Игра-соревнование "Sochi 2014"
I. Guess what countries these are. Then put the letters in brackets in order to make a word combination:
1. Oakre - _ (_)___- This East Asian country first participated at the
Olympic Games in 1948. Representatives of this country won their first medals in 1992 and since that time this country has had at least 2 medals at every Olympic Games.
2. Ulaaiarts -______(_)__- This country has participated at the Olympic
Games since 1936 and since 1952 it has missed no Winter Olympic Games. In 1956 and in 2000 this country hosted the Olympics in Melbourne and in Sydney.
3. Mygeran -______(_) - Athletes of this country have taken part in most
of the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in 1896. Due to World Wars this country was banned from participating in 1920, 1924 and 1948. For a long time the country was divided, each of the two states sent their own athletes to the Olympic Games.
4. Mnedrak -___(_)___- This country is located in Northern Europe. The
athletes of this country only ever won one medal at the Winter Games, in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
5. Napaj -__(_)__- This country first participated at the Olympic Games
in 1912, and has competed at almost every Games since then. The nation was not invited to the 1948 Games after World War II, and the country was part of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The country hosted the Games on three occasions, with a fourth occasion planned for 2020: 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture , 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture and 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
6. Suaiatr -_____(_) _ - This country has competed at most of the modern
Olympic Games, missing only the 1920 Summer Olympics, from which it was barred because of its role in World War I. This country has won more medals in alpine skiing than any other nation.
7. Nadaca - (_) _____ - This country has won at least one medal at every
Olympics in which it has competed. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, it finished atop the medal standings for the first time, winning the most gold medals of any country This country has hosted the Winter Games two times: 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
8. Galuriab -___(_)____- Located in southeastern Europe, this country
first participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936, and has attended every Winter Games since then. Athletes of this country have won a total of 220 medals, with wrestling and weightlifting as the top medal-producing sports.
9. Genraanit - (_)________- Located in southeastern South America this
country first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900. The nation has not yet won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.
10. Roomocc - (_)______- This African country has participated in the
Winter Olympic Games on only six occasions since 1968.
11. Taegr Taiirbn -__(_)_________- This country was one of 14 teams
to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, and is one of only three nations (France and Switzerland are the others) to have competed at every Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The capital of this country is the first and, to date, only city to host the Olympics on three occasions: 1908 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.
12. Nietud Taests -______(_)_____- This country has won more
gold and overall medals than any other country in the Summer Games and overall and also has the second-most overall medals at the Winter games, behind Norway. During the mid-20th-century, the state mainly competed with the Soviet Union at the Summer Games and with the Soviet Union, Norway, and East Germany at the Winter Games, but now they contend primarily with China at the Summer Games for both the overall medal count and the gold medal count. The country has topped the total medal count at two winter Olympics including Lake Placid in the 1932 Winter Olympics and at Vancouver in the 2010 Winter Olympics. During the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, the country set a record for the most number of medals of any country at a single Winter Olympics.
II. Olympic Mascots
1 ._is the busiest creature in the winter forest. Her friends are always
amazed: just how does she find the time to do so much! For_not only studies
at the Forest Academy (where she gets excellent grades) and helps her Mum in the family restaurant, The Forest Dam, but also takes part in all manner of sporting
events._ trusts her friends so much that she doesn't have any secrets. She
simply loves sport with all her heart. And she also loves to sing and dance.
2. Beyond the Arctic Circle on a shelf of ice there lives a_. In his home,
everything is made out of ice and snow: his snow shower, his bed, his computer and
even his weight-lifting equipment._was brought up by Arctic explorers from
a very early age. It was them who taught him skiing, speed-skating and curling.
But above all_enjoyed riding sports sleighs. He became a real bobsleigh pro,
while his fellow bears, along with the seals and fur seals, love watching his sporting achievements. These days they often set up bobsleigh competitions together and during the long Arctic nights, there's never a dull moment!
3._is a rescuer and mountain-climber who lives in the uppermost branches
of a huge tree, on the highest peak of the snowy mountains in the Caucasus. He is always prepared to help those in need, and on a number of occasions has rescued
nearby villages from mighty avalanches. _____ is an experienced snowboarder
and has taught all his friends and neighbours to snowboard too. He is a cheerful character who enjoys the company of others and loves to go dancing.
