(Кто сможет !) Exercise on Reading 1: fill in the gaps
-The Olympic Games were held every __ years in in honour of , who lived on Mount .
-The festival became a symbol of .
-The athletes competed in .
-The winners were given .
-The Olympic Games were revived only in due to Baron .
-The first modern Olympic Games took place in in .
-Since then the Games have been regularly held every four years in .
-The Olympic Flag is with in the centre whose colours are .
-The motto of the Olympic Games means “, , ”.
-The Olympic Fire is carried by relays of to the of the Games.
-At the opening ceremony all sportsmen carry the .
-The winners of the competitions are given : .
-The Olympic Games help together.
Exercise on Reading 2: fill in the gaps
The Olympic Games were heldin honour of became a symbol of competed in...
1) ... Laurel wreath.
2) ...were revived only in...
3) The first modern Olympic Games...
4) The Olympic Flag is...
5) The motto means...
6) The Olympic Fire is...
7) At the opening ceremony...
8) The winners...
9) Games help...
Reading 1
An athletic festival with competitions in music and poetry was held every four years in Greece. The period between the games was called an Olympiad. The games were held in honour of Zeus, the principle God of the Greeks, who according to the legend lived on Mount Olympus. The festival lasted 5 days and became a symbol of peace and friendship because no wars should be waged during the Olympiad. The athletes competed in running, boxing, wrestling, horse and chariot racing and the like. The winners were given Laurel wreath in the Temple of Zeus. The Olympic Games were held nearly 12 centuries and were abolished in the early Christian era in 394 A.D.
Reading 2
The Olympic Games were revived only in the end of the 19th century due to Baron Pierre de Coubertin. The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens in 1896. Since then the Games have been regularly held every four years in different countries of the world.
Participating in the Olympic Games is a victory in itself. The winners of the competitions are given Olympic medals: Gold - for a champion, Silver – for a second prizer and Bronze – for a person who became the third.
Nowadays the Olympic Games have become a wonderful tradition which helps to bring people close together.
My friend
I would like to tell you about my best friend. Her name is Lena. We know each other for many years. She is my next door neighbor. I always recognize her among many others. She is a girl of average height with a long curly blond hair. Lena has a sporty constitution. She is lean and slender build. Her skin has a cream-white color. Her face is oval. Lena has a straight nose and thick protruding lips. Her face is covered with freckles. Lena’s eyes are very beautiful. They are of deep green color, which reminds emerald. Her face is always kind and well-wishing. She often smiles and she’s always optimistic. Lena is very pretty girl and a true friend.
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№1. Hello, today I want to tell you about the appearance it is different.
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№2. Some people are of low stature and some people are tall.
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№3. Some have makeup, and someone walks around with straight face.
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№4. People are red-haired with green eyes with curly hair with freckles.
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№5. Sometimes people have brown hair,with brown eyes.
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№6. Someone has blond hair color, with blue beautiful eyes.
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№7. There were cases that people had cute spots on the face, called moles.
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№8. All people have different skin color.
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№9. Everyone has different clothes, which even more shows the beauty of man.
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№10. All people in their own beautiful, and without exception, every original piece of beauty that has filled the whole world! The end.
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