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ISE I - Trinity Listening Task 2 (Answers / Questions / Transcript)

You will hear the talk twice. The first time, just listen. Then I’ll ask you to tell me in a few words what the speaker is talking about. A short talk about history - The Winter Olympics Answers: What the talk is about: Winter Olympics (any broadly similar formulation is acceptable). 2. Give 6 Facts Possible answers: 1. First Winter Olympics was in France in 1924 2.16 countries 3. 88 countries in 2014 Russian games 4. Thailand, Brazil, Kenya have warm climates but sent teams 5. Winter weather causes problems Austria — not enough snow. Japan — too much snow 6. Russian organisers were worried because can be warm 7. Snow machines worked all day and night / Snow machines made new snow 8. Norway won most medals 9. Oldest winner/ski jumper 10. Mistake with his result 11. Found the error 50 years later 12. 83 — got his medal How old was he when he got his medal Questions: 1. When/where was the first Winter Olympics? 2. How many countries were in the first Winter Olympics? 3. How many countries were in the Russian Winter Olympics? 4. Why is it surprising that Thailand, Brazil and Kenya sent teams? 5. What can cause problems? What happened in Austria and Japan? 6. Why were the Russian organisers worried? 7. How long did the snow machines work? What did the snow machines do? 8. Which country has won most gold medals? 9. Who was Anders Haugen? 10. Why didn’t Anders Haugen get a medal? 11. When did they find the error? 12. How old was he when he got his medal? Transcript: The winter Olympics began in France in 1924. Sixteen countries competed and since then the competition has grown internationally. In 2014, 88 countries were in the Russian winter Olympics. Thailand Brazil and Kenya have sent teams to the winter Olympics. That’s surprising because they’re countries with warm climates. Sometimes the winter weather can cause problems for the Olympics. In the Austrian Olympics there wasn’t enough snow and in the Japanese Olympics there was too much. When the winter Olympics began in Russia, the organisers were worried that it might be warm. They decided to use snow machines. The huge machines worked all day and night to make new snow. Norway is the country that has won the most gold medals. The oldest winner is the ski jumper Anders Haugen. He competed in the first winter Olympics in 1924. At the time, there was a mistake with his result. The mistake was discovered fifty years later. When he finally received his medal he was 83 years old. https://www.trinitycollege.com/site/?...