Факты об Олимпийских играх
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Факты об Олимпийских играх

1. Найдите определения к словам:

1. support
2. hold
3. represent
4. lose
5. participate
6. perform
7. win
8. host
9. struggle
10. compete

1. to take part
2. to try hard
3. to carry out an activity for which one has trained, such as a sport
4. to take part in a competition or sports event
5. to provide the place and everything that is needed for an organized event
6. to have an event in a particular place or at a particular time
7. to not win a game
8. to be the best or most successful in a competition, game, etc.
9. to like a particular team and go to watch the games they play
10. if you ____ your country in a sport, you take part in a sports event for that country

2. Подставьте слова в текст вместо пропусков:

athletes, Zeus, circles, competitors, motto

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

1. The five Olympic ____ represent the five continents: Africa, North and South America, Asia and Australia. They are connected to symbolize the sports friendship amongst all the people in the world.
2. The Olympic ____ “Citius, altius, fortius” means “Faster, higher, stronger” in Latin.
3. The first official Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. They were held in honor of ____, the supreme God of the Greeks.
4. The Games are meant to promote respect amongst all the ____, regardless of their race, religion or sex.
5. To get the idea of the number of competitors participating in the Olympic Games – at Sydney 2000, 10,300 ____ came involved in 28 sports, 292 events and 635 matches.

3. Подготовьте рассказ об Олимпийских играх дополнив следующий шаблон:

The first official Olympic Games took place in the year ___ in _____.

They were held in honor of _____.

The important sports in the original Olympic Games were ____.

The first modern Olympiad took place in the year ____ in ____.

The Olympic Games are held every ____.

They may be ____.

The five Olympic circles represent ____.

They are connected to symbolize _____.

Russia hosted the games _____.

In 2014 ____.

I’d like to go to the Olympic Games because ___ (international competitions are one of my favorite things, they’re so exciting and spectacular etc.)