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Ø   Script of the recording / Remember the words or phrases once you’ve filled the 20 gaps.

Part 1 : It is as important as ever to build communities and create harmony, and one of the most powerful ways of doing this is through sport and games. During this past year of abundant ............................., I have seen for myself just how important sport is in bringing people together from all backgrounds, from all .......................... and from all age groups. In the parks of towns and cities, and on village greens up and down the country, countless thousands of people every week .................... their time to participate in sport and exercise of all sorts, or simply encourage others to do so.

Part 2 : These kinds of activity are common .......................... the world and play a part in .................... a different perspective on life. Apart from developing ............................, sport and games can also teach vital social .................. None can be enjoyed without ................. by the rules, and no team can hope to ............................... without co-operation between the players. This sort of positive team ......................... can benefit communities, companies and enterprises of all kinds.

Part 3 : As the success of recent Paralympics bears ...................., a love of sport also has the power to help rehabilitate. One only has to think of the .......................... men and women of the Armed Forces to see how an interest in games and sport can speed recovery and renew a sense of ........................, enjoyment and ...................................

Part 4 : Right around the world, people ........................ to compete under standard rules and, in most cases, in a spirit of friendly .................... Competitors know that, to succeed, they must respect their ....................; very often, they like each other too. Sportsmen and women often speak of the enormous .................... they have in representing their country, a sense of ....................... to a wider family. We see this vividly at the Commonwealth Games, for example, which is known to many as the Friendly Games and where I am sure you have noticed that it is always the competitors from the smallest countries who receive the loudest .................... [...] I wish you, and all those whom you love and care for, a very happy Christmas.

Various comments...

In Queen Elizabeth’s 2010 Christmas speech, she addresses the nation on the subject of the positive values of sport.

She praises / emphasizes / highlights / stresses the role/benefits of sport. She insists on sport as a medium to mix people from different horizons/backgrounds.

Sport gathers various people whatever their origins or ages.

Getting involved into sport / devoting time to sport helps people socialize and respect rules.

She underlines how sport allows some injured war veterans to re-establish their sense of purpose, and comradeship. Indeed, they may feel excluded because of their injury and inability to rejoin their fellow troops.