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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 367.
The Geography of the Olympic Games
| Year | Summer | Winter |
| 1896 1900 1904 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 | Athens, Greece Paris, France St. Louis, U.S.A. Stockholm, Sweden Not held Antwerp, Belgium Paris, France Amsterdam, the Netherlands Los Angeles, U.S.A. Berlin, Germany Not held Not held London, England Helsinki, Finland Melbourne, Australia Borne, Italy Tokyo, Japan Mexico City, Mexico Munich, Germany Montreal, Canada Moscow, Soviet Union Los Angeles, U.S.A. Seoul, South Korea Barcelona, Spain Atlanta, U.S.A. Sydney, Australia Athens, Greece | Not held Not held Not held Not held Not held Not held Сhamonix, France St.Moritz, Switzerland Lake Placed, U.S.A. Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany Not held Not held St.Moritz, Switzerland Oslo, Norway Cortina d' Ampezzo, Italy Squaw Valley, U.S.A. Innsbruck, Austria Grenoble, France Sapporo, Japan Innsbruck, Austria Lake Placid, U.S.A. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Calgary, Canada Albertville, France Lillehammer, Norway Nagano, Japan Salt Lake City, U.S.A. Turin, Italy |
Ex. 4 a. What have you learned about the modern Olympic Games?
Read the statements below and agree to them saying “That's right” or
disagree, saying “That's wrong”:
1. The Olympic Games take their name from the Greek city of Olympia where the Games were first held more than 2000 years ago.
2. In the first Olympic Games there was only one race and the winner was awarded a medal.
3. Although other events such as boxing, horse racing, and javelin throwing were added later, the most important events in the original Olympic Games were the running races.
4. The modern Olympic Games were founded by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
5. The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part.
b. Find in the text and read aloud the sentences that prove your answers.
Ex. 5. Comment on the second motto of the Olympic Games: “ The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part”
Task 7. Learn the following sporting terms you will come across in Text 6 C:
1. uniform n - зд. спортивная форма
2. nation n - зд. страна
3. point n - очко
4. official score - официальный зачет
5. eligible a - зд. имеющий право( напр. войти в состав сборной команды страны)
Task 8. Skim the text and say how Olympic competitions are arranged.
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