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    The document summarizes the history and development of the Olympic Games. It discusses that the ancient Olympic Games were first held in Greece between 776 BC to 393 AD and included athletic and combat events. The modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896 with 14 nations and 241 athletes competing in 43 events. Over time, the Games have grown significantly to include over 200 countries and almost 300 events across all sorts of sports. Important changes have included the addition of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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    The document summarizes the history and development of the Olympic Games. It discusses that the ancient Olympic Games were first held in Greece between 776 BC to 393 AD and included athletic and combat events. The modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896 with 14 nations and 241 athletes competing in 43 events. Over time, the Games have grown significantly to include over 200 countries and almost 300 events across all sorts of sports. Important changes have included the addition of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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    The document summarizes the history and development of the Olympic Games. It discusses that the ancient Olympic Games were first held in Greece between 776 BC to 393 AD and included athletic and combat events. The modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896 with 14 nations and 241 athletes competing in 43 events. Over time, the Games have grown significantly to include over 200 countries and almost 300 events across all sorts of sports. Important changes have included the addition of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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    Sport

    Class 10
    The Olympic Games
    The Olympic Games were first held in
    Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD. They
    were a series of competitions among
    different city-states and consisted of
    athletic events such as running and
    jumping, as well as combat events such
    as boxing and wrestling. The Games were
    a time of goodwill -- all conflicts between
    the participating city-states were
    postponed until the competition was
    finished.

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    The modern Olympic Games began
    in Athens in 1896. 14 nations and 241
    athletes competed in 43 events.
    Today there are about 300 events and
    over 205 participating countries.
    Almost every sport is included,
    including aquatic events such as
    swimming. The Games are regulated
    by the International Olympic
    Committee and are hosted every four
    years by a different nation. No
    Olympics were held in 1916, 1940
    and 1944, because of war.

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    As the Games became more popular, the
    Olympic Committee made some
    important changes. In 1921,they decided
    to hold a winter version of the Games.
    The Winter Olympics officially began in
    1924 in France. In 1960, Rome hosted
    the first official Paralympic Games, a
    multi-sport event which allows athletes
    with physical disabilities to compete.
    This started as a small sporting event
    among British World War II veterans in
    1948. In 2010, Singapore hosted the first
    Youth Olympic Games, which allowed
    athletes between the ages of 14 and 18
    to compete.

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    held athletic events combat events goodwill
    athletes participating aquatic events regulated
    physical disabilities veterans

    athletic events

    combat events
    aquatic events
    held
    physical disabilities
    veterans
    regulated
    goodwill

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    Put the following events into the correct categories
    below:

    Athletic events:
    • the 100 metres, the long jump, the high jump, the marathon,
    the discus
    Combat events:
    • judo, fencing, wrestling
    Aquatic events:
    • diving, water polo, rowing
    Other: weightlifting, archery, hockey, cycling, basketball
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    Grammar Snack

    The modern Olympic Games began


    in Athens in 1896.

    As the Games became more popular, the Olympic


    Committee made some important changes

    This started as a small sporting event among


    British World War II veterans in 1948.
    Grammar Snack
    Past Simple
    • Completed actions
    England won the World Cup in 1966.
    • Repeated actions in the past
    John played football everyday when he was a
    child.
    • General truths about the past
    Henry VIII played tennis.
    • Main events in a story
    John and Tom had a great day. They played
    football, ate some ice-cream, and visited their
    friends.
    Complete the following text using the past tense of the
    verbs in brackets.
     
    Anna's holiday ____________
    was (be) great last summer. She
    _______________
    stayed (stay)
    in a college in England for two weeks. She ________________
    (have)had
    classes in the mornings and in the afternoons she
    ________________ (do) some sports did like swimming or tennis.
    She ____________________ (meet) a lot of people and
    met
    ____________________ (learn) some English. All the students
    in her classlearnt
    ________________ (be) sorry to go home. They all
    _________________ (promise) to come back next summer.
    were
    promised
    Correct the mistake in the sentence.
    • She didn’t saw my grandma.
    • She didn’t see my grandma.
    • The police catched them.
    • The police caught them.
    • I goed to Kyiv yesterday.
    • I went to Kyiv yesterday.
    • Did she walked alone?
    • Did she walk alone?
    • Celia and I was best friends.
    • Celia and I were best friends.
    Choose the right answer.
    1. Which sentence is correct?
    • Was Darren bought a car?
    • Did Darren bought a car?
    • Did Darren buy a car?
     
    2. Which sentence is correct?
    • Who did to the store go?
    • Who did went to the store?
    • Who went to the store?
     
    3. Which sentence is correct?
    • Why she went home early?
    • Why did she go home early?
    • Why did she goes home early?
     
    4. Which sentence is correct?
    • Where Julia and Matt ate dinner?
    • Where did Julia and Matt eat dinner?
    • Where did Julia and Matt was ate dinner?
     
    Athletics quiz
    Test your knowledge about athletics:
    1. The 100 metres world record is ...
    a. 9.58 seconds b. 9.38 seconds c. 9.88 seconds
    2. On most outdoor athletics tracks, one lap is ...
    a. 200 metres b. 400 metres c. 800 metres
    3. Athletic events which involve jumping and throwing are called ...
    a. field events b. track events c. aquatic events
    4. The event which consists of ten track and field events is called the ...
    a. decathlon b. heptathlon c. pentathlon
    5. The 2004 Olympic Games were held in ...
    a. Beijing b. Seoul c. Athens
    6. The object that is passed from runner to runner in a relay race is called
    a ...
    a. stick b. baton c. Tube

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