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AllEyesonSochi

BeforeReadingPoll

Sochi,Russia,wantedtohosttheWinterOlympics.Leadershadbidonittwotimes.Buttheyfailed.Theytriedagain.
Thistime,Sochiwaschosen.Itwillhostthe2014WinterOlympics.Whatdoyouthink?

It'simportanttonevergiveup,nomatterwhat.

Agree

Disagree

Explainwhyyouvotedthewayyoudid.
Sometimeswefeellikewehavenothinglefttogive,andwewillgiveup.ButIthinkthatit's
importanttotrymorethatoncebecauseit'snotnecessarytosuccessforthefirsttime.Itsa
questionofcharacter.It'simportanttoknowwhyyoudon'tsucceedtobeabletomake
differentlythenexttime.

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Article

PART1

SOCHI,Russia(Achieve3000,July31,2007).OnJuly4,fireworks
boomedoverSochi,Russia.Thecitywaspartying.Ithadbeenchosento
hostthe2014WinterOlympics.ThenewsfilledRussians'heartswith
pride.Italsoputtheircountryintheinternationalspotlight.

"Wearesohappybothyoungandold.Itissuchaboostforouryouth,"
saidYelenaMaximova.Maximovawasoneofthemanywhojammedinto
thecitysquaretohearthenews.Morethan15,000peoplewerethere.

RussianleaderspraisedthechoiceofSochitohosttheOlympics.They
believethiswillimproveRussia'sstandingwiththerestoftheworld.Many
peoplehavebeenupsetwithRussia'srecordondemocracy.

Russiahaswon293medalsattheOlympicWinterGames.However,it
hasneverhostedthem.ThishelpedSochiasitpresenteditscasebefore APPhoto/MikhailMetzel
theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC).Thisgroupchooseseach
ThepeopleofSochi,Russia,
Olympichostcity.TheIOClikestoletnewcountrieshosttheOlympics.
celebrate.Theircitywaspickedto
hostthe2014WinterOlympics.
SochihasalottodotogetreadyfortheOlympicGames.Why?Thecity
hasfewsportsfacilities.Beforebeingchosen,however,Sochisaidthatthiswasagoodthing.ItwillallowSochito
buildallnewfacilitiesforthegames,includinganOlympicVillagewheretheathleteswilllive.

RussianleadersalsohopedSochiwouldbechosenasthehostcity.VladimirPutinisthepresidentofRussia.Putin
metwiththeIOChoursbeforethevote.HetoldIOCleadersthathisgovernmentwouldputupthebillionsofdollars
neededtoprepareSochifortheWinterGames.HealsohighlightedthegoodthingsaboutSochi.ThecityisaBlack
Seavacationarea.There,thesnowcappedCaucasusMountainsrisefromsomeofRussia'swarmestbeaches.

"Ontheseashore,youcanenjoyafinespringday,"saidPutin.HeoftenskisatSochi."Butupinthemountains,it's
winter...[and]realsnowisguaranteed."

NoteveryonewashappythatSochiwaschosentohosttheOlympicGames.SomeRussiansweredismayed.Why?
TheysaythatbuildingsomanysportsfacilitiesinthemountainsandalongtheBlackSeacoastwillhurtdelicate
ecosystems.

Meanwhile,inSochi,manypeoplewerecelebrating.

"Wearethebestinthewholeworld.Sochirocks!"onepersonfromthecitysaid.

InformationforthisstorycamefromAP.

PART2

DigDeeper

Therearemanywordstodescribecities.Somecitiesarebig.Someare
modern.Othersareold,crowded,ordirty.Buthaveyoueverheardofa
longcity?That'sagoodwordforSochi,Russia.Sochiis90mileslong.It

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isnexttotheBlackSeainthesouthernpartofRussia.Thecityisthe
locationforthe2014WinterOlympics.

