6 Minute – Hopes for 2012

Neil and Rob have an informal chat about the New Year and talk to other members of the BBC Learning English team about their hopes for 2012.

This week’s question:

2012 is not the first time the Olympics has come to London. It is in fact the third time London will have hosted the games. The last time they were here was 1948, but when was the first time? Was it:

a) 1918

b) 1908

c) 1848

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!

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