OLYMPIC GAMES

LONDON 2012
Athletes always make a huge effort to compete and, if they can, win. These pictures show their effort! Look at
the pictures from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and write the adjectives in the correct form, either in the
comparative or superlative form. How will things be in the London 2012 Olympics? Then we will see!

(fast)
1.Usain Bolt was _________________ runner
in the competition.
2. Runner #6 was ____________________
than runner #8.
(slow)
3. Runner #3 was ___________________
runner #8.
4. Runner #8 was ___________________ in
the competition.

-Russian Yelena Isinbayeva was _____________________ athlete at the pole vault competition in
Beijing. She won the gold medal. (successful)
-She jumped ______________________ American Jennifer Stuczinsky, who won the silver medal.
(high)

Beijing 2008: javelin competition results

JAVELIN THROWER
Andreas Thorkildsen
Ainars Kovals
Tero Pitkamaki

COUNTRY
Norway
Latvia
Findland

RESULT
90.57 m (Gold Medal)
86.64 m (Silver Medal)
86.16 m (Bronze Medal)

(far)

Rank
1
2

Countries/
G
S
-Ainars
Regions Kovals threw

Total_____________________ Ainars Kovals.

hisBjavelin
-Andreas
Thorkildsens
throw
was _______________________ of the competition .
China
51
21
28
100

USA

36

38

36

110

Russia

23

21

28

72

Great Britain

19

13

15

47

Germany

16

10

15

41

Beijing 2008 Medal Table

(powerful)
-USA was _______________________ than Russia.
(good)
China was ___________________ country of the Beijing
2008 Olympics.