SochiisnearTurkey,Ukraine,andGeorgia.About328,000peoplelive
there.It'sclosetotheCaucasusMountains.It's"wintery"enoughforthe
WinterOlympics.ButSochiisnotjustatownwherepeoplegotoski.In
summer,peopleswimintheBlackSea.Thetemperaturedoesn'tdipbelow
freezingforlonginthewinter.InFebruary,whentheWinterOlympicswill
beheld,temperaturesareabout40degreesFahrenheit.Nighttime
temperaturescansometimesdropclosetozero.Thedaytime
temperaturesarecolderupinthemountains. (/assets/content/docs/KB/s/sochi.pdf)

TheSochiOlympicswillbeheldintwomainspots.TheKrasnayaPolyanavacationareawillbehometothe"mountain
cluster."Skiingandsnowboardingeventswillbeheldthere.ThereporterscoveringtheOlympicswillstaythere.
DowntownSochiwillhostthe"coastcluster."Iceeventssuchashockey,figureskating,andcurlingwillbeheldthere.
(ThenewIcebergSkatingCenterisa"portable"arena.Itcanbetakendown,moved,andsetupelsewhereforusein
futureskatingevents.)Thecoastclusterisalsowheretheopeningandclosingeventswillhappen.Russianleaders
saythatgettingfromoneclustertoanotherwilltakeabout30minutes.

WhathappenstoSochiafterthe2014OlympicGames?OfficialstheresaytheywanttohostafutureSummer
Olympics.Theywillhavethespaceneeded.TheyalsohopetohaveproventhatSochicandoagoodjobhostingthe
Olympics.Plus,theysaytheweatherisgreatforsummersportsinSochi.

Dictionary

democracy(noun)agovernmentinwhichrulersarechosenbythepeople

ecosystem(noun)plantsandanimalsthatlivetogetherinacertainareaanddependononeanother

facility(noun)aplace,oftenwithbuildings,wheresomethingtakesplace

guaranteed(adjective)promised

international(adjective)havingtodowithtwoormorecountries

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Activity

PART1

Question1

Whichfitsbestintheemptyboxabove?

VladimirPutin,Russia'spresident,spoketotheInternationalOlympicCommittee.

Sochi,Russia,hasbeenchosentohostthe2014WinterOlympics.

Sochi,Russia,islocatedontheBlackSea.

Russiahaswon293medalsattheOlympicWinterGames.

Question2
Accordingtothearticle,whyaresomeRussiansupsetthatSochiwaschosentohostthe2014WinterOlympics?

RussiawillhavetospendtoomuchmoneytogetreadyfortheOlympics.

Russiadoesnothaveenoughroomtohousetheexpectedvisitors.

BuildingthesportsfacilitiescouldbringtoomanynewworkerstoRussia.

Buildingthesportsfacilitiescouldhurtthedelicateecosystemsofthearea.

Question3

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Whichofthesehappenedfirst?

Thisquestionasksaboutwheneventshappened.Itdoesnotaskwhereinthearticletheeventsappear.Lookbackat
thearticleforclues,suchasdates.

RussiabeganbuildingnewsportsfacilitiesfortheWinterGames.

PresidentPutintalkedtotheInternationalOlympicCommittee.

AhugepartywasheldinSochi,Russia,onJuly4.

SochiwasselectedasthehostoftheOlympicWinterGames.

Question4
Thearticlesays:
VladimirPutinisthepresidentofRussia.PutinmetwiththeIOChoursbeforethevote.HetoldIOCleaders
thathisgovernmentwouldputupthebillionsofdollarsneededtoprepareSochifortheWinterGames.He
alsohighlightedthegoodthingsaboutSochi.
Inthesentenceabove,highlightedmustmean__________.

Disgraced

Pointedout

Cleanedup

Exchanged

Question5
Thereadercantellfromthearticlethat___________.

PastRussianpresidentsdidnotletRussianstakepartinOlympicWinterGames.

LeadersmustwanttohavesnowfortheOlympicWinterGames.

LeadersmustwanttohavefeweventsfortheOlympicWinterGames.

Russia'spresidentisnothappyabouthavingtheOlympicWinterGamesinSochi.

Question6
Basedonthearticle,whichismostlikelytohappen?

TheOlympicWinterGameswillbringpeopleandmoneytoRussia.

TheOlympicWinterGameswillbeheldforthelasttimein2014.

RussiawillnotspendthemoneytobuildsportsfacilitiesinSochi.

RussiawillnottakethetimetobuildanOlympicVillageinSochi.

Question7

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Thearticlesays:
ThenewsfilledRussians'heartswithpride.Italsoputtheircountryintheinternationalspotlight.
Whichistheclosestsynonymforinternational?
Asynonymisawordthathasthesamemeaning.Sickandillaresynonyms.

Worldwide

Equal

Ancient

Opposite

Question8
Thearticlesaysalloftheseexcept__________.

