Слайд 2Read. Translate. Fill in the table.
A Medal, gold, swimming, a
track, speed skating, gymnastics, an athlete, a place, cycling, hockey,
bronze, a participant, triple jump, a winner, fencing, a field, judo, a team, bobsleigh, a basketball player, synchronized swimming, ice hockey, judge, silver, flag.
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Слайд 4General Information
Everyone knows what the Olympic games are. Every four
years in summer and two years in winter the best
country’s sportsmen and sportswomen meet there. However, the Olympic Games have changed greatly from the days when they began.
Слайд 5The first Olympic Games
When the Olympic Games began they were
first held in the Greek city of Olympia every four
years. These games were held and allowed all free Greek men to compete. Women were prohibited from competing in the Olympic Games.
Слайд 6The first Olympic Games (2)
The first competition was held in
776 B.C. and the final competition was held in 393
A.D. after being canceled by the Christian Emperor, Theodosius I.
Слайд 7The Emblem
There are 5 Olympic Rings.
They represent the five continents: (Africa, America,
Asia, Australia, and Europe) and the athletes from around the
world.
This symbol was designed in 1912 and adopted in 1914.
Слайд 81896 Olympic Games
were the first Olympic games since ancient times.
An 1894 congress organized by Pierre de Coubertin in Paris
established the International Olympic Committee and appointed Athens, Greece to be the host city. The Games were held in April, 1896. At that time, it was the largest international sporting event ever held. 14 countries, including the Unites States, participated.
Слайд 91896 Olympic Games (2)
There were nine categories of events of
the 1896 Olympics. They included athletics, cycling, fencing and wrestling.
Other athletes competed in swimming, weightlifting, tennis and gymnastics.
Слайд 101896 Olympic Games (3)
Winners of the events won medals, although
first place medals were silver, second place were bronze. Winners
also received an olive branch and a diploma. The third placed athlete did not receive any reward.
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Only male athletes were allowed to participate in the 1896
Olympics. Women would be first allowed to participate in the
second Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris, in France.
Слайд 121896 Olympic Sportsmen
The U.S. team was made up mostly of
University students from Harvard and Princeton. The U.S. team won
11 first place medals, the most of any country. Greece won the most medals overall (46). The most successful competitor was German wrestler and gymnast Carl Schuhmann, who won four events.
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The 1896 Olympics were regarded as a great success even
though there were many obstacles and setbacks. The Games had
the largest international participation of any sporting event to that date. The Panathinaiko Stadium, the only Olympic stadium used in the 19th Century, overflowed with the largest crowd ever to watch a sporting event. These Games were very popular. Over 80,000 people attended the opening ceremony.
Слайд 14The Questionnaire
The Ancient Olympic Games were made a part of
the religious festival in the honour of which mythological deity?
A) Heracles
B) Perseus
C) Eros
D) Zues
Слайд 15 Question 2
What is the meaning of the Olympic motto:
Citius, Altius, Fortius?
A) Higher, Stronger, Faster
B) Faster, Higher,
Stronger
C) Braver, Faster, Higher
D) Stronger, Braver, Faster
Слайд 16Question 3
Who was the writer of the Olympic oath?
A)
L. Aemilius Cato
B) Pierre de Coubertin
C) Apollo
D) Coroebus
Слайд 17Question 4
In which year were women allowed to participate in
the Olympic games?
A) 1900
B) 1912
C)
1924
D) 1908
Слайд 18Question 5
In which year was the Olympic flag raised for
the first time?
A) 1916
B) 1920
C) 1924
D) 1932
Слайд 19Question 6
Who set the record for the most medals at
one Olympic Games by winning eight medals at the 1980
Moscow Olympics?
A) Paavo Nurmi
B) Alexander Dityatin
C) Mark Spitz
D) Michael Phelps
