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Learn English with a News Story about the Olympics

Aussies Must Go Home

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Published: 8.02.2024
Level 4   |   Time: 2:48
Accent: Australian
Source: The Sunday Project

Australian athletes must leave the Olympic Village 48 hours after they finsih their last event.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

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  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Aussie [adj/n] - Australian
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ decree [v] - make an official order or decision
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ at your own expense [exp] - You have to pay for it yourself.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ The AOC [n] - The Australian Olympic Committee
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ approval [n] - official agreement or permission
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an "on your bike" system [exp] - a rule telling someone to leave quickly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ uninterrupted [adj] - not stopped or disturbed
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a fair go [exp] - a fair chance or opportunity
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ gobsmacked [adj] - very surprised or shocked [image] ESL Vocab - gobsmacked
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a pool hero [exp] - a very successful swimmer
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ diminish [v] - make something less important or less valuable
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ performance-first [adj] - making performance the most important thing
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ ensure [v] - make sure something happens
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ enhance [v] - improve, make better
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ ban [v] - officially say that something is not allowed
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ go on [v] - continue or happen

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression


triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas

  1. Australian athletes must leave the Olympic Village 48 hours after their event finishes.
    True
    False

  2. The Australian Olympic Committee will help athletes pay for hotels outside the Olympic Village.
    True
    False

  3. This policy is based on a system that was implemented during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
    True
    False

  4. Kate Campbell won an Olympic gold medal in diving.
    True
    False

  5. James Magnussen supports this new policy.
    True
    False

  6. Giaan Rooney mentioned that one of her best Olympic memories is supporting her teammates.
    True
    False

  7. The policy aims to ensure that athletes still competing in the second week have fewer disruptions.
    True
    False

  8. Kate Campbell worries that the athletes will not be able to party after their events.
    True
    False

  9. The policy has the approval of the Athletes' Commission.
    True
    False


triangle Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión

Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

  1. The Australian Olympic Committee has [ ordered ] that athletes will have 48 hours to pack up their stuff and get out.

    [ decreed ]



  2. You can stay in town to attend the closing ceremony, but it'll be [ paid with your own money ].

    [ at your own expense ]



  3. It's just about being able to give everyone that fair [ opportunity ].

    [ go ]



  4. However, some Aussie Olympians are [ very surprised ].

    [ gobsmacked ]



  5. It [ reduces/lessens ] the Olympic experience.

    [ diminishes ]



  6. The [ opinion ] that we took to the AOC was that it's a performance-first environment in the Olympic Village.

    [ position ]



  7. But this is not a [ rule against ] partying. Let me just be very clear about that.

    [ ban on ]



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones [ ? ]

Summary

This activity is designed to improve sentence accuracy and complexity. Most students can produce the key content words in a sentence. However, they have difficulty with accuracy because the functional words are difficult or can seem unimportant. This activity will help learners eliminate problems with these functional words by giving them immediate feedback on the mistakes they are making. It will also help students develop their use of more natural, varied and complex sentence structures.

TIP: Say the sentence out loud. Notice the types of mistake you make often. Focus on those types of errors. (singular/plural, subject-verb agreement, article use, prepositions, gerunds and infinitives, noun clauses, adjective clauses, word order, and word forms.)

Resumen

Esta actividad está diseñada para mejorar la precisión y complejidad de las oraciones. La mayoría de los estudiantes pueden producir las palabras clave del contenido en una oración. Sin embargo, tienen dificultades con la precisión porque las palabras funcionales son difíciles o pueden parecer poco importantes. Esta actividad ayudará a los alumnos a eliminar problemas con estas palabras funcionales al brindarles retroalimentación inmediata sobre los errores que están cometiendo. También ayudará a los estudiantes a desarrollar su uso de estructuras de oraciones más naturales, variadas y complejas.

CONSEJO: Diga la oración en voz alta. Observe los tipos de errores que comete con frecuencia. Concéntrese en ese tipo de errores. (singular / plural, concordancia entre sujeto y verbo, uso del artículo, preposiciones, gerundios e infinitivos, cláusulas sustantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, orden de las palabras y formas de las palabras).

요약

이 액티비티는 문장의 정확성과 복잡성을 개선하기 위해 고안되었습니다. 대부분의 학생들은 문장에서 핵심 내용 단어를 생성 할 수 있습니다. 그러나 기능적 단어가 어렵거나 중요하지 않은 것처럼 보일 수 있기 때문에 정확성에 어려움이 있습니다. 이 액티비티는 학습자가 실수에 대한 즉각적인 피드백을 제공함으로써 이러한 기능적 단어의 문제를 제거하는 데 도움이 됩니다. 또한 학생들이 보다 자연스럽고 다양하며 복잡한 문장 구조를 사용하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

팁 : 문장을 크게 말하세요. 자주 저지르는 실수 유형과, 이러한 유형의 오류에 집중하세요. (단수 / 복수, 주어-동사 일치, 관사 사용, 전치사, 동명사 및 부정사, 명사절, 형용사절, 어순 및 단어 형태)

Resumo

Esta atividade foi desenvolvida para melhorar a precisão e a complexidade das frases. A maioria dos alunos pode produzir as palavras-chave do conteúdo em uma frase. No entanto, eles têm dificuldade com precisão porque as palavras funcionais são difíceis ou podem parecer sem importância. Esta atividade ajudará os alunos a eliminar problemas com essas palavras funcionais, dando-lhes feedback imediato sobre os erros que estão cometendo. Também ajudará os alunos a desenvolver o uso de estruturas de sentenças mais naturais, variadas e complexas.

