New­ventures Elementary Teacher's Book testy Unit 8 Test str 3

2 How many gold medals has Kelly Holmes won?

D Reading

10 Read the text. Then write true (T) or false (F).

The Olympic Games

The first Olympic Games were in Athens in 776 BC. MorÄ™ than 2000 years later, in 1896, / the modern Olympics began. Now there are Olympics every four years. Athletes from 200 countries do morÄ™ than 30 different sports.

At the Olympics, people do athletics, judo and taekwondo. They play basketball, table tennis and football. There is also swimming. kayaking and cycling. In 1996, beach volleyball became an Olympic sport. Four years later, there was the first Olympic triathlon. At the winter Olympics, there are sports like skiing and ice hockey.

In 2004, the Olympic Games were in Athens again. The United States won 35 gold medals. China won 32 and Russia won 27. Britain won nine gold medals and Spain won three. The British athlete Kelly Holmes won two gold medals for athletics.

In 2012. the Olympic Games will be in London. But first. in 2008. they’re in Beijing, China. Millions of people around the world will watch the Olympics on television.

Didyou know...?

The first Olympic Games on TV were the 1936 Games in Berlin.

The first Olympic Games in Latin America were in Mexico City in 1968.

1    The first Olympic Games were 4000

years ago.    â€”

2    Two hundred countries participate in the

Olympic Games.    â€”

3    Table tennis and snowboarding are

Olympic sports.    â€”

4    The triathlon became an Olympic sport in

1996.    _

5    Spain won morÄ™ gold medals than Britain

in 2004.    _

1 MARK FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER. TOTAL-/5

11 Read the text again. Then answer the questions.

1 Has beach volleyball always been an Olympic sport?

3 Where will the Olympic Games be in 2012?

4 When were the first Olympic Games on te!evision?

5 Have the Olympic Games ever been in Latin America?

1 MARK FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER. TOTAI__/5

E Listening

12 Listen to the people talking about sports. Choose the correct answers.

1    Alison has had a sprained ankle / broken leg.

2    Alison has never been climbing/ skydiving.

3    Bill prefers watching / playing sport.

4    Bill never / often goes to football matches.

5    Zoe's favourite sport is snowboarding / skiing.

6    Zoe plays volleyball / tennis in the summer.

2 MARKS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER. TOTAL-/10

F Writing

13 Imagine you have spent a week at the English and Sports Camp. Write a postcard to your family. Tell them what you have done.

English and Sports Camp

•    Try different sports:

climbing kayaking judo table tennis

•    Practise your English with native teachers.

•    Meet new friends.

•    Eat delicious. healthy food.

•    Enjoy an excursion to the beach!

MARK TOTAL_/10

Part	A	B	C	D	E	F	Total
Marks
Out of	20	40	10	10	10	10	100

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