Olympics fail to inspire as fewer young people take up sport

Key

Question 1
a) True. Figures released by Sport England show that the number of 16-19 year olds playing sport three times a week has fallen from 930,400 to 825,900,
b) False. Sport England invests about £250m a year – funds provided by the Government and the National Lottery – in grassroots sport
c) True. Ms Price insists the Olympics can still have a positive impact on participation.
d) True. He said: "I haven't seen the figures but my instinct is that they are increasing."


Question 2
a) 33% of the people who took part in the survey said that they did not have enough money to pay to do sport or that they were short of time because of their job.
b) When fewer people are doing a particular sport, then that sport will receive less money from Sport England.


Question 3
a) swap
b) impact
c) chairman

Question 4
Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) Six years ago London successfully secured the Olympics.
The Olympics were successfully secured by London six years ago.
b) To increase the number of people doing sport, we need to do much more to make sport relevant and appealing to women.
If sport is made much more relevant and appealing to women, the number of people doing sport will increase.
c) Ms Price said she thought that when they got into the Olympic year, they would see an increase – she didn’t see that the opportunity was lost.