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Dialogue :

2021 Summer Olympics

dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, now that the Olympics ______, have you been______ the Games?

Mark:　We've______a bit more at home.　I______the first gold medal ______.　How about that?

Jingjing:　Are you______ about Yang Qian?　She won ______.

Mark:　That's the one.　China started ______, and looks pretty strong in______ so far.

Jingjing:　Are you______?

Mark:　Well, it's always interesting to know ______.　If there's a sport ______, I'm glad to watch the ______.

Jingjing:　Yeah, you said______ about that before.　It gives you the chance to______.

Mark:　Like, in Men's______, the US got up into the______.

Jingjing:　Ha ha, once they______ Japan they______.

Mark:　Right, and then South Korea ______ Japan.　Koreans ______ that sport.

Jingjing:　That was the semifinals.　We'll see what happens in the______.

Mark:　Women took ______ again ______ South Korea.

Jingjing:　I know, that was ______.　Amazing.

Mark:　A lot of these events are______.

Jingjing:　That's why it's good to______for new events.

Mark:　Yeah, how about ______?

Jingjing:　Total teen______there.　The gold and silver ______ were both ______ years old.

Mark:　Ha ha, ______ almost always won by ______, other events almost always won by______.

Jingjing:　There's plenty of ______, and plenty of______, to keep these events______.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Mark, have you noticed any ______ Tokyo is ______this year, about ______?

Mark:　Yeah, I knew there would be ______.　But it______ to me when I was watching the ______ and noticed all the empty seats.

Jingjing:　I saw that too.　They had ______ seat colors, to keep things from ______.

Mark:　That's what ______.　When the______ the ______ the first few times, I didn't really think about it.

Jingjing:　Then you saw that______ were ______.

Mark:　It just seemed______.

Jingjing:　Have you gotten______ it, now, after ______ so much?

Mark:　Most of the time,______ the athletes—I guess, more so now, with ______.

Jingjing:　It's______.　It's ______ to get Olympic______ without ______ people.

Mark:　Another thing that's ______ is that ______ are no longer______ their medals.

Jingjing:　They have to ______ medals themselves.

Mark:　That's ______ alright.　But I don't think it takes______ away from the ______.

Jingjing:　Anyway, the ______ is still there at ______.

Mark:　Yeah, ______all that______ is different, I suppose.

Jingjing:　Thank ______ the Olympics didn't have to ______.

Mark:　I imagine the ______ will be______ two years from now.　I'm hoping to see a few Games______.

Jingjing:　Me too.　For now, I'll keep______ open on my computer, until it's time to______.

Mark:　I'll send you ______ if I'm seeing anything______ on live TV.

new words and phrases

keep track :

preliminary round:

semifinals:　

run into a bit of trouble:

medal round:

precautions:

comes as kind of a shock:　

take by surprise:

camera pans over :

cameras stay tight on :

pomp and circumstance: