Drawings of three Olympic sports: archery, volleyball, gymnastics; plus vocabulary describing each of these sports

Get ready for the Olympic Games 2016

Practise your English on the way to work or school every Tuesday morning with the British Council and Metro newspaper.

This series consists of 20 lessons and is designed to help you learn English and learn about different Olympic and Paralympic sports.

English for the Olympic Games

Lesson 25: Sailing, 30 August 2016

Lesson 24: Rugby, 23 August 2016

Lesson 23: Rowing, 16 August 2016

Lesson 22: Modern pentathlon, 9 August 2016

Lesson 21: Marathon, 26 July 2016

Lesson 20: Judo, 19 July 2016

Lesson 19: Hockey, 12 July 2016

Lesson 18: Handball, 28 June 2016

Lesson 17: Gymnastics, 21 June 2016

Lesson 16: Football, 14 June 2016

Lesson 15: Golf, 7 June 2016

Lesson 14: Fencing, 31 May 2016

Lesson 13: Diving, 24 May 2016

Lesson 12: Boxing, 17 May 2016

Lesson 11: Badminton, 10 May 2016

Lesson 10: Athletics (Field), 3 May 2016

Lesson 9: Archery, 26 April 2016

Lesson 8: Volleyball/Beach Volleyball, 19 April 2016

Lesson 7: Equestrian, 12 April 2016

Lesson 6: Cycling, 5 April 2016

Lesson 5: Swimming, 29 March 2016

Lesson 4: Canoe / Kayak, 22 March 2016
We apologise for a mistake in rules. The correct rule for kayak: If a boat touches a gate it is penalised two seconds, and if it misses a gate it is penalised fifty seconds. 

Lesson 3: Triathlon, 15 March 2016

Lesson 2: Basketball, 8 March 2016

Lesson 1: Athletics (Track), 1 March 2016

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