MountainsnearSochiareverywarmandalmostneverhavesnow.

In2014,theOlympicWinterGameswillbeheldinSochi.

SochiisavacationareaontheBlackSeainRussia.

OnJuly4,fireworksboomedoverSochi.

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RESULTS

Activity First Second

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1.

()
Whichfitsbestintheemptyboxabove?()

2. Accordingtothearticle,whyaresomeRussiansupsetthatSochiwaschosentohostthe2
014WinterOlympics?()

3. Whichofthesehappenedfirst?()

4. Thearticlesays:
VladimirPutinisthepresidentofRussia.PutinmetwiththeIOChoursbeforethe
vote.HetoldIOCleadersthathisgovernmentwouldputupthebillionsofdollars
neededtoprepareSochifortheWinterGames.Healsohighlightedthegoodthin
gsaboutSochi.
Inthesentenceabove,highlightedmustmean__________.()

5. Thereadercantellfromthearticlethat___________.()

6. Basedonthearticle,whichismostlikelytohappen?()

7. Thearticlesays:
ThenewsfilledRussians'heartswithpride.Italsoputtheircountryintheinternat
ionalspotlight.
Whichistheclosestsynonymforinternational?()

8. Thearticlesaysalloftheseexcept__________.()

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AfterReadingPoll

Nowthatyouhavereadthearticle,indicatewhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement.

It'simportanttonevergiveup,nomatterwhat.

Agree

Disagree

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ThoughtQuestion

ThinkaboutSochihostingthe2014WinterOlympics.Whyaresomepeoplehappyaboutthischoice?Whyareothers
unhappyaboutit?Whatevidenceisinthetexttobackupbothsidesoftheargument?Backupyouranswerwith
informationfromthelesson.

Typeyouranswerintheboxbelow.

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PollResults

OPINIONSTATEMENT:It'simportanttonevergiveup,nomatterwhat.

BEFOREREADING AFTERREADING

HOWYOUVOTED

Agree Agree

Disagree Disagree

Youdidnotchangeyouropinionafterreadingthearticles.

Click here(javascript:void(0))toseetheresponseyouwrotebeforereading.

WORLDWIDERESULTS

Agree 92% Agree 91%

Disagree 8% Disagree 9%

9%changedtheiropinionafterreadingthearticle.

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Math

PART1

TheRussianshavewonmanymedalsattheOlympicWinterGames:119gold,89silver,and85bronze.Whatpercentage
oftheirmedalshavebeeneithergoldorbronze?

71.4percent

70.1percent

59.4percent

69.6percent

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RESULTS

Activity First Second

Try Try

1. TheRussianshavewonmanymedalsattheOlympicWinterGames:119gold,89silver,an
d85bronze.Whatpercentageoftheirmedalshavebeeneithergoldorbronze?()

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StretchArticle

PART1

SOCHI,Russia(Achieve3000,July31,2007).Fireworkscrisscrossedthe
nightskyoverSochi,Russia,asthecitycelebrateditsselectionasthe
hostofthe2014WinterOlympics.ThenewsfilledRussians'heartswith
prideandputtheircountryintheinternationalspotlight.

"Wearesohappybothyoungandold.Itissuchaboostforouryouth,"
saidYelenaMaximova.Maximovawasoneofmorethan15,000people
whojammedacentralsquaretohearthenews.

OfficialspraisedtheselectionofSochifortheOlympics,whichtheysaid
wouldgiveRussiamoreprestigearoundtheworld.Thenationhasfaced
increasingcriticismofitsrecordondemocracyandhumanrights.
Therefore,itneededaboosttoitsreputation.

"Sochi'selectionasthecapitalofthe2014OlympicGamesis[moreproof APPhoto/MikhailMetzel
thatoursis]acountrywhichisstable[and]predictable,"saidRussian
Thousandsofpeoplecheerduringa
ForeignMinistryspokesmanMikhailKamynin.
fireworksdisplaytocelebratethe
selectionofSochi,Russia,asthe
Russiahaswon293medalsattheOlympicWinterGamesbuthasnever hostofthe2014OlympicWinter
Games.
hostedthem.ThisfacthelpedSochiasitpresenteditscasebeforethe
InternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC),theorganizationthatchooses
eachOlympichostcity.TheIOClikestoallownewcountriestohosttheOlympics.

