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History of the Olympic Games. Read the words after me and then translate the words. Olympia; 2. Olympiad; 3. the Olympics; 4. Greece; 5. Greek; 6. Zeus; 7. a temple; 8. BC — before Christ; 9. AD — anno Domini; 10. to compete; 11. a competitor ; 12. an athlete; 13. wrestling; 14. to allow; - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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History of the Olympic Games

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Read the words after me and then translate the words.

1.Olympia; 2. Olympiad; 3. the Olympics;

4. Greece; 5. Greek; 6. Zeus; 7. a temple;

8. BC — before Christ; 9. AD — anno Domini; 10. to compete; 11. a competitor ;

12. an athlete; 13. wrestling; 14. to allow;

15. the pentathlon; 16. Roman emperor Theodosius; 17. Pierre de Coubertin; 18. the Athens Games; 19. International Olympic Committee; 20. Lausanne, Switzerland

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Answer the questions:

1.What is the text about?

2.Did you learn any new facts about the Olympic movement?

3.What was interesting to know?

4.The text can be easily divided into 2 parts, can’t it?

5.Which parts?

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Choose the right answer:

1.The original Greek games took place

•every fifth year

•every fourth year

•every sixth year

2. The Olympic Games were renewed in

• 1986

• 1868

• 1896

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3. The Games were a way of saluting

• the gods

• the athletes

• the countries

4. The Games were officially ended by

• Julius Caesar

• Theodosius

• Flavius

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5. The first modern Olympic Games were held in

• Lausanne

• Paris

• Athens

6. The winner of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games is

• Russia

• France

• The USA

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Express the same in English

(the text can help you):Первые Олимпийские игрыВ начале христианской эрыИгры были возобновленыСпособ чествовать своих боговСпособ прославить спортивные талантыНа которой основывается современное олимпийское движение

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В честь ЗевсаСостязание в бегеСильные воинственные спартанцыБорьба, пятиборье, гонки на колесницахВернуть Олимпийские игры к жизниПоддержали его идеюСамое подходящее место для

проведения первых Олимпийских игрОлимпиады проводятся под

руководством Международного олимпийского комитета

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Find and use the words in your sentences

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Divide into 3 groups and you have 5 minutes to prepare a story about:

First group “History of the ancient Olympic Games”

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Second group “History of the modern Olympic Games”

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Third group “Sports competitions in the ancient Olympic Games and in the modern Olympic Games”

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Now let’s read some interesting things about the Olympic Games:Women were not allowed to watch the competitions of the Olympic Games. By the way, if women broke the rule and came to the stadium, they were physically punished.

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In ancient Greece winners received olive

wreaths. Winners’ images often appeared on coins or on statues. In honor of the champions the walls of their native towns were broken and they entered the town through the holes.

People explained it

this way: “We aren’t

afraid of enemies

because the best

athletes live here.”

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Since 1896 the Olympic Games have

been world’s number one sport event, a symbol of hope, peace and friendly co-operation between nations. Pierre de Coubertin said, “There is no star nobler than the Sun; there are no games nobler than the Olympics”.

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The prize was a red apple. Now there are

3 prizes for each event – a gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal.

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The Olympic flag has 5 coloured rings.

The colors are blue, yellow, black, green and red on white, because every country in the world has one of these colors on its flag.

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The beginning of the Olympic Games is

impossible without lighting a fire. The torch is carried hand-to-hand by relays of runners from the original site of the Games at Olympia to the stadium of the host city.

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Everybody knows the motto of the Olympics: “Citius, altius, fortius”. It means

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The country of the Games chooses a

mascot. For example, Bear Misha in Moscow in 1980, a cartoon dog Cobi in Barcelona in 1992, etc.

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At our lesson today we have discussed the history of the Olympic Games. I’m sure you know that the next Winter Olympic Games will be held in our country. I would like you to find information about the future Olympics in Sochi on the Internet and speak about it at the next lesson.

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Презентацию разработала

учитель иностранных языков

МОУ гимназия

г. Нерехта и Нерехтский район Костромской области

Шалыгина Екатерина Геннадьевна

2012-2013 учебный год