Vancouver on track for Olympics – answers

questions

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