Read the statements about our mascots. Choose the right answer and then compose two words (the first word is in the final phrase):
The The The polar
hare leopard bear
1. an experienced snowboarder a h T
2. takes part in all manner of sporting events o b C
3. gets excellent grades at the Forest Academy t e f
4. enjoyed riding sports sleighs d j S
5. enjoys the company of others g i k
6. love watching his sporting achievements m p L
7. the busiest creature in the winter forest v q r
8. a rescuer and mountain-climber n e w
9. was brought up by Arctic explorers z s r
III. Guess what Olympic Sports these are. Find 11 sports in this line:
ghcurlingwsfigureskatingnnskijumpingnmgspeedskatingsnobiathlonmoticeho ckeydetalpineskiingbghsnowboardingbobsleighnordiccombinedhkskeleton
1 .____________is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on
skis with fixed-heel bindings. (горные лыжи)
2 .______1________is a winter sport in which athletes compete in
cross-country skiing and ski jumping. (лыжное двоеборье)
3 .__________is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump,
and attempt to impress judges, who give points for style. (прыжки на лыжах с трамплина)
4 .______2__is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and
rifle shooting.
5 ._______is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice
towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric rings.
6 .____3_____is a team sport played on ice in which skaters use sticks to
shoot a hard rubber hockey puck into their opponent's net to score points.
7 .____________is a winter sport that involves descending a slope that
is covered with snow while standing on a board attached to a rider's feet, using a special boot set into a mounted binding.
8 .____4_____is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed
runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
9 ._____________is a sport in which individuals, duos, or groups
perform on figure skates on ice.
10 .________is a fast winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small
sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which the rider experiences forces up to 5 g and reaches speeds over 130 km/h (80 mph).
11 .____________is a competitive form of ice skating in which the
competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates.
IV. Guess athletes' surnames who earned gold medals for our country
O L O S O Z H A R I
T V K B O B R O V A L
R O A B C T K C Y Z I
A E T E S R L T C U N
N V S R O E I D R B Y
K O A D L C M C R K K
O D L B O B O Y B O H
V A A R V Y V Y D V Y
L I P N I T S K A Y A
A Y O A E A E A Y A Y
D D V E V C E T B T T
1. Tatiana___2_______Figure Skating Pairs Gold/Figure Skating Team
Gold
2. Maxim_______Figure Skating Pairs Gold/Figure Skating Team Gold
3. Fedor______Figure Skating Team Gold/Figure Skating Pairs Silver
4. Ekaterina___4____Figure Skating Team Gold
5. Alexey_______Bobsleigh Two-man Gold
6. Alexander _ 3_____Bobsleigh Two-man Gold
7. Nikita__________Figure Skating Team Gold/Figure Skating Ice
Dance Bronze
8. Yulia_________1__Figure Skating Team Gold
9. Dmitri 5________Figure Skating Team Gold
10. Elena_______Figure Skating Team Gold/Figure Skating Ice Dance
Bronze
Keys:
I. Names of Countries
I. Korea, 2. Australia, 3. Germany, 4. Denmark, 5. Japan, 6. Austria, 7. Canada, 8. Bulgaria, 9. Argentina, 10. Morocco, 11. Great Britain, 12. United States (12 points)
/ Olympic games (3 points)
II. Olympic Mascots
1. The Hare, 2. The Polar Bear, 3. The Leopard (3 points)
/ hot (3 points) silver (4 points)
III. Olympic Sports
1. Alpine skiing, 2. Nordic combined, 3. Ski jumping, 4. Biathlon, 5. Curling, 6. Ice hockey, 7. Snowboarding. 8. Bobsleigh, 9. Figure Skating, 10. Skeleton, 11. Speed skating (11 points)
/ cool (5 points)
IV. Olympic Athletes
1. Volosozhar, 2. Trankov, 3. Klimov, 4. Bobrova, 5. Voevoda, 6. Zubkov, 7. Katsala-pov, 8. Lipnitskaya, 9. Soloviev, 10. Ilinykh (10 points)
/ yours (5 points)
The final phrase: Olympic Games. Hot Cool Yours! (10 POINTS)
Е.Э. Налимова
Сведения об авторе: Налимова Екатерина Эдуардовна, преподаватель английского языка, Санкт-Петербургский Морской Колле
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