Live Lesson Notes Olympics

Question 1

ELTS Speaking Vocabulary: The Olympics
When talking about the Olympics, one of the most common verbs is
To compete (v.)

Answer 1

Do you know the word family of the verb ‘to compete’?
Try and fill in the gaps below, and let’s see!
There were a lot of ___________(n.) from Italy _________(v.) in this
_________ (adj.) _____________ (n.)

There were a lot of competitors (n.) from Italy competing(v.) in this
competitive (adj.) competition (n.)

Com_pe_te (v.)
Com_pe_titor (Person)
Compe_ti_tion (n.) Countable (=race, contest)
I am competing in a competition
Competition (n.) Uncountable (=desire to win)
There is a lot of competition to take people to the moon
Competitive (adj.)

Question 2

Here are the prepositions we usually use with the verb ‘to compete’:

Answer 2

India has competed in Japan in the Olympics
ndia has competed against many other countries in the Olympics
When it comes to the different parts of a competition, we have the
following events in order:
* The qualifying rounds OR The heats
* The semi-final
* The final
* An Olympic record = the fastest, best in the Olympics
* A world record = the fastest, best in the World
* A personal best = the fastest, best ever for that athlete

Question 3

To qualify for the final
To be disqualified

Answer 3

To qualify for the final = to succeed in making it to the final
To be disqualified = kicked out from/of a competition for breaking the
rules
He was disqualified for taking drugs before the event.

Question 4

A false start

Answer 4

A false start = when you accidentally start running before the starting
gun sounds.
Unqualified = not having the qualification / certificate to do it.
Here is the vocabulary you need to talk about medals.
* To win a gold, silver, bronze medal
* She is an olympic medalist
* She is an olympian
* To make it to the podium
* The medal ceremony

Question 5

Athletics

Answer 5

I love athletics
Athletics includes races and competitions where there is running,
walking, jumping, and throwing.

Athletics (n.)
* An _a_thlete (Person)
* Ath_le_tic (adj.) = sporty

Question 6

What are the 6 category names of the sport / events below?
1. _____ and _____(e.g. discus, hammer, 100m, high jump, long
jump…)
2. ________________ (e.g. artistic, floor, pommel horse, beam…)
3. _____ __________(e.g. swimming, canoe, diving…)
4. _____ __________ (e.g. boxing, Taekwondo, wrestling, judo…)
5. _______ __________ (e.g. volleyball, football, hockey…)
6. _______ ________ (e.g. shooting, archery…)

Answer 6

1. Track and field (discus, 100m, high jump, long jump…)
2. Gymnastics (artistic, floor, pommel horse,
3. Water sports (swimming, canoe, diving…)
4. Fighting sports (boxing, Taekwondo, wrestling, judo…)
5. Team sports (volleyball, football…)
6. Individual sports (shooting, archery…)
7. There are many other categories, too, such as,
   Equestrian Sports - (any competitive event with a horse)

1. (ورزش یا مسابقه) دو و میدانی، وابسته به مسابقات دو صحرایی یا میدانی
2. مربوط به اسب سواری

Question 7

There is a lot of controversy about it (=heated debate, discussion)

Answer 7

They help build ____
They help foster ____

• international unity
• friendship
• understanding
• empathy

They help bridge ____
* the political divide between countries
* the gap between different cultures
* the differences between people

They inspire young people to
* be the best they can
* excel in their given field (=to do very well)
* practice more sport

Question 8

HOWEVER
against

Answer 8

The money spent on infrastructure could be (stadiums, roads,
hotels…)
* _better spent_on…..schools, hospitals etc…
* put to better use

Question 9

IELTS Speaking Topic: The Paralympics
The Paralympics take place straight after the regular Olympics. They
were officially founded in 1989 in Germany

Answer 9

The Paralympics _____
* raise awareness of people with disabilities / with impairments
* offer disabled people the chance to compete
* challenge the boundaries set by society
*
To qualify for the Paralympics, you need an underlying health
condition, such as:
* Visual impairment
* Impaired muscle power
* To be an amputee (=you have lost a limb, e.g. an arm)
* Restricted movement of joints

Raise awareness:
افزایش اگاهی

Question 10

IELTS Speaking Idioms: The Olympics
Here are some idioms you can use to talk about the Olympics and other
sports events.

Answer 10

To be the underdog = the team/ person that is not expected to win
To be the favourite = is the team/ person who is expected to win.
Some say, Elaine Thompson was the underdog, but she won the 100 meters breaking the world record!

Underdog:
(در اصل) سگ بازنده (در مسابقه ی سگ جنگی)، بازنده، دارای احتمال زیاد باخت، در شرف باخت

Question 11

It blew me away

Answer 11

it was very impressive
Her performance in the semi-final blew me away
She blew the competition away = She was much better than the rest

سوپرایز شدن

Question 12

To give it your best shot

Answer 12

To give it your best shot = do your best

Question 13

To throw someone a curveball

Answer 13

= surprise someone with a situation, problem
When Dina Asher-Smith didn’t qualify for the final,
that really threw us a curveball

با موقعیت بغرنج روبرو کردن، به بن بست رساندن

Question 14

To be neck and neck

Answer 14

to be equal / level during a race
They were neck and neck right up until the finishing line,
and then it was a photo finish

شانه به شانه، دوش به دوش، شانه بشانه

Question 15

A nail-biting final

Answer 15

very exciting
That was the most nail-biting final I have ever watched