Follow the 2014 Winter Olympics in English!
One of my study tips on how to become fluent in English is to make English a part of your life. Whatever you do during the day, do it in English!
Following the Olympics is a great example of this! If you are excited about the Olympics and enjoy watching Olympic sports on TV, then do it in English!
The 22nd Winter Olympics begin in Sochi, Russia on February 7. Here are some resources that you might find useful.
Learn About the Olympics in English
The Official Sochi 2014 website has a schedule of all the events, a list of all the participating countries, information about each sport, and much, much more!
The Official website of the Olympic Movement has information on ALL the Olympics.
Learn how to say the English names of ALL 15 sports that are part of the Winter Olympics with this pronunciation lesson!
Learn vocabulary about the Olympics and read previous articles I’ve written about the 2012 & 2010 Olympics!
These are the TV channels in each country that will be showing the Olympics on TV. You can read news about the Olympics on these sites as well.
BBC – United Kingdom
CBC – Canada
NBC – United States
Follow The Olympics on Social Media
Facebook
The Olympics
Sochi 2014
Twitter
The Olympics
London 2012
YouTube
The Olympics
London 2012
If you would like to find the website & social media sites of English-speaking countries, just type “Canadian Olympic team” or “U.S. Olympic team,” for example, into a search engine.
If there is an English-language sports or news channel (like the BBC World Service, or CNN International) in your country, check its schedule to see if you can watch some Olympic events on that channel.
