Winter Olympics

The amount of dedication and hours athletes put in, finally pay off in the Olympic games.  The bi-annual winter Olympics is taking place at Soshi, Russia.  The top athletes of each country compete against each other to win gold, silver and bronze medals.  The Olympic games is always the high caliber of athletes, so each event is always extraordinary to watch.  There are many different sports played during the winter Olympics: ice skating, skiing, snowboarding, curling.  It's entertaining to watch each event and country to compete in certain sports you may not watch everyday on television.  The opening ceremony this year was truly amazing.  It was very entertaining to see how Russia opened the Olympics.  The thrill on each athletes face makes me excited to see how the XXII Winter Olympics will play out.      

What is your favorite event in the Winter Olympics?  Do you have any favorite athletes competing?

Vocabulary with definitions:

1) bi-annual:  occurs every 2 years

2)  compete:  play against

3)  caliber:  level

4)  extraordinary:  very good, amazing

5)  opening ceremony:  beginning of the Olympics where each country's athletes walk in with their flag

6)  thrill: excitement

Vocabulary Exercise:

1)  The ________________ winter Olympics is taking place in Russia this year.

2)  During the _____________________, each country held their flag with pride.

3)  Sarah and Fred _______________ in a game of chess after school.

4)  The food at the wedding wasn't just good, it was ___________________.

5)  The _________________ of the report was sub par.  

6)  You can see the ____________ and excitement of the students when they say the lion at the zoo.

Grammar Point:  There are a few Proper Nouns throughout my blog this week.  Please highlight each proper noun in the passage.  

Grammar Exercise:  Write a paragraph on your favorite sport to watch in the Olympic games.  Make sure you capitalize all of your proper nouns and use new vocabulary!