Sports
Answer the question (Task 1, 1 minute)
- Would you like to tell me what you do to keep fit? (CE 2005)
- Would you like to tell me about a sport you would never consider trying? (CE 2006)
- Would you like to tell me about a sport you would never consider trying? (CE 2006)
Be ready to give your opinion on a number of questions (Task 2).
“These have been unforgettable dream Games,” Dr. Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, said to cheers from the crowd gathered for the closing ceremony in Athens. “These Games were held in peace and brotherhood. These were the Games where it became increasingly difficult to cheat and where clean athletes were better protected.” What do you think?
1) Did you watch the Olympic Games? Why not/what did you watch?“These have been unforgettable dream Games,” Dr. Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, said to cheers from the crowd gathered for the closing ceremony in Athens. “These Games were held in peace and brotherhood. These were the Games where it became increasingly difficult to cheat and where clean athletes were better protected.” What do you think?
2) In what way were the last Games different? Are you looking forward to the next Games? Why/not?
3) Why do people all over the world watch the Olympic Games?
4) Don’t you consider the tradition of Olympic Games old-fashioned? Why/not?
5) What sports are you good at? What do you do to keep in shape?
6) What sports would you like to take up? Why?
CE 2005