Olympic Games

ACTIVITY SHEET

Ex. 1

Find 10 sports in the wordsnake.

Rowingbadmintonboxinghandballarcheryfootballvolleyballfencinghurdlesdiscus

Ex. 2

Find the names of 10 host cities of the Olympics.

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In___(year)___ the Olympic Games were held in______ (city, country)_______.

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1896

Athens

Greece

1928

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Netherlands

1936

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Germany

1948

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Great Britain

1952

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Finland

1960

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Italy

1964

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Japan

1980

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Russia

1984

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USA

1992

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Spain

Ex. 3

Match the sentences (A - B) and translate them.

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The Olympic Games are awarded gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

The original Olympic Games are intertwined coloured rings and the torch.

The first Winter Olympic Games were organised in1960 in Rome.

Pierre de Coubertin is the governing body of the Olympic Movement.

The IOC founded the International Olympic Committee.

Symbols of the Olympics are an international sporting competition.

The top three winners appeared only in 1924.

The Paralympics began in ancient Greece in 776 B.C.

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Ex. 5 Homework

Write 10-15 sentences about the Olympic Games. Use the following plan.

1. The original Olympic Games.

2. The first modern Olympics.

3. The IOC.

4. Russia and the Olympics.

5. Olympic Sports.

6. Symbols of the Games.

The Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games are an international sporting competition, held every four years with Summer and Winter games alternating, which thousands of athletes take part in.

The original Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D. These games were part of a festival held every fourth year in honour of God Zeus [zju:s]. It was a great athletic festival, including competitions in wrestling, running, rowing and others. The games were for men. Greek women were forbidden not only to take part but also to watch the Olympics. For the period of the Games all the wars stopped, so the Olympic Games became the symbol of peace and friendship.

In 1894 a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement. It controls the rules of the competitions, selects new Olympic sports, and decides upon the programme of the games, the number of the participants and the city-host for the Games.

Thanks to the IOC in 1896 the first modern Olympic Games took place. They were held in Athens, Greece.

The first Winter Olympic Games appeared only in 1924. They were held in France in the city of Chamonix [ʃəmə΄ni:]. Now they are being held regularly.

Russia joined the Olympic movement in 1952. The Games were held in Helsinki.

In 1980 Moscow hosted the Twenty-Second Olympic Games.