1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsDaily NewsBeijing Winter Olympics to BeginIts time to dust off your ice skates and grab your skis as the Winter Olympics Games are about to begin.The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will start on 4th February 2022.The Winter Olympics are returning to Be
2、ijing,China,14 years after the city hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008.They are the only city to have hosted both events!As always,the Winter Games will kick off with an opening ceremony.It will take place at Beijing National Stadium,often nicknamed the Birds Nest.In total,there will be 109 events a
3、cross seven sports.These are:biathlon,bobsledding,curling,ice hockey,luge,skating and skiing.Seven events will make their debut this year,including mens and womens big air freestyle and womens monobob.New mixed team events are freestyle skiing aerials,ski jumping,snowboard cross and mixed relay in s
4、hort track speed skating.This years mascot is a panda called Bing Dwen Dwen.Pandas are native to China.Bing means ice and Dwen Dwen stands for children.Team GB is sending a squad of 50 athletes to compete at the Winter Olympics.Bruce Mouat and Jenn Dodds will be competing in the curling event.As wel
5、l as competing in the mens and womens teams,they will also be the first pair to represent Team GB in the Mixed Doubles events.After winning the bronze medal at the Gothenburg Mixed Doubles Cup,Mouat said,“we are in a good spot going forward for the Olympics.”With 15 medals,figure skating is Britains
6、 most successful sport at the Winter Olympics.Hoping to add to this achievement are Nathasha McKay,Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson.The past two Winter Olympic Games have been Team GBs most successful.Who knows,they might surpass this achievement this year!Whatever happens and whoever you support,lets wi
7、sh all the athletes the best of luck.Photo:Beijing National Stadium(the Birds Nest).Glossarynative Born in.Team GB Sportspeople representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland.representCompete for.surpassTo do better than before.Sports World News 7th January 2022What medals has Team GB won at the Wi
8、nter Olympics?Britain has competed in every Winter Olympic Games since 1924.Across 23 Games,they have won 32 medals.At the Pyeongchang Games in 2018,they won one gold medal and four bronze.visit Questions1.Find and copy two sports that will take place at the Winter Olympics.1.2.2.Do you think this w
9、ill be Team GBs most successful Winter Olympics?Explain your answer with evidence from the text.3.Which of these words or phrases is not similar in meaning to debut as it is used in this sentence:Seven events will make their debut this year?(tick one)first appearance launch premiere reappearance4.Ti
10、ck to show whether the statement is true or false according to the article.TrueFalseBruce Mouat and Jenn Dodds are competing in figure skating.There will be 50 athletes competing for Team GB.Womens monobob has been an event at the Winter Olympics before.Britain has competed in 32 Winter Olympic Game
11、s.5.Read the following sentence:After winning the bronze medal at the Gothenburg Mixed Doubles Cup,Mouat said,“we are in a good spot going forward for the Olympics.”This suggest that(tick one)Mouat doesnt want to compete in the Olympics.Mouat doesnt think they will do well in the Olympics.Mouat is hopeful they will do well in the Olympics.Mouat is certain they will do well in the Olympics.6.Summarise the key information in the article using 15 words or fewer.Beijing Winter Olympics to Beginvisit
