2020 Tokyo Olympics

Grammar and Vocabulary

1. Choose the best option for each question. Watch the video again to check your answers.

2. Find out the meaning of the bold words.

The 2020 Summer Olympics now the latest major sports 1) cancelled / cancelling / cancellation caused by the global Covid 19 pandemic.

So let's take a look by the numbers: the summer of 2021, that's when the 2020 Summer Olympics will now be held in Tokyo after Japanese officials in the International Olympic Committee announced today the games would be 2) postponed / postponing / postponement.

Some 11,000 3) athletics / athletes / athleticism from more than 200 countries were expected to 4) compete / competition / competed in the Summer Games but the global pandemic halted training and would likely make travel in the coming months virtually impossible, and after two nations, Canada and Australia, announced that they would not send their athletes to Tokyo if the games went on, followed by the US swimming and track and field teams camp calling for postponement, the writing ...(on)... was on the wall for a 5) delayer / delay / delaying.

The Olympics have not been postponed in recent years but they were last cancelled in 1944 as well as 1940 due to World War Two with the 1940 Games originally 6) scheduling / rescheduled / scheduled for Tokyo as well.

Japan has reportedly spent more than 12 billion dollars to organise this year's Olympics meaning postponing it will likely be a costly move but hopefully the games will indeed go on next summer without a hitch.