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judo |ˈdʒuː.dəʊ|
fencing |ˈfɛnsɪŋ|
ice-hockey |aɪs ˈhɒki|
handball |ˈhændbɔːl|
snowboarding |snəʊ bɔːdɪŋ|
bobsleigh |ˈbɒbsleɪ|
figure skating |ˈfɪɡə ˈskeɪtɪŋ|
climbing |ˈklʌɪmɪŋ|||||
water polo |ˈwɔːtə ˈpəʊləʊ|
golf |ɡɒlf|
wrestling |ˈrɛslɪŋ|
skateboarding |skeɪt bɔːdɪŋ|
Use the verbs:
go – if you speak about sports ending –ing;
You go swimming.
play – if you speak about ball games and chess;
You play football. We play chess.
do - if you speak about other sports;
You do athletics
Remember!
Cycling, football, swimming, athletics, skiing, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball , ice skating,
golf, chess . wrestling ,climbing , figure skating, ice-hockey , judo , water polo, snowboarding ,
skateboarding
are a modern international sports event. The best sportsmen from many countries all over the world compete in different sports. The games take place every four years in a different country. All sportsmen are proud to represent their country. The motto of
the Olympic Games is: SWIFTER, HIGHER, STRONGER.
This is one of the symbols of the games. It has a white background
with five interlocking rings: blue, yellow, black, green and red. Why
these six colours? Because they appear on all the national flags of
the world. The five rings represent the five inhabited continents of the world: America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.
The Olympic Games
This is a character that represents the country where the Olympic Games are
taking place but also the Olympic spirit. It is usually an animal: a tiger (Seoul, 1988), a dog (Barcelona, 1992) an eagle (Los Angeles, 1984). But it can also be a creature: Fuwa (Beijing, 2008), Wenlock and Mandeville (London, 2012).
The best athletes in each sports event get medals: gold for the fi rst place,
silver for the second place and bronze for the third place. However, the most
important thing about the games is not to win, but to take part.
This tradition comes from a long time ago — from ancient Greece. Months before each games, a torch is lit at Olympia in Greece and sportsmen carry it across the world to the city where the new Olympic Games take place. The fl ame travels through many countries and it remains lit until the last day of the games. During the closing ceremony, it is put out.
During the two to three summer weeks, athletes compete in more than 30 sports disciplines: gymnastics, athletics, rowing, sailing,
badminton, wrestling and many others. The modern Summer Olympics started in 1896.
Figure skating, ice hockey, skiing, snowboarding andbobsleigh are some of the ice and snow sports that you can see during the
games. There aren’t so many sports as during the Summer Olympics, but they are also interesting.
The fi rst Winter Games were organised in France in 1924.