Commonwealth Games Faces Uncertain Future - Worksheet 2

You want to know more about the challenges of the Commonwealth Games. 

1. Look at the title of the article.
a. What do you think the article will be about?
b. What point of view do you think the article will present?

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Toolbox

To my mind/in my opinion/for me ...
I suppose that the first article will focus on ...
I believe that the second article will deal with ...
I can guess both articles may be about ...
I guess that the point of view developed in ...
I'm not quite sure, but I imagine that ...
The article will probably deal with ...
The articles will certainly/surely/definitely be about ...
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2. Now read the article and check whether your hypotheses made in Activity 1 were correct.  

3. Highlight all the words or phrases that show the difficulties of hosting the Commonwealth Games.

4. Now discuss your findings with a partner who has read Article 3 in order to fill in your "Pros and Cons Chart". Make sure you use the words from the toolbox below.

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the cost
a priority
facilities
a commitment/to commit oneself (to doing something)
host (vb)
colonial / colonialism
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