English Exercises: The Olympic Games

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Olympic Games Quiz
Level: advanced
Age: 8-12
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Olympic Games - Vancouver 2010 for elementary and lower intermediate stds.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Downloads: 830

Sports Set (1) - Individual and Team Sports Flashcards (16)
Level: elementary
Age: 4-12
Downloads: 689

Sports Set (2) - Basic Individual and Team Sports Pictionary
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Downloads: 621

Pictogram Olympic Sports
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Downloads: 507

Dialogue series - Olympic Games (Grammar practice - Simple Present)
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Downloads: 452

The Olympic Games

1.Choose the apropriate tense and voice for the verbs in brackets:

The Olympic Games (be) a major athletic event in which thousands of athletes (participate) in a variety of competitions. they (currently, hold) every two years, with summer and winter games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games (hold) in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD. In the late 19th century, Baron Pierre de Coubertin (inspire) by Olympic festivals to revive the Games. For this purpose, he (found) the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, and two years later, the modern Olympic Games (establish) in Athens. The IOC (become) since the governing body of the Olympic Movement, whose structure and actions (define) by the Olympic Charter.

The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th century (force) the IOC to adapt the Games to the world's changing social circumstances. Some of these adjustments (include) the creation of the Winter Games for ice and snow sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with physical disabilities, and the Youth Olympic Games for teenage athletes. The IOC also (have) to accommodate the Games to the varying economical, political, and technological realities of the 20th century. As a result, the Olympics (shift) away from pure amateurism, as envisioned by Coubertin, to allow participation of professional athletes. The growing importance of the mass media (create) the issue of corporate sponsorship and commercialization of the Games.

(text taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games)

2. Find the names of sports played during the Olympics