceremony. Thats the ceremony when all of the athletes from all of the countries come together. And, its when dancers and singers will perform for all of the people visiting from all over the world. While they wait for the ceremony to start on TV, Tom & Jeff talk about what sports to watch later. Dialogue. Which words are used to express likes & dislikes? Mark them. Tom: I want to watch gymnastics. What about you? Jeff: Id like to see the equestrian games. I dont like gymnastics much. Tom: What about swimming? Shall we watch that? Jeff: Yes, lets watch swimming and lets watch ping pong. Tom: I love table tennis! But I dont like to watch tennis, do you? Jeff: No I dont like tennis much. But I do want to see hurdles, running and those kinds of sports. Tom: Those kinds of sports are called track and field. Jeff: Okay! Lets watch track and field! Tom: Shhhthe opening ceremony is starting!

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Fill in the blanks with words from the box below: Compete / silver/ represent/ bronze/ opening/ speed/ alpine/ ice hockey/ four/ determined/ podium/ national anthems/ judges/ bobsled/ luge/ snowboarding/ parade/ train/ fastest/ gold/ honor/ events/ cross country/ figure

The Winter Games: Every __________ years, athletes from around the world gather to ______________ in the Winter Games of the Olympics. The athletes, who ________________ extremely hard, are chosen to ______________ their countries. The games begin with the _____________ ceremony, where the athletes ______________ in front of an audience. The Events: The Winter Games is comprised of many different ___________. There are sledding events such as the ___________ and the ____________. There are skiing events such as ___________________ and _____________. There are also team sports such as _________________. Every Olympics some new events are added such as ______________, which was added in the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games. Winning: The dream of every athlete is to make it to the ___________, which is where the medals are handed out. The first place winners receive the _____________ medal and have the _____________ of hearing their countries _______________________ played. The second place winners receive the _____________ medal and the third place winners receive the _________________ medal. Often, the winners are _______________ by who has the _______________ time. Events such as the ________ skating are decided this way. Other events such as ____________ skating are determined by a panel of ____________, who give marks according to artistic and technical ability.

How many words can you make out of Winter Olympics? WINTER OLYMPICS ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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