12. Complete these expressions using the things on the right.

1. a boxing	a) course
2. a golf	b) court
3. a football	c) pitch
4. a race	d) pool
5 a running	e) ring
6. a skating	f) rink
7. a squash	g) table
8. a swimming	h) track
9. a tennis
10. a billiard

13. Read, translate the text. Explain the words giving in the text. Answer the following questions.

The Olympic Games have a very long history. They began in 777 BC in Greece and took place every four years for nearly twelve centuries at Olympia. They included many different kinds of sports: running, boxing, wrestling, etc. All the cities in Greece sent their best athletes to Olympia to compete in the Games.

For the period of the Games all the wars stopped. So the Olympic Games became the symbol of peace and friendship. 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.

Summer and Winter Games are held separately. The latest winter Olympic Games were held in Nagano.

Wrestling -

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1. When and where did the Olympic Games begin?

2. Why did the Olympic Games become the symbol of peace and friendship?

3. When did the Game in Greece stop?

4. Who renewed the Olympic movement?

5. When and where did the first modern Games take place?

6. When was the International Olympic Committee set up? What are its functions?

7. Are Summer and Winter Games held separately?

8. Where were the latest Olympic Games held?

14. Make up a short dialogue about Olympic Games, using the text, and retell it in pairs:

15. Fill in prepositions, if necessary, and explain:

Sport is very popular ……… Britain. …… other words a lot ….. British people like the idea …. sport, a lot even watch sport, especially ….. the TV. However, the number who actively take part … sport is probably quite small. ….. the whole British people prefer to be fat rather than fit.

The most popular spectator sport is football. Football is played ….. a Saturday afternoon ….. most British towns and the fans, or supporters …. a particular team will travel ….. one end … the country …. the other to see their team play.

Many other sports are also played … Britain, including golf … which you try to knock a ball … a hole; croquet … which you try to knock a ball …. some hoops; basket-ball … which you try to get a ball … a net; tennis … which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent cannot hit it and cricket which is played … a ball, but is otherwise incomprehensible. As you can see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport.

Actually, that’s not quite true. Athletics is not played … a ball, nor is horse-racing. Perhaps that explains why they are not so popular as football.