The Olympic Games
1) Nobody knows exactly
when the Olympic Games began, but historians think that the first games were in
776 BC. Athletes from all over Greece came to compete in a town called Olympia.
There was only one event. It was a running race.
2) The games were very
popular. Soon there were more events, for example, wrestling and horse racing.
The games took place every four years, for a thousand years. In AD 394 the
Roman Emperor Theodosius stopped them for religious reasons.
3) In 1887, the Frenchman
Pierre de Coubertin decided he wanted to restart the Olympic Games. It took a
long time but finally the first modem Olympic Games began in Athens in April
1896. Thirteen countries took part. There were nearly 300 competitors in nine
different sports.
4) Pierre de Coubertin also
designed the Olympic rings. Each ring represents one of the five continents and
the Olympic flag contains at least one colour from every national flag.
5) Today the Olympic Games
are the world's most famous sports competition. The modern Olympics take place
every four years in a different city. In 2004 they were again in Athens. Over
11,000 athletes from 203 countries competed in 28 sports, 3 000 years after the
first Olympic Games.
2.
Выполните грамматическую трансформацию.
1)
Before this meeting they had shaken hands, (HAVE) they?
2)
When I was in New York, I (CAN) book a guide tour.
3)
Last year he (SUPPOSE) by the Africans to write an article about their customs.
4)
I wish I (KEEP) fit.
5)
This year a gold medal (WIN) by Japan for the first time since 1970.
6)
I (CHANGE) my style, if I had more time.
7)
I used (SKIP) fast food and sugar.
8)
We (DEVELOP) this car for three years and one year is left.
3. Соотнесите
ситуации и возможные реакции на них.
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1) You wear very
colourful clothes.
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a) Is it all
right to risk the safety?
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2) You've told
about your diet.
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b) It doesn't
fit you at all!
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3) You
congratulate your friend.
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c) You ought not
to do it.
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4) You introduce
the project "The best city".
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d) Did you mean
“without salt”?
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5) You are going
to go diving.
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e) How did you
compare?
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6) You've called
somebody "fat".
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f) Thanks a
million!
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4. Выберите
подходящие варианты для заполнения пропусков.
Penelope
Cruz's career has been extraordinary 1) _____, although she says she has always
had to struggle for recognition as a serious actress. As she says, 'No one will
take you 2) ____ if you are known as the “pretty-woman”. In her best films, she
has played some realistic characters. Now she is an 3) _____ star who appears
in both Spanish and English language films. Her recent 4) _____ in
Almodovar's film “Volver” is really amazing. In it she plays a woman who is
not only beautiful but also has great 5) ____ of character.
1) a) success b) successful c)
successfully d) succeed
2) a) serious b) not
serious c) not seriously d) seriously
3) a) international b) national c)
internationalist d) nation
4) a) performance b) perform c)
performs d) performer
5) a) strong b) strongly c)
strength d) strengthen
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