Olympic stadium almost finished!

Construction work on London's Olympic Stadium has finished and it's almost ready to go!

International inspectors laid the last piece of turf on the field of the stadium, just under three years after building work began.

Inspectors will now begin a check-up of preparations for the London 2012 Games.

But it's not completely finished and ready for action yet... there are 700 rooms inside the venue which still need some final touches.

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: "We wouldn't want anyone to run away with the idea that this stadium is ready to stage an Olympic track and field championship tomorrow."

He added: "With one year and a few months to go, this is a great place to be."

The surface of the running track will be laid later this year at the stadium, which is to be taken over by West Ham football club once the Games are over.

This is so the track is not damaged by cranes which may have to be used to install equipment for the Games and its ceremonies.

True or false?

1. All the grass in the stadium has been put in place.
2. Building work on the stadium began over three years ago.
3. Lord Coe said that he didn’t want people to run at the stadium.
4. The running track has not been completed yet.
5. No one knows what to do with the stadium once the Olympics are over.
6. The stadium will be used for track and field events.
7. Lord Coe is chairman of the 2012 Olympics.
8. The track has been damaged by cranes.

Match the words below to their definitions

ceremonies / construction / cranes / inspectors / stage / surface / turf

when you work to build something
people whose job it is to officially examine something
ground with grass on it
organize an event
top layer of a field or track on which sports are played
tall metal structure used for lifting heavy objects
formal acts done on important occasions

What is the missing word?

1. This stadium is ready to stage an Olympic track and field ______ .
2. The surface of the running track will be ___________ later this year.
3. There are 700 rooms inside the ___________ .
4. Inspectors will now begin a check-up of ___________ .

KEY

True or false?

1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. False

Vocabulary

construction when you work to build something
inspectors people whose job it is to officially examine something
turf ground with grass on it
stage organize an event
surface top layer of a field or track on which sports are played
cranes tall metal structure used for lifting heavy objects
ceremonies formal acts done on important occasions

What’s the missing word

Championship
Laid
Venue
Preparations