Рабочий лист по теме "The Olympic Games"

The Olympic Games

Definitions:

1.       Sport competition

2.       Athletes

3.       Physical Culture

Discussion:

1.       Do you play any sports?

2.       Which sports do you enjoy watching on TV?

3.       What do you think which is the sportiest country in the world?

The world’s greatest international sports games are known as the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games means friendship and cooperation among the people of the world. The Olympic emblem is five interlinked rings: blue, yellow, black, green and red, because there are five continents.

The Olympic Games have an interesting and a long history. They began in 777 BC in ancient Greece and took place every four years for nearly twelve centuries at Olympia. The ancient Games were held in honor of Zeus, the most important god for ancient Greeks.  They included many different kinds of sports: running, boxing, wrestling, etc. They also included competitions in music, oratory, and theatre performances as well.  All the cities in Greece sent their best athletes to Olympia to compete in the Games. Only men were allowed to compete or watch the games.  For the period of the Games all the wars stopped.  

In 394 AD the Games were abolished and were not renewed until many centuries later.

In 1894, a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, addressed all the sports governing bodies and pointed out the significance of sports and its educational value. Two years later the first modern Olympic Games took place. Of course, the competitions were held in Greece to symbolize the continuation of the centuries-old tradition.

In 1896 the International Olympic Committee was set up. It is the central policy-making body of the Olympic movement. It is formed by the representatives of all countries which take part in the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee decides upon the programmer of the games, the number of the participants and the city-host for the Games. Over one hundred and fifty countries are represented in the International Olympic Committee now. Besides, each country has its National Olympic Committee.

Summer and Winter Games are held separately. There are always several cities wishing to host the Games. The most suitable is selected by the International Committee. After that the city of the Games starts preparations for the competitions, constructs new sports facilities, stadiums, hotels, press centers. Thousands of athletes, journalists and guests come to the Games, and it takes great efforts to arrange everything. There is always an interesting cultural programmer of concerts, exhibitions, festivals, etc., for each Games.

Russia joined the Olympic movement in 1952. Since then it has won a lot of gold, silver, and bronze medals. In 1980 Moscow hosted the Twenty- Second Olympic Games. The Russian sportsmen won 80 gold, 69 silver and 46 bronze medals during those Games.

The Olympic Games are the holiday of health, peace and friendship.

Vocabulary:

 Friendship [ˈfrendʃɪp]- дружба

Cooperation [kəʊɒpəˈreɪʃn]- сотрудничество

Among [əˈmʌŋ]- среди

To interlink [ ɪntəˈlink]- тесно связывать,  сцеплять

Ancient [ˈeɪnʃnt] – древний

Honor [ˈɒnə] – честь

To include [ɪnˈkluːd] – включать

Performance [pəˈfɔːməns] – спектакль

Athlete [ˈæθliːt] – атлет

To compete [kəmˈpiːt] – соревноваться

To allow [əˈlaʊ] – позволять

Pagan [ˈpeɪgən] – языческий

Meaning [ˈmiːnɪŋ] – смысл

Movement [ˈmuːvmənt] – движение

To form [fɔːm] – формировать

Representative [reprɪˈzentətɪv] – представитель

Participant [pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt] – участник

To win [wɪn] – победить

 Questions:

1.       What does the Olympic idea mean?

2.       What is the Olympic emblem?

3.       When and where did the Olympic Games begin?

4.       When did Moscow host the Olympic Games?

Put in missing words according to the text:

1.       It is the central……… body of the Olympic movement.

2.       They also included competitions in music,……….

3.       It is formed by ……….. of all the counries.

Writing: do you want to take part in the competitions? In which? Why or why not?