The Olympic Games are an international sports competition which are held every four years in a different city. Thousands of athletes from all over the world compete against each other in individual and team sports. Over 1 billion people watch the games on TV.
Contents (30 pages)
- Introduction
- Ceremonies and symbols of the Olympics
- The International Olympic Committee
- How athletes take part
- The ancient Olympic Games
- The modern summer and winter games
- Politics and the Olympics
- The Olympic Games today
- Host cities
- Magic moments of Olympia
- Popular Olympic sports
- Exercises
- Word list
- Key
- Interactive PDF – Let your students do the exercises directly in the PDF file !
1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia
Image: “1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia” by Aussie~mobs is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
Online Exercises
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