Skis, Sleds, and Skates!

Wise & Wide is a 6-level English reading program that consists of 60 books and each level is
systematically divided by Lexile Ⓡ measures. The Lexile Ⓡ Framework for Reading is the most popular reading measuring system in American formal education curriculums and many English programs.
Over 20 out of 50 states in the U.S. mark Lexile Ⓡ measures directly on students’ final report cards and over 300 well-known publishers adopt and use Lexile Ⓡ measures.
Experience many kinds of readings written by professional writers from the U.S. and England. They used interesting topics that were carefully chosen after analyzing elementary curriculums from around the world including Korea, the U.S., England, and Australia among many others.

Before Reading

The festival on ice and snow, the Winter Olympics!
The Winter Olympics, which you can call a winter multi-sport global competition, are held every four years.
They are usually held in February and feature a variety of winter sports.
The First Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. After that, they were held every four years along with the Summer Olympics. But they were interrupted by World War II. The Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics were held in the same year until 1992. But later, it was decided they should be held in different years, so now the two Olympics are held every four years but two years apart. It began with the Winter Olympics being held in 1994 in Lilehammer, Norway. Hence, the Winter Olympics are held in the same year as the World Cup. After three attempts, PyeongChang in Korea hosts the 23rd Winter Olympics in 2018. In Asia, it will be the second country that will host the Winter Olympics after Japan.

Summary

The First Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Since then, the Winter Olympics are held every four years and they captivate winter sports fans all over the world. In the Winter Olympics, a lot of athletes compete in many winter sporting events.
In the book, we will check out sporting events using skis, sleds, and skates, which are among the many winter sporting events that you can see in the Winter Olympics. First, there are sporting events using skis:
cross country skiing, ski jumping and biathlon, which combines skiing and shooting. Next, there are sporting events using sleds: bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge. Finally, sporting events using skates, such as ice hockey, long track speed skating, short track speed skating, figure skating, etc., will be looked at. Let’s find out fun facts about these sports together.