Unit 1: The Olympics

Listening Practice 1 (CD1, Track 1)

Sandy: Hello?
James: Hey, Sandy. It is James ______ ________. Did you _______ your
_________ on the ________ of the Olympic Games?
Sandy: Yeah, I’ve _______ __________ it. Why? Do you have a
__________, James?
James: I ___ actually. I was __________ if you ______ the date of the first
_________ Summer __________ Games.
Sandy: Sure. The first _________ Summer ___________ Games were
______ in 1896.
James: Great! Now, _____ _______ the date of the first ________ Winter
Olympics?
Sandy: Oh, I have it _______ ________. The first ________ Winter
Olympics were held in 1924.
James: __________. Now, can you tell me the ______ _________ of both
the Winter Games and the Summer Games?
Sandy: James! I am not going to ________ the _______ _____ you!
Goodbye.

Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 2)

1) The first Summer __________ _______ ______ in Athens, Greece in
1896. Amongst 14 _____________ _________, the United States won
the most _______. They took home 11 gold medals.
2) The ______ Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France in 1924.
_________ 16 ___________ nations, ___________ won the most
medals. They took home 4 _____ medals, 7 ________ medals, and 6
_________ medals.
3) The 24th Summer ___________ were held in ________, Korea in 1988.
Amongst 159 _____________ ________, the Soviet Union won the most
medals. They took home 55 ______ _________, 31 _______ medals, and
46 _________ medals.
4) The 29th Summer Olympics were held in _________, China in 2008.
Amongst 204 participating nations, ________ won the _____ _______.
They took home 51 gold medals, 21 _________ medals, and 28
_________ medals.