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Learn English with a News Story about the Olympics

Tom Cruise Closes Out the Olympics

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Published: 8.13.2024
Level 4   |   Time: 2:19
Accent: American
Source: E! News

Tom Cruise participated in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics.


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

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ close out [phv] - finish or end something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ epic [adj] - very impressive, memorable, or exciting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ stunts [n] - exciting and dangerous tricks or actions
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ rappel [v] - go down from a high place using a rope
    Note: "rappel", not "repel"   Thanks R.R. for this correction.
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ head back [phv] - return, go back
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ antics [n] - funny or silly actions
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ catch a flight [exp] - get on an airplane to travel
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ skydive [v] - jump out of an airplane with a parachute
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ parachute [v] - jump out of an airplane with a parachute
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ leaving the way for... [exp] - making it possible for... (something to happen next)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ thrilling [adj] - very exciting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ countless [adj] - many, too many to count
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ blow through (the track) [phv] - move very fast through (the track)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ downright [adv] - completely, very
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pop the question [exp] - ask someone to get married
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ echo a sentiment [exp] - say the same feeling or idea that someone else has said
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a draining process [exp] - something that makes you very tired
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be on top of your... [exp] - be fully prepared for and careful about...

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


triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas

  1. Tom Cruise rappelled from the Eiffel Tower.
    True
    False

  2. Tom Cruise took the Olympic flag from Simone Biles and the mayor of New York.
    True
    False

  3. Cruise parachuted down to the Hollywood sign.
    True
    False

  4. The closing ceremony featured performances by Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
    True
    False

  5. Noah Lyles won a bronze medal despite competing while sick.
    True
    False

  6. The woman in the video refused the marriage proposal.
    True
    False

  7. Simone Biles described the Paris Olympics as her favorite.
    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. Tom Cruise closes out the Paris Olympics in an [ impressive, memorable ] way.

    [ epic ]



  2. The Mission Impossible star is known for performing his own [ dangerous tricks ].

    [ stunts ]



  3. He starts out by [ going down on a rope ] from the top of the Stade de France down to the stage.

    [ rappelling ]



  4. But his [ silly actions ] didn’t stop there. The actor then [ goes on an airplane ] and skydives back to California.

    [ antics ] [ catches a flight ]



  5. Not only did [ so many ] wins and moments make history.

    [ countless ]



  6. Some athletes took the golden opportunity to [ propose marriage ].

    [ pop the question ]



  7. Simone Biles has previously [ repeated ] this sentiment, telling Olympics.com “The Olympics is such a [ tiring ] process for the athletes."

    [ echoed ] [ draining ]



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones

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.


Use a past time frame.


Sentence 1

Tom / Cruise / close / out / close / ceremony / Olympic / with / epic / stunt


Tom Cruise closed out the closing [ceremony/ceremonies] of the Olympics with an epic stunt.



Sentence 2

he / start / by / rappel / top / Stade de France / down / stage


He started by rappelling from the top of the Stade de France down to the stage.



Sentence 3

after / receive / Olympic / flag / mayor / L.A. / he / drive / motorcycle / out / stadium


After receiving the Olympic flag from the mayor of L.A., he drove [his/a] motorcycle out of the stadium.
After he received the Olympic flag from the mayor of L.A., he drove [his/a] motorcycle out of the stadium.



Sentence 4

he / then / catch / flight / California / and / parachute / down / Hollywood / sign / with / flag


He then caught a flight to California and parachuted down to the Hollywood sign with the flag.



Sentence 5

some / athlete / set / record / and / even / compete / while / sick


Some athletes set records and even competed while (they were) sick.



Sentence 6

other / athlete / take / opportunity / pop / question


Other athletes took the opportunity to pop the question.



Sentence 7

Simone / Biles / echo / sentiment / Olympic / can / life / change / event


Simone Biles echoed the sentiment (that) the Olympics can be a life-changing event.



Sentence 8

she / also / talk / how / drain / competition / can / be


She also talked about how draining the competition(s) [can/could] be.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión

  1. Can you describe all of the steps in Tom Cruise's stunt?
    Try to use these expressions: catch a flight, the Hollywood sign, a motorcycle, the Olympic flag, rappel, the Stade de France, Simone Biles, skydive.
  2. What does his stunt symbolize?
  3. This report was very American-centric. What were the best moments of the Olympics for your country? What will you remember most from these Olympics?
  4. Which events did you catch (watch)? Are there any events that you are sorry you missed?
  5. Simone Biles mentions that the Olympics can be very draining. How would you recharge after the Olympics if you were an Olympic athlete? How would celebrate right after you finished your event?
  6. Would you like your home city or country to host the Olympics? If so, summer or winter? What would be the pros and cons? What events would you be most excited to see?
  7. Tom Cruise is famous for performing some epic stunts in his movies. Can you remember any of them? Which movies were they for?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto

Tom Cruise closes out the Paris Olympics in an epic way.

At the closing ceremony for the 2024 Olympics, the Mission Impossible star, who is known for performing his own stunts, goes full action hero mode and completes the craziest routine ever.

He starts out by rappelling from the top of the Stade de France down to the stage, where he grabs the Olympic flag from Simone Biles and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to head back to the U.S.

Tom then jumps on his motorcycle and rides off into the night with the Olympic flag waving on the back.

But his antics didn’t stop there. The actor then catches a flight and skydives back to California, where he’s seen parachuting down to the Hollywood sign, leaving the way for epic performances from Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, and more.

And Tom's thrilling stunt serves as the perfect ending to the year’s Olympic Games.

Not only did countless wins and moments make history, like Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles becoming the two most decorated athletes of all time, or when Noah Lyles blew through the track to earn bronze only to realize he competed while sick, but there were moments that made fans laugh and, of course, downright cry.

Like athletes took the golden opportunity to pop the question of a lifetime.

Lany, will you marry me?

Yes!

Or the stars who shared just how much the Games meant to not only them but to their families as well.

It’s a feeling of competition that almost every athlete feels after such a life-changing event.

And Simone Biles has previously echoed this sentiment, telling Olympics.com in early August, “The Olympics is such a draining process for the athletes. When it’s multiple days of competition, you definitely have to be on top of your mental as well as your physical. So as long as we’re doing that, then we’re good.”