Week 10- Intermediate Listening & Speaking

Humans began playing chess nearly 1,500 years ago.

Only about 5% of Olympic athletes get money from big companies to be in ads.

_______ will pay a lot of money to watch their favorite team play in the championship game.

The Olympic Games took place in Greece, nearly 3,000 years ago in 776 BC.

In futbol, you must ___________ the ball.

Women first competed in the Olympics in which year?

In the modern Olympics, 3rd place wins a platinum medal, 2nd place wins silver, and 1st place wins gold.

An athlete who wins a top competition is called a _________________________.

Gary Kasparov played a famous chess match against a _____________.

If athletes are not paid a salary, they can make money by doing endorsements.