English Exercises: The Olympic Games

Downloadable worksheets:

Olympic Games - Vancouver 2010 for elementary and lower intermediate stds.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Downloads: 829

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

Asterix at the Olympic Games - Comparative/Superlat ive
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 415

fun quiz on the Olympics
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 205

2012 REVIEW - What happened in 2012? ***using past simple
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 183

cool facts about the winter Olympic Games
Level: elementary
Age: 11-16
Downloads: 157

The Olympic Games

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

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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