15-16 Тема: Спортивні ігри, події. Читання тексту.

1.Прочитайте і перекладіть текст.

What do the Olympic Games stand for? The Olympic Games idea means friendship,
fraternity, and cooperation among the youth of the world. The Olympic Movement proves that real
peace can be achieved through sport. The best known symbol of the Olympic Movement is the five
linked rings. The Olympic flag itself is white and the rings are in five colors: blue, yellow, black,
green and red. Any nation flag at least one of these six colors.
The original games begun in ancient Greece in 776 BC. These games were part of a festival
held every four years in honor of the God Zeus at a place called Olympia. The Olympic games
were exclusively male festival, open to young men from all the Greek cities. Women were not
allowed to complete in the games or even attend and watch them.
The motto of the Games “Citius, altius, fortius”. The most impressive moment in the
opening ceremony of the Games is the taking of the Olympic oaths. Today the Olympic Games has
been growing in the scale of competition, number of players, and size of audience watching them –
live or by television.

2.Answer the questions:

-What are the Olympic Games mean?
-Tell about the symbols of the Games.
-What the Games mean in their beginning?
-What can you say about today Olympic Games?

3.Divide sport activities into summer and winter:

Hockey, basketball, table tennis, football, canoeing, mountain climbing, figure skating, athletics,
swimming, playing snowballs, snowboarding, chess, aerobics, jogging, golf, boxing, skating,
skiing, yachting.

4.Prepositions.
At- використовується для позначення часу на годиннику.
In – використовується для позначення часу доби та артикль The
Before- перед, до, раніше.
On – використовується на позначення днів тижня та дат.
After – після.

6.Fill in the prepositions. Someone choose twice:

-I meet Sam …….. 10 o’clock in the morning.
-Jessica leaves …….. 5 days.
-Jack usually plays basketball ………………. work.
-Roland was born …….. Monday.
-I saw Ross ………….. the lecture, he was sad.
-His classes start ……… the first of September.
-We will watch this film tomorrow……. the evening.
-Let’s meet tomorrow ….. noon.

7.Choose the correct prepositions IN ON AT:

-Sophia was born … Venice.
-They arrived …. half past 6.
-I will call you back …. ten minutes.
-Did you buy this book ….. Saturday?
-I could not fall asleep ….. night.
-Jill and John got married ….. the fifth of November.