- •Pre-Reading Activities
- •Vocabulary
- •A the olympic games
- •I. A. Укажите, в каком абзаце текста вы найдете ответы на вопросы:
- •II. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты следующих слов:
- •III. Изучите список городов, в которых проводились Олимпийские Игры.
- •The Geography of the Olympic Games
- •IV.Из предложенных слов выберите нужные по смыслу:
- •V. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в нужную форму. Используйте предложения для краткого пересказа текста:
- •VI. Отметьте известную вам и новую информацию в тексте.
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •I. Complete the following statements. Choose one of the alternatives:
- •II. Ask questions about missing information and answer them. Work in pairs. Model: The o. G. Bring together thousands of the world's finest athletes …
- •History
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercise
- •Olympic Competition
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •The International Olympic Committee
- •Summer Olympic Games
- •Olympic Games History
- •Alexei Yagudin
- •Figure Skating in Russia
- •Figure Skating as it is
- •Sports Equipment
- •Figure skating in Sochi
- •Paralympic Games
- •Olympic games
- •The Geography of the Olympic Games
- •The World map
Pre-Reading Activities
Ex. 1. Read the following international words. Give their Russian equivalents:
olympic a, continent n, ceremony n, salute n, march v, symbol n, honour n, dramatic a, alphabet n, transport v.
Ex. 2. Read the words with the stress:
a) on the first syllable:
thousand colouful ceremony organise
several ancient symbol valley
normally journey mountain custom
amateur continent motto major
b) on the second syllable:
together encourage attention attend
compete consist resort apart
example combine excitement particularly
promote original declare salute
c) the words which have three and more syllables:
interlocking delegation independent
represent alphabetical
Ex. 3. Look at the way we can make nouns by adding “-ance” to some verbs. Translate the nouns:
to attend v + ance ------- attendance - посещение
1. to occur
2. to admit
3. to perform
4. to enter
5. to assist
Vocabulary
1. attend v присутствовать, посещать
to attend competitions посещать соревнования
e.g. Several million people attend the games and hundreds of millions throughout the world watch them on television.
2. consist (of) v состоять (из), включать
e.g. The Olympic Games consist of the Summer Games and Winter Games.
3. resort n курорт, курортное место
winter resort зимний курорт
e.g. The Summer Games are held in a major city, and the Winter Games are held in a winter resort.
4. torch n факел
e.g. Runners in cross-country relays bring a lighted torch into the stadium.
5. impressive а впечатляющий
impression n впечатление
e.g. The opening ceremony is particularly impressive.
6. order n последовательность, порядок
e.g. At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games the athletes march into the stadium in alphabetical order by country, depending on the spelling of each nation’s name in the language of the host country.
7. declare v объявлять, провозглашать
e.g. The head of state of the host country declares the Olympic Games open.
8. flame n огонь, пламя
e.g. The most dramatic moment of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
9. relay n эстафета
10. valley n долина
e.g. Runners bring a lighted torch from the valley of Olympia, Greece, where the ancient Olympics were held.
11. represent v представлять, символизировать
to represent the team представлять команду
e.g. This delegation represents Greece.
12. symbol n символ, эмблема
e.g. The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings.
13. interlock v соединять, сцепливать
e.g. Five interlocking rings of the Olympic symbol represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America.
14. draft v, n разработать проект, проект
15. Olympic Charter Олимпийская Хартия
e.g. Pierre de Coubertin drafted an Olympic Charter.
16. custom n обычай, традиция
e.g. The custom of the lighting of the Olympic flame started in 1936.
17. background n фон
18. hoist v воодружать
e.g. The Olympic flag with five interlaced rings on a white background was hoisted for the first time in 1920.
19. oath n клятва
e.g. For the first time the Olympic oath ran out in 1920 in Antwerp.
20. olive wreath оливковый венок
e.g. The earliest winner of an olive wreath was Coraibos of Olis.
21. surround v окружать
surroundings n окружение
22. excitement n волнение
excite v волновать
e.g. Colourful ceremonies combine with athletic competition to create the special feeling of excitement that surrounds the Olympics.
23. encourage поддерживать, поощрять
to encourage peace поддерживать мир
e.g. The modern Olympics were organized to encourage world peace.
24. promote v содействовать распространению, развитию
to promote sport содействовать развитию спорта
e.g. The modern Olympics were organized to promote amateur athletics.
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