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| | UNDERSTANDING REPORTS  Listen to the phrasesEight countries boycotted the Games If a country boycotts the Games, it refuses to participate Another drugs scandal A scandal is a situation that many people find shocking or immoral. Here, the shocking situation is that athletes cheat by using drugs to help them win The athlete tested positive Drugs were detected in a urine or blood sample given by the athlete (and) was disqualified The athlete's result in the event was not counted because they had broken a rule He faces a two-year ban The athlete could be stopped from competing in events for two years Will the US squad be stripped of its gold medal? If a country or person is stripped of their medals, then they have to give the medals back because they broke a rule or law The blue-riband event A blue-riband event is the most important event in a competition They pulled off a shocking upset They surprised everyone by winning when they should have lost The Olympic village is open for business The Olympic village is ready to be used The 3,500-seater venue The stadium has 3,500 seats It is one of the key venues It is one of the most important venues BETWEEN FRIENDS Listen to the phrasesThis is our weakest contest This is the event we are least strong at and might lose I think she's amongst the favourites I think this person has a good chance of winning the competition The Romanians will be tough to beat It will be difficult to win against the Romanians It wasn’t much of a contest It wasn’t a very good game or race – this is usually used if one team or person wins easily against another team or person Any number of gymnasts could win By saying ‘any number of’ you are suggesting that all of the gymnasts have the same chance of winning I reckon Jane has got a better chance than Paula in the athletics I think that Jane is more likely to win than Paula They'll definitely get a gold medal Using the word ‘definitely’ means that you are certain that they will get a gold medal There are no guarantees Anything could happen (even if the team is expected to win, you feel they could lose) Which athletes do you think will get the golds? Which athletes do you think will win (the gold medals)? | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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