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Ancient and Modern Olympics

LESSON 2

Activity 4. In pairs. Look at the video "Ancient and Modern Olympics", the transcription is under the activities.

Activity 5. Talk about the video with your classmate (curiosities and interesting things).

Activity 6. Now press the button"Activity 6" and do the test. About Ancient Olympic Games.

Ancient and Modern Olympics

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when you think about the Olympics one of
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the first things you probably think
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about is the Olympic Flag with its five
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colored rings these rings represent the
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five parts of the world that were united
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through the Olympic movement but you
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probably didn't know that the Olympic
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started as a much smaller competition
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founded by the ancient Greeks in the
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year 776 BC over 2700 years ago as
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opposed to this cluster flags from all
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around the world in ancient times there
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were many fewer people eligible to
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compete in the Olympics back in ancient
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Greece in ancient times athletes had to
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be free as well as to be able to speak
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Greek in order to compete most
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contestants came from different regions
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of Greece but some athletes came from
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places as far as France and Egypt
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whereas currently the Olympics move
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cities every four years an athlete's
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play their sports and shiny new
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facilities in ancient times the Olympics
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stayed in one city and competed in
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arenas made of wooden stone while the
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torch lighting ceremony did start in the
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ancient Olympics wasn't until the modern
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Olympics with the torch run be in past
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Olympic athletes run around the world
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carrying the olympic flame to symbolize
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that the olympics bring people together
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from all across the world another
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difference in traditions between the
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ancient and modern Olympics are the
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sports that are played
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Justin came back in the second match
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came in
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ghana scored 24
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and Justin Sibley
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they're pearsall brendan hansen there's
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so much expected out of these guys when
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they died in the water because their
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best I happen to be more ground and he
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has a gun
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best time in three years of this event
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while in ancient Greece winners of
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Olympic events received olive reads to
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wear as crowns to show their
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accomplishment in the modern Olympics
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our winners receive evil of gold silver
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or bronze medal to show their athletic
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achievements no matter what sport or
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whether they were competing in ancient
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or modern day Olympic events winning
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athletes are praised by their home
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communities for their strength and
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courage and are viewed as heroes for the
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next four years until the next Olympics
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