SochihadbidontheWinterOlympicstwicebefore,onlytofail.Thecitywithdrewabidforthe1998gamesinthelate
1980s.Why?Atthetime,Russiawasundergoingpoliticalandeconomicchanges.Sochitriedforthe2002games,but
itdidnotmakethefinalroundofvotingbecauseofthecity'slackofsportsfacilities.Sochistilllackssportsfacilities.
Thistime,however,bidpromotersmaintainedthatthiswasanadvantage.ItwillallowSochitobuildallnewfacilities
forthegames,includinganOlympicVillagewheretheathleteswilllive.

Sochi'sbidalsoreceivedaboostfromRussianPresidentVladimirPutin,whometwiththeIOChoursbeforethevote.
PutinreassuredIOCofficialsabouthisgovernment'sabilitytopaythebillionsofdollarsneededtoprepareSochifor
theWinterGames.HehighlightedtheadvantagesofSochi.ThecityisaBlackSearesortwherethesnowcapped
CaucasusMountainsrisefromsomeofRussia'swarmestbeaches.

"Ontheseashore,youcanenjoyafinespringday,"saidPutin,whooftenskisatSochi."Butupinthemountains,it's
winter...[and]realsnowisguaranteed."

SomecontroversysurroundedtheselectionofSochiasthe2014host.SomeRussiansweredismayed.Why?
EnvironmentalistssaythattheconstructionofsportsfacilitiesinthemountainsandalongtheBlackSeacoastwill
causeseveredamagetodelicateecosystems.

"Thiswillposeathreattothosevaluablenaturalresourcesforwhichwearefighting,"saidMikhailKreindlinofthe
environmentalgroupGreenpeaceRussia.

Forthemostpart,though,themoodinSochiwascelebratory.

"Wearethebestinthewholeworld.Sochirocks!"saidoneresident.

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TheAssociatedPresscontributedtothisstory.

PART2

DigDeeper
Therearealotofwordstodescribecities,like"big"and"bustling"and
"modern."(Or"old,""crowded,"and"dirty.")Buthaveyoueverhearda
citydescribedas"long"?That'sagoodwordforSochi,Russia,siteofthe
2014WinterOlympics.Sochistretchesfor90milesalongtheBlackSea
inthefarsouthernpartofRussia.

SochiisnearTurkey,Ukraine,andGeorgia.(Thelasttwowereoncepart
oftheoldSovietUnion,alongwithRussia.)About328,000peoplelive
there.It'sclosetotheCaucasusMountains,whichmakesit"wintery"
enoughfortheWinterOlympics.ButSochiisnotjustaskiresorttown.
It'ssometimescalledthe"RussianRiviera,"afterthefamousresortareain (/assets/content/docs/KB/s/sochi.pdf)
France,whichisontheMediterraneanSea.TheBlackSeaiswarm
enoughtoswiminforseveralmonthseachyear,andthetemperaturedoesn'tdipbelowfreezingforverylongeach
winter.InFebruary,whentheWinterOlympicswillbeheld,theaveragetemperatureisabout40degreesFahrenheit.
Nighttimetemperaturescansometimesdropclosetozero,however,andthedaytimetemperaturesarecolderupinthe
mountains.

TheSochiOlympicswillbeheldintwomainspots.ThemountainresortofKrasnayaPolyanawillbehometothe
"mountaincluster."Skiingandsnowboardingeventswillbeheldthere,andit'swherethemediacoveringtheOlympics
willbebased.DowntownSochiwillhostthe"coastcluster."Iceeventssuchashockey,figureskating,andcurlingwill
beheldthere.(ThenewIcebergSkatingCenterisa"portable"arena.Itcanbetakendown,moved,andsetup
elsewhereforuseinfutureskatingevents.)Thecoastclusterisalsowheretheopeningandclosingceremonieswill
happen.Russianofficialspromiseitwillbepossibletogetfromoneclustertoanotherinabout30minutes.

Oncethe2014OlympicGamesareover,Sochiofficialssaythatthey'regoingtotrytohostafutureSummer
Olympics.Theywillalreadyhavecompetitionsites,andtheyhopetohaveproventhatSochicaneffectivelyhostthe
world'sathletes.Plus,theysaytheweatherisjustasrightforsummersportsinSochiasitisforwintersports.

