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Learning objectives
Listening : To listen to and check summaries of short paragraphs
Speaking : To summarise short paragraphs in a text about the origins of the Olympic Games
Reading : To read a text about the origins of the Olympic Games
Writing : To answer questions, and complete a crossword , about the origins of the Olympic Games
Key vocabulary
ancient Olympic Games
Prize
long jump
Boxing
Spectator
Chariot
ja velin
Athlete
Champion
Wrestling
Discus
Lessons 1— 2 The ancient Olympics
you know anything about the origin Of the Olympic Games
Lessons 1— 2 The ancient Olympics
you know anything about the origin of the Olympic Gamß ?
Reading
I Read about the ancient Olympics on page 150. Find three things you didn't already know
Reading strategy
Separating a text into paragraphs helps to make the information easier to digest. After pu read each paragraph, try covering it and see you can remember all of the main information
Check the paragraph again , and then on The modern Olympic Games began in 1896. They were based on the ancient Games which took a thousand years before that
The ancient Olympics began in 776 BCE in Olympia in Greece they took place every four yers until 394 CE. The first Garnes were a one-day event and had Just one running race. A cook called Koroibos
won the firstever OWm race. The Games became ppular and from about 400 BCE they took five days
There wag a cerernony on both the firstday and the last day. Sony Of the events were long Jump and wresting. There were also running ræes, horse races, chariot rues, boxing and wrestling
athletes trained for at least ten months before the Games. There were no medals, no prizes and no second or third places. Winning was everything. However. back in his home city , the winner receiva money and he probably never worked again
Women didn't take part the ancient Olympics but they had Nn women-mly GartES which About 40,000 spectators travelled to Olympia to watch the Games
Some walked for days; others came by seafrom places asfarawayas Spain, Italy and Egypt
On the final day of the Games there wasa big celebration for all the competitors
Answer the questions
Where and when did the first Olympics take place
What was there at the beginning and end of the five - day Olympics
Who won the first Olympic race
Which of these was NOT a sport at the ancient Olympic Games: discus, wrestling foottball , chariot races 'Winning was everything.' Why
Did women take part in sport in Ancient Greece ? How do you know
How did people get to Olympia
I in Olympia in Greece in 776 BCE
a ceremony on the first day and the last day
3 a cook called Koroibos
4 football
Because there was no second or third place. The winner received money and he probably never worked again
Yes , they did. They had their own women -only Games
7 Some walked , others came by sea
Use of English : Review of past simple
We use the past simple to talk about events in the past that are now finished
Regular verbs end with ed or d
The wmner received morpy
The athktes trained for at kast ten nonths ...
Irregular verbs change in different ways
The nuiern Games began 1896
Winnåy was everything
otters came by sea
For past simple negatives and questions we use did
didn 't take part the mcknt Olynpks
EXCept for be
There were no rnedals (z There werent any medals)
Underine all of the examples the past sirnple
that you can find in the text on page 150
Complete these sentences using the past simple form of the verb in brackets
I She (not eat) anything before the race, so she (feel) tired
She didn 't eat anything before tty race, 50 she felt tired
The race (finish) just before I (arrive) at the stadium
He (not do) enough training. so he (not take part) in the race
Because a wheel (come off) halfway round the track , he (not win) the chariot race
(he / win) a race before (he / compete) in this year's Games
2 finished
3 didn't do part
arrived didn't take
came off - didn't win 4
5 Did he win - competed
Use the prompts to write sentences in the past simple
The last time I went it was snowing. (So / I / take / a warm jacket)
So I tak a warm jacket
(He / break / his leg) so his mum took him to hospital
He broke his leg
The two boxers know each other. (They / fight / five years ago)
They fought five years ago
They are good friends now. (They / meet / at the last Olympic Game
They met at the Olympic Games
can't believe it ! (I / win / a medal)
Speaking
Work with a partner. Take itin turns to summarise the paragraphs in the text on page 150. Your partner reads the paragraph as you are speaking to check you include all of the main information
Learning objectives
Listening : To listen to sentences using past simple and check for accuracy
Speaking : To discuss a reading text and its uses of the past simple
Reading : To read a text and identify uses of the past simple
Writing : To write sentences, and a summary of a reading text , using the past simple
Key vocabulary
Competitor
jacket
Match
Opponent
race
Training
Halfway
track
Writing
Write a summary of the text on this page Include the main ideas from each paragraph
Writing tip
Edit your writing! Always check your work carefully after you have finished writing Check that you have used punctuation correctly and there are no spelling mistakes Re-read each sentence and make sure there are no unnecessary words or phrases
Complete the crossword. can find the answers on page of the
Across
3 long jump
5 prize
7 spectator
9 chariot
10 boxing
Down
1 athlete
2 javelin
4 wrestling
6 discus
8 Greece