What are the names of these Olympic sports?

Which of these sports do you enjoy watching? Why do you like them?

Have you ever tried any of these sports? Did you enjoy doing them?

Complete the questions and the video
exercises

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HmWWZ
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(Economic impact)
2012 - London
2008 -
2004
2000
1996 -
1992 -
1988
1984

Scan the text to find as many as you can (2
minutes!)
The economic effects of Olympic Games tend
to be short-term and have little long-term
impact on the hosting country

Discuss this view using evidence from the
article above

Comprehension questions from the article


The economic effects of Olympic Games tend to be short-
term and have little long-term impact on the hosting country

Discuss this view using evidence from the article above



Benefits Long or short term?
Read the article and highlight evidence to use
in your answer

Add 3 or 4 main points to the table

Complete the sample answer using the key
expressions
Which sentence is hedged? Why?

A focus on profit can lead to involvement in
corruption scandals

Large international companies play an
increasing role in the everyday lives of people
across the world
Hedging is a common feature of academic
writing

Sentence A is hedged because it is an opinion
or a claim

Sentence B is a piece of common knowledge
(a fact) and does not require hedging
Modal verbs might, could, may (be), can
(be)
Verbs distancing seem, indicate, appear,
suggest
Adjectives, adverbs and nouns possible,
possibly, possibility, (are) likely (to),
perhaps
Other expressions generally, tend to, in
most cases, mainly, to some extent

Does a statement need to be hedged?

Can there be any exceptions?
Is there any evidence which fully
demonstrates this is true?
Is any of the language in the statement
ambiguous / in need of clarification?
2 no hedge needed
3 may disappear
4 Evidence appears to show / suggests
5 no hedge needed
6 is perhaps the most important
7 no hedge needed
8 mainly because of
World economy 2008 2014

Has been in..

Governments want the economies to ..

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Car scrappage schemes

What did the analyst say about the schemes?

What are the advantages and possible
drawbacks for the economies?