Stunning illustrations and comprehension activities throughout the book aid students` understanding and encourage independent learning. The accompanying website features a wealth of free online teaching resources for every title, plus extra support for students. The Olympics, the Paralympics and the more contemporary extreme action sports, X Games, are the greatest celebrations of international sporting achievement in the world. Each event is carefully described and is followed by the exciting and varied profiles of two young people, both past and present, who have made incredible contributions to the games. This paperback is in British English. It is also available with CD-ROM/Audio CD that contains vocabulary games and a complete audio recording.