LISTENING PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing words.

Interviewer: ______________ to Focus on Sport. Today Liv Oldman is with us to talk about how the
Olympics can change the ______________ city. Hi, Liv.
Liv: Hi, thanks for ______________ me.
I: No problem. So, do you think the Olympics can change a city ever after the games
______________?
L: Oh yes it can really change a city and it can also help the people who live there. We see this
______________ again and again.
I: Can you give us some examples?
L: Of course. A great example is the Beijing Olympics in 2008. They ______________ a fantastic
new swimming center called the Water Cube and now ______________ from all over Beijing can
use it. And not only for swimming - it's a popular place to spend the day. So it's really made life
better in the city. That's just one ______________ example
I: A great example. But many people say the Olympics cost a lot of money, but can it also make
money for a city?
L: Yes, it can. The Winter Olympics were in Sochi, in the South of Russia, in 2014. Before tourists
always went to Sochi in the summer, because there are some nice ______________ there and you
can swim in the sea. But after 2014 people knew that you could also ______________ and do
other ______________ sports there, so now it has tourists all year. And tourists make money for a
city. You can ski and ______________ in the winter and go swimming and ______________ in the
summer.
I: What about children? How can the Olympics change a city for them?
L: The Olympics can really help children and young people. After the London Olympics in
______________, a lot of school children in Britain started a new sport. They saw all these sports
on TV, sports like ______________ and basketball, and they ______________ yeah, I can do that
too. Before the Olympics many of these of these children ______________ to play video games
and watch TV. So it's a big change.
I: Thank you Liv. So, next time someone tells you the Olympics cost too much and can't improve the
life of a city, tell them to think again. Next up on Focus on Sport, we talk to Olympic
______________ Martin Fisher...