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--- Lesson 37 The Olympic Games |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- When was the last time this country hosted the Olympic Games? |
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The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time.^4 |
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As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. |
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They will also be building new roads and a special railway line. |
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The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. |
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Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. |
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By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. |
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The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. |
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Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. |
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We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games |
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because they have never been held before in this country. |