Vancouver on track for Olympics – answers
questions
- Which phrasal verb used here describes getting ready for an event? gear up
- When will the games take place? in February/next month
- What idiom from sport is used to state that everything is running well? on track
- How does the CEO describe the environment? ‘rapid-fire’
- How were these games made more difficult? by the world-wide economic crisis
- How does the CEO react to this fact? he says it’s ok but it has been difficult
- Which two adjectives describe how they view going into the games? happy, optimistic
- What will happen at a certain point? the games will have a life of their own
- Which phrasal verb is used to describe the actual opening of the games? kick off
- When will the games start? February 12th