Dictionary

controversy(noun)disagreement

economic(adjective)havingtodowithbusinessormoney

ecosystem(noun)plantsandanimalsthatlivetogetherinacertainareaanddependononeanother

facility(noun)aplace,oftenwithbuildings,wheresomethingtakesplace

humanrights(noun)thebasictreatmentorrightsthateverypersonshouldhave,suchastherighttoafairtrialortherightto
haveindividualbeliefs

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StretchActivity

PART1

Question1
Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout?

TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeislookingfornewcountriesthatcouldhosttheWinter
Olympics.
RussiahasneverhostedtheOlympicGames,butitbidonthemtwice,onlytofail.

Russiahadtowithdrawabidforthe1998gamesbecausethecountrywasundergoingpolitical
changes.
TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeselectedSochi,Russia,tohostthe2014WinterOlympics.

Question2
Accordingtothearticle,whyaresomeRussiansunhappythatSochiwaschosenasthe2014hostoftheWinter
Olympics?

RussiahasneverhostedtheOlympicWinterGamesandpeopleareworriedthecountrywillnotdo
agoodjob.
ConstructionofthesportsfacilitiescouldbringRussiatoomuchattentionfromtherestofthe
world.
RussiawilllosemoneyontheOlympicGamesbecausefewvisitorswillcometoSochitoattend
them.
Constructionofthesportsfacilitiescoulddamagethedelicateecosystemsofthearea.

Question3
Whichofthesehappenedlast?

Thisquestionasksaboutwheneventshappened.Itdoesnotaskwhereinthearticletheeventsappear.Lookbackat
thearticleforclues,suchasdates.

Russiawon293medalsattheOlympicWinterGames.

Russiaunderwentpoliticalandeconomicchanges.

SochiwithdrewabidfortheOlympicWinterGames.

SochiwaschosenasthehostoftheOlympicWinterGames.

Question4

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Thearticlestates:
Thenationhasfacedincreasingcriticismofitsrecordondemocracyandhumanrights.Therefore,itneededa
boosttoitsreputation.
Whichwouldbetheclosestsynonymforthewordcriticism?

Role

Blame

Guarantee

Novelty

Question5
Thereadercaninferfromthearticlethat___________.

MostRussiansareprobablynotawarethatthe2014OlympicWinterGameswillbeheldinSochi.

Russia'sselectionashostoftheOlympicsmightbeviewedasavoteofconfidenceinthenation.

MostRussiansareprobablyworriedthatthenewsportsfacilitieswillnotbeasniceasthosein
othercountries.
Russia'sselectionashostoftheOlympicsmightbeviewedasaninsulttoPresidentVladimir
Putin.

Question6
Basedonthearticle,whichismostlikelytohappen?

RussiawillprobablynothaveenoughmoneytobuildsportsfacilitiesinSochi.

RussiawillprobablynotallowvisitorsnearSochiduringthe2014WinterGames.

GreenpeaceRussiawillaskiftheWinterGamescanalwaysbeheldinRussia.

GreenpeaceRussiawillobjecttoconstructionworkinsomeareasaroundSochi.

Question7
Whichistheclosestsynonymforthewordcontroversy?

Basis

Approval

Argument

Bonus

Question8

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Thenewsarticlesaysallofthefollowingexcept__________.

Sochi,Russia,willnowbeintheinternationalspotlightbecauseoftheOlympics.

Sochi,Russia,hasveryhotweatherwithwintertemperaturesrarelyfallingbelowfreezing.

Sochi,Russia,lacksthenecessarysportsfacilitiestohosttheWinterOlympics.

Sochi,Russia,withdrewitsbidforthe1998gamesinthelate1980s.

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Activity
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1. Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout?()

2. Accordingtothearticle,whyaresomeRussiansunhappythatSochiwaschosenasthe20
14hostoftheWinterOlympics?()

3. Whichofthesehappenedlast?()

4. Thearticlestates:
Thenationhasfacedincreasingcriticismofitsrecordondemocracyandhuman
rights.Therefore,itneededaboosttoitsreputation.
Whichwouldbetheclosestsynonymforthewordcriticism?()

5. Thereadercaninferfromthearticlethat___________.()

6. Basedonthearticle,whichismostlikelytohappen?()

7. Whichistheclosestsynonymforthewordcontroversy?()

8. Thenewsarticlesaysallofthefollowingexcept__________.()

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