Our BuildUpYourEnglishSuperpower team strongly opposes laziness and encourages you to keep in shape. Perhaps, if such an average 'couch potato' watched some Olympics he’d be motivated to get up and do some sport :)
But for now, let’s read the blogger's memories of the 2012 London Olympics (see below).
After reading, do some exercises to check if you understand the text correctly. Good luck! :)
Pre-reading task:
In pairs, look at the photos and match the disciplines. Talk about Olympic sports you would like to do.
cycling archery swimming badminton running gymnastics high jump canoeing
Text for the reading task:
(source http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills)
While-reading tasks:
1. Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F)
a) Helen was writing her post during the Olympics. T/F
b) People who prepared the The Opening Ceremony practiced several months. T/F
c) Nicola Adams was the best sportswomen in female boxing. T/F
d) Oscar Pistorius from Jamaica was the first disabled person. T/F
e) Helen had now idea that watching judo or wheelchair tennis will make her excited. T/F
f) Not everyone agreed that the organization was perfect. T/F
2. Complete the gaps (1-5) with the correct title for each paragraph (a-e).
a) Team GB.
b) New sports.
c) The Olympic Stadium Crowd.
d) The Opening Ceremony.
e) The organization and the atmosphere.
Post-reading tasks:
Match the words (1-6) from the text with their definition (a-f):
1. Memorable
2. Disabled
3. Volunteer
4. Crowd
5. Wheelchair tennis
6. Goalball
a) a large number of people in one place.
b) a form of tennis for disabled people.
c) easily remembered.
d) a person who wants to do something and offers herself or himself for service or task.
e) a team sport for blind athletes who throw or roll the ball from one end of the playing area to the other.
f) a person who can’t do any physical or mental activities because of illness.
I hope the text will motivate you to get in shape by summer and bikini season :)
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