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The Paralympic Games, for disabled athletes from all around the world, have been held since _______. This September, Beijing will host the ___________Paralympics, and it promises to be a spectacular event.

China will provide more athletes than any other country for the competition, and is now the world's top paralympic nation after winning _____ medals at the Athens games.

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The Paralympic Games, for disabled athletes from all around the world, have been held since 1960. This September, Beijing will host the thirteenth Paralympics, and it promises to be a spectacular event.

China will provide more athletes than any other country for the competition, and is now the world's top paralympic nation after winning 141 medals at the Athens games.

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Listen, read and guess the famous athlete being talked about.

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China will hope to win gold medals in a large number of events in 2008, but none of its athletes will receive more attention than national hero, ___ _____.

When he came first in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, he became the first ever Chinese athlete to win the gold medal in a men's track event. His amazing time of 12.91 seconds equalled the world record which had stood for over a decade.

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China will hope to win gold medals in a large number of events in 2008, but none of its athletes will receive more attention than national hero, Liu Xiang.

When he came first in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, he became the first ever Chinese athlete to win the gold medal in a men's track event. His amazing time of 12.91 seconds equalled the world record which had stood for over a decade.

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Ther are no capital letters in the text. Can you add them where needed?

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four years ago in athens it was "welcome home", and before that the sydney games asked us to "share she spirit". this year, "one world, one dream" is the official slogan for the 2008 beijing olympic games.

the beijing olympic committee looked at an amazing 200,000 suggestions for different slogans before deciding on this winner. this simple and poetic phrase reminds us of the true meaning of the olympic spirit and encourages the whole world to join together in sport.

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Four years ago in Athens it was "Welcome Home", and before that the Sydney Games asked us to "Share The Spirit". This year, "One World, One Dream" is the official slogan for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The Beijing Olympic Committee looked at an amazing 200,000 suggestions for different slogans before deciding on this winner. This simple and poetic phrase reminds us of the true meaning of the Olympic spirit and encourages the whole world to join together in sport.

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The 2008 Olympic Games have been called the ______ Olympics and one of the main themes of this summer's event is the __________. From the Bird's Nest stadium to the Olympic _________ the Chinese organisers have worked hard to ________ the use of clean technology and _________ materials.

There has also been a big _______ to improve ____________ in the city with thousands of buses and taxis being __________ by cleaner models. In total, ________ on environmental improvements in Beijing has reached about ___ billion US dollars.

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The 2008 Olympic Games have been called the green Olympics and one of the main themes of this summer's event is the environment. From the Bird's Nest stadium to the Olympic Village the Chinese organisers have worked hard to ensure the use of clean technology and recyclable materials.

There has also been a big effort to improve transportation in the city with thousands of buses and taxis being replaced by cleaner models. In total, spending on environmental improvements in Beijing has reached about 13 billion US dollars.

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Someone's had problems with their spelling. Can you find and correct all the spelling mistakes?

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The list of Olympic sports keeps growing. Synkronized swimming and tenis joined in the 1980s, while badmington, basball and even beach voleyball followed in the 1990s. Since then, snowbording and tramolining are just two of the newest sports to be included at the Games. This year, however, there is another eye-cathing innovation - BNX bikes!

As well as two BNX compititions, a marathon 10 kilomitre swimming event is one of nine new addishions for the Beijing Games.

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The list of Olympic sports keeps growing. Synchronized swimming and tennis joined in the 1980s, while badminton, baseball and even beach volleyball followed in the 1990s. Since then, snowboarding and trampolining are just two of the newest sports to be included at the Games. This year, however, there is another eye-catching innovation - BMX bikes!

As well as two BMX competitions, a marathon 10 kilometre swimming event is one of nine new additions for the Beijing Games.

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One of the most exciting things about the Beijing Olympics must be the impressive new venues. In total, 31 new stadiums have been built in Beijing. The main attraction, however, is sure to be the Beijing National Stadium, known as The Bird's Nest.

The Bird's Nest is a huge construction project and has taken four years to build. This amazing stadium has a unique appearance and can hold 100,000 spectators.

 

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A few of the words in the Beijing National Stadium text have been switched. Can you put them in the correct order?

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One of the exciting most things about the Beijing Olympics must be the new impressive venues. In total, 31 new stadiums have built been in Beijing. The main attraction, however, sure is to be the Beijing National Stadium, known as The Bird's Nest.

The Bird's Nest is a huge project construction and has taken four years to build. This amazing stadium has a unique appearance and can 100,000 spectators hold.

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The 2008 Olympic Mascots are called "The Fuwa", which means "good-luck dolls". The five colourful designs, which show a fish, a swallow, a panda, an antelope and fire, have many different meanings. Firstly, the colours are the same as the five Olympic rings. Also, the Fuwa represent Chinese culture, relating to the five elements of Chinese philosophy (water, metal, earth, fire and wood). Finally, the first syllables of each of the characters' names combine together to make the phrase 'Beijing welcomes you!'.

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The 2008 Olympic Mascots "The Fuwa", which "good-luck dolls". The five colourful designs, which a fish, a swallow, a panda, an antelope and fire, many different meanings. Firstly, the colours the same as the five Olympic rings. Also, the Fuwa Chinese culture, to the five elements of Chinese philosophy (water, metal, earth, fire and wood). Finally, the first syllables of each of the characters' names together to the phrase 'Beijing you!'.

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The Olympic Mascots text has had all the verbs deleted. Listen and reinsert them.

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The popular 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is called Dancing Beijing.

When you first see its bold, red design, you think of a traditional Chinese seal. Also the figure in the middle of the emblem has a clever double meaning. Firstly it represents a dancer or perhaps an athlete whose open arms are welcoming the world to the Olympics. In addition to this for Chinese people it has another significance, it also looks like the Chinese word "jing" which means national capital.

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The Olympic Emblem text has no punctuation whatsoever - can you correct it? Think about full stops, commas, capital letters, apostrophes etc.

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the popular 2008 summer olympics emblem is called dancing beijing when you first see its bold red design you think of a traditional chinese seal also the figure in the middle of the emblem has a clever double meaning firstly it represents a dancer or perhaps an athlete whose open arms are welcoming the world to the olympics in addition to this for chinese people it has another significance it also looks like the chinese word jing which means national capital

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This article contains 10 missing words. Listen to the audio, read the exercise and fill in the blanks.

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The Olympic ______ is as old as the ______ themselves. It represents the ancient myth about Prometheus, who ______ fire from the ______, Zeus.

This year, the torch relay has a special ______ - "Journey Of ______". The ______ of the torch is based on the traditional Chinese ______ "The Cloud Of Promise", and during the relay it has travelled through every ______ in the world, except Antarctica. It has even gone to the ______ of Mount Everest!

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The Olympic torch is as old as the games themselves. It represents the ancient myth about Prometheus, who stole fire from the god, Zeus.

This year, the torch relay has a special theme - "Journey Of Harmony". The appearance of the torch is based on the traditional Chinese design "The Cloud Of Promise", and during the relay it has travelled through every continent in the world, except Antarctica. It has even gone to the top of Mount Everest!

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Chinas strong performances at the 2004 Olympics saw finish second over all. In total, China took home 63 metals, performing specially well in events such as track and field, tennis and canooing.

Best of all for China, many of the medals were run by very young athletics. Ten of the gold medal winners are under 20 years old.

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China's strong performance at the 2004 Olympics saw it finish second overall. In total, China took home 63 medals, performing especially well in events such as track and field, tennis and canoeing.

Best of all for China, many of the medals were won by very young athletes. Ten of the gold medal winners were under 20 years old.