DICA: Diga a frase em voz alta. Observe os tipos de erro que você comete com frequência. Concentre-se nesses tipos de erros. (singular/plural, concordância sujeito-verbo, uso de artigos, preposições, gerúndios e infinitivos, cláusulas substantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, ordem das palavras e formas das palavras.)

Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instrucciones: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.



Sentence 1

AOC / announce / athlete / must / leave / Olympic / Village / within / 48 / hour / finish / event


The AOC has announced (that) athletes must leave the Olympic Village within 48 hours of finishing their event(s).



Sentence 2

they / can / stay / town / closing / ceremony / but / must / pay / own / accommodation


They can stay in town [for/until] the closing [ceremony/ceremonies](,) but (they) must pay for their own accommodation(s).



Sentence 3

policy / aim / create / performance / first / environment / by / reduce / disruption / athlete / still / compete


The policy aims to create a performance-first environment by reducing disruptions for (the) athletes (that/who are) still competing.
The policy's aim is to create a performance-first environment by reducing disruptions for (the) athletes (that/who are) still competing.



Sentence 4

policy / base / success / approach / use / during / Tokyo / Olympics


The policy is based on a successful approach (that/which was) used during the Tokyo Olympics.



Sentence 5

some / former / athlete / gobsmack / and / believe / policy / diminish / Olympic / experience


Some former athletes are gobsmacked and believe the policy diminishes the Olympic experience.



Sentence 6

however / Kate / Campbell / support / policy / say / it / will / improve / performance


However, Kate Campbell supports the policy, saying it will improve performance.
However, Kate Campbell supports the policy, and says it will improve performance.



Sentence 7

she / emphasize / athlete / can / will / still / party / but / they / must / so / outside / village


She emphasizes (that) athletes can and will still party, but they must do so outside (of) the Village.
She emphasizes (that) athletes can and will still have parties, but they must do so outside (of) the Village.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión

  1. What is the policy? Why was it implemented?
  2. What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of the policy?
  3. The AOC CEO Matt Carrol said, "Athletes leaving the Games within about 48 hours [means] the athletes still competing in the second week [are] able to compete uninterrupted."

    Giaan Rooney, a former athlete, said, "It diminishes the Olympic experience. It's actually inspiring to see people walk around the village who have won medals. A lot of the best memories I have are of getting dressed up and going and supporting my teammates."

    In your opinion, who makes a stronger or more valid point? Why?
  4. Should athletes who compete in later events also be prevented from arriving in the first week of the Olympics to minimize distractions? Why or why not?
  5. What alternative solutions could the AOC consider to balance performance and the Olympic experience for athletes?
  6. How do you think the policy will impact younger or first-time Olympians compared to older or more experienced athletes?
  7. Do you think your country should adopt this policy for future Olympic Games? Why or why not?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto

Aussie athletes, listen up! The Australian Olympic Committee has decreed that in Paris 2024, once your event is over, you'll have 48 hours to pack up your stuff and get out.

Oh my word, look at that!

Sure, you can stay in town to attend the closing ceremony, but it'll be at your own expense, with three-star hotel rooms starting at around $600 per night.

The AOC says it has the approval of the Athletes' Commission, and it's all about giving our athletes the best chance of winning because a similar "on your bike" system worked so well during COVID times in Tokyo.

One of the great lessons from that was we found that athletes leaving the Games within about 48 hours meant the athletes still competing in the second week were able to compete uninterrupted. It's just about being able to give everyone that fair go.

However, some Aussie Olympians are gobsmacked, with pool hero James Magnussen labeling the decision shameful, and another swimming great, Giaan Rooney, adding:

It diminishes the Olympic experience. It's actually inspiring to see people walk around the village who have won medals. A lot of the best memories I have are of getting dressed up and going and supporting my teammates.

Kate Campbell is an Olympic swimming gold medalist and chair of the Australian Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission. Kate, good to see you. What is your position on all of this?

Yeah, well, I've seen there's been a lot of discussion about it, but my position, and the position that we took to the AOC, was that it's a performance-first environment in the Olympic Village.

And I think that the best way to ensure that an athlete has a good experience at the Olympic Games is to ensure that they have everything they need to have a really good performance.

And unfortunately, for some athletes, they may feel that leaving the village 48 hours after they finished competing is impacting on their Olympic experience, but we're here to tell you that it's actually going to enhance people's performance, which I think everyone can agree that once you've done well, you tend to be pretty happy.

But Kate Campbell, come on! You athletes, you deserve a party! You need a party once it's all over. And that is what part of the Olympic experience is about, isn't it? Why should this stop?

Oh, no one is banning parties. Can I just say that there will be parties. The parties will go on. They'll just go on outside the Olympic Village.

We will take our partying to the streets of Paris or anywhere in Europe, or even back in Australia with your friends and family. But this is not a ban on partying. Let me just be very clear about that.