Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics: 6 Minute English
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Beijing is preparing to host
Beijing is preparing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, but the games will look different this time. Neil and Sam give you an update and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.
This week's question
The Winter Olympics have not been around as long as the Summer Olympics, so do you know when the first Winter event took place?
a) 1904
b) 1924
c) 1934
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
controversy
disagreement or argument about something people have strong feelings about
in full swing
at its highest level or activity
headache
something that causes you a lot of problems
mountain
(metaphor) large amount of something
dynamic
continually changing and developing
the clock is ticking
time is running out to prepare for or complete something
To download the audio and a transcript, go to our webpage at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
[Cover: Getty Images]
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This week's question
The Winter Olympics have not been around as long as the Summer Olympics, so do you know when the first Winter event took place?
a) 1904
b) 1924
c) 1934
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
controversy
disagreement or argument about something people have strong feelings about
in full swing
at its highest level or activity
headache
something that causes you a lot of problems
mountain
(metaphor) large amount of something
dynamic
continually changing and developing
the clock is ticking
time is running out to prepare for or complete something
To download the audio and a transcript, go to our webpage at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
[Cover: Getty Images]
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