1. OLYMPIC GAMES

2. The history of the Olympic Games
The history of Olympic games goes back to Ancient Greece. They began in 776 B.C. (that is more than 2700 years ago) at Olympia in Greece.
Ancient Olympic starting line Olympia Stadium

3. It was a great athletic festival including many different kinds of sports:

4. The Olympics were organized up to the year of 391. In 394 A. D
The Olympics were organized up to the year of 391. In 394 A.D. the Games stopped.
Olympia, Greece Olympia, Greece

5. Then fifteen hundred years later, in 1894, a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertn, managed to persuade people from fifteen countries to start the Olympic Games again. The International Olympic Commitee was set up in 1894, and the first of the modern series of Games took place in Athens two years later, in Baron Pierre de Coubertin Olympic opening ceremony, 1896

6. Since 1936 the opening ceremony has been celebrated by lightning a flame which is called "Olympic Flame".

7. The motto of the Olympic games
Citius,
Altius,
Fortius!

8. The Olympic Games are held every 4 years.
It’s a symbol of the Olympic Games.
5 interlaced
rings.

9. Every ring symbolized a continent:
Black – Africa
Blue – Europe
Red – America
Yellow – Asia
Green - Australia

10. Summer Olympic Sports:

13. The Table of the Summer Olympic Sports
Badminton Table tennis
Boxing Sailing
Wrestling Modern pentathlon
Cycling Softball
Baseball Bow shooting
Water sport Firing
Volleyball Tennis
Handball Triathlon
Gymnastics Tae kwon do
Academic rowing Weight-lifting
Canoeing Fencing
Judo Football
Horse riding Hockey
Basketball
Track and field sports

14. Complete the sentences
1.The Ancient Games were first held in
Italy c) Greece
Germany d) Spain
2.The first of modern Olympic Games were held in
London c) Rome
Barcelona d) Athens

15. 3. The first of the Modern Olympic Games were held in
4. The Olympic Games are held every
2 years c) 6 years
4 years d) 8 years
5.The Olympic symbol is
4 interlaced squares c) 3 blue stars
5 interlaced rings

16. 6. The 22 Olympic Games were held in
Los Angeles c) Moscow
Athens d) Rome
7. The second-place winner in the Olympic event receives
A silver medal c) A bronze medal
A gold medal d) A certificate
8. What Greek God was honoured at the Ancient Olympic Games?
9. Who founded the modern Olympics? When?

17. Home task
Good phonetic reading and translation.
THANK YOU!