2. The history of the Olympic Games

3. Olympic Games of 1916. 1940 and 1944 were canceled due to World Wars
Olympic Moto “Swifter, Higher, Stronger” is used since 1921.
Olympic Torch was used in ancient Greek Olympics  and is still in use in modern Olympic games, it was first used in modern Olympics in 1928
Women Athletes were allowed in 1900 Summer Olympics to compete in event
Olympic Games of and 1944 were canceled due to World Wars
. It was in the year 1912 when the last pure gold medal was awarded to the winner .

4. The Passive Voice
The Passive Voice
The Passive Voice

5. The passive voice is a type of grammatical voice in which the subject is acted upon by the verb. In passive-voice sentences, the subject is the receiver of the action (i.e., what would be the direct object in an active-voice sentence). For example:
“The concert was attended by many young people.” (The subject the concert receives the action of attended.)
“The necklace is being made by a child.” (The subject the necklace receives the action of being made.)

6. Difference between Active and Passive Voices
In an active sentence, the subject is doing the action. A straightforward example is the sentence "Steve loves Amy." Steve is the subject, and he is doing the action: he loves Amy, the object of the sentence.
In passive voice, the target of the action gets promoted to the subject position. Instead of saying, "Steve loves Amy," I would say, "Amy is loved by Steve." The subject of the sentence becomes Amy, but she isn't doing anything. Rather, she is just the recipient of Steve's love.

7. To be + Past Participle
Passive-voice verbs are always preceded by the auxiliary verb be and verbs in their past participle forms. While the receiver of the action comes before the verb, the person or thing performing the action (known as the agent) comes after the verb and is preceded by the preposition by .

8. 1. Put the verbs into Passive Voice in the Present Simple Tense
1. Put the verbs into Passive Voice in the Present Simple Tense. For example: Their first child … in Paris. (bring up) – Their first child is brought up in Paris 1. Ice hockey … in Canada. (play) 2. The money … in the safe. (keep) 3. Chicken sandwiches … for children. (make 4. The washing-machine … every day. (use) 5. All his holidays … in the countryside. (spend)

9. 2. Put the verbs into Passive Voice in the Past Simple Tense
2. Put the verbs into Passive Voice in the Past Simple Tense. For example: Your credit card … on the floor. (find) – Your credit card was found on the floor. 1.The monuments … in (ruin) 2. A big bunch of flowers … for her birthday. (send) 3. The novel «War and peace» … by Leo Tolstoy. (write) 4. The famous painting «Sunflowers» … by Van Gogh. (paint). 5. The coats … in the wardrobe. (leave)

10. True or false: The Olympic Games begun at Olympia in Greece in 667 BC.
The Greek calendar was based on the Olympiad, the five -year period between games.
The games were organized in the wooded valley of Olympia in Elis.
Zeus was praised.
Wrestling became part of the games in 400 BC.
Hercules (Heracles) planted a sacred olive tree.

11. Make sentences using Passive Voice
1.The games ( stage) in the wooded valley of Olympia in Elis.
2.It( consider) one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
3. The first games held after they (organize) into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa.
4. The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who ( tell)by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made
5. In 708 the pentathlon (add) and wrestling became part of the games.
6. In time boxing, a chariot race, and other events ( include).

12. THE OLYMPIC RINGS
 They composed the official logo of five interlocking rings coloured - blue, yellow, black, green and red. Pierre de Coubertin, the logo’s original designer, chose the colours .in The colour s are very important because each of the countries forming the Olympic Family has one of these colours as part of their national flag, including the white background. They symbolize the five continents of Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania

13. THE OLYMPIC TORCH
Another recognisable logo / symbol is the Olympic torch. The opening ceremony of the games always includes a runner carrying a torch to a prominent part of the stadium where they use it to light the Olympic Flame. They keep this flame alight for the entire length of the games. Originally, the ancient Greeks lit the Olympic Flame directly from the suns rays at Olympia.

14. THE MEDALS
The medals awarded to first, second and third place are a major feature of the Olympics. They award Gold, Silver and Bronze medals Each medal is a minimum of 60mm in diameter and must be at least 3mm thick. The gold and silver medals must be composed of at least 92.5 percent pure silver and at least six grams of gold. The design of the medals normally reflects the Greek origin of the games. Since 1928 the Goddess Nike is shown holding an ear of corn in one hand and in the other a wreath. This scene can be seen on the medal designed for the Olympics in Athens(2004)

15. Thank you for attention!