Power Up 5 | Unit 3.4. Interactive worksheet

Power Up 5 | Unit 3.4

This Activity will review all the lessons you had in this Unit. You will also have some exercises to improve what you've learned from your teachers and also from the book. We want you to answer it carefully. You have 30 minutes to answer them so answer them slowly but surely. We believe in you and that you can do better. Fighting!

Do you know anything about the history of the Olympic Games?

In your opinion, why do you think women in the past were not allowed to join the Olympic Games?

Have the Olympic Games ever been organized in your country? If not, do you want to see your country host an Olympic Games in the future?

What sports do you think women perform the best in modern Olympic Games?

What do you think is the "best part" of participating in any Olympic Games?

THE ORIGIN

The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the games were held in Olympia, a rural sanctuary site in the western Peloponnesos. The Greeks that came to the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia shared the same religious beliefs and spoke the same language. The athletes were all male citizens of the city-states from every corner of the Greek world, coming from as far away as Iberia (Spain) in the west and the Black Sea (Turkey) in the east.

The sanctuary was named after Mt. Olympos, the highest mountain in mainland Greece. In Greek mythology, Mt. Olympos was the home of the greatest of the Greek gods and goddesses.

THE GAMES

The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won a foot race of 600 feet long. This was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals or until 724 BC. From 776 BC, the Games were held in Olympia every four years for almost 12 centuries. Gradually as the games evolved, boxing, wrestling, decathlon, and chariot racing were added. Free-born Greek men were the only participants in the ancient Olympics with no events for women, and married women were banned from attending.

FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN

The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894. His original thought was to show the modern Games in 1900 in his native Paris, but delegates from 34 countries were so excited with the concept that they convinced him to move the Games up to 1896 and have Athens serve as the first host.
OLYMPIC RINGS AND MOTTO

The five rings represented the parts of the world — Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Europe. These are five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. The Olympic motto translated in English means "Faster, Higher, Stronger". Really, the most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but to fight until the end.

THE ORIGIN

The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the games were held in Olympia, a rural sanctuary site in the western Peloponnesos. The Greeks that came to the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia shared the same religious beliefs and spoke the same language. The athletes were all male citizens of the city-states from every corner of the Greek world, coming from as far away as Iberia (Spain) in the west and the Black Sea (Turkey) in the east.

The sanctuary was named after Mt. Olympos, the highest mountain in mainland Greece. In Greek mythology, Mt. Olympos was the home of the greatest of the Greek gods and goddesses.

THE GAMES

The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won a foot race of 600 feet long. This was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals or until 724 BC. From 776 BC, the Games were held in Olympia every four years for almost 12 centuries. Gradually as the games evolved, boxing, wrestling, decathlon, and chariot racing were added. Free-born Greek men were the only participants in the ancient Olympics with no events for women, and married women were banned from attending.

FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN

The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894. His original thought was to show the modern Games in 1900 in his native Paris, but delegates from 34 countries were so excited with the concept that they convinced him to move the Games up to 1896 and have Athens serve as the first host.
OLYMPIC RINGS AND MOTTO

The five rings represented the parts of the world — Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Europe. These are five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. The Olympic motto translated in English means "Faster, Higher, Stronger". Really, the most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but to fight until the end.

THE ORIGIN

The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the games were held in Olympia, a rural sanctuary site in the western Peloponnesos. The Greeks that came to the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia shared the same religious beliefs and spoke the same language. The athletes were all male citizens of the city-states from every corner of the Greek world, coming from as far away as Iberia (Spain) in the west and the Black Sea (Turkey) in the east.

The sanctuary was named after Mt. Olympos, the highest mountain in mainland Greece. In Greek mythology, Mt. Olympos was the home of the greatest of the Greek gods and goddesses.

THE GAMES

The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won a foot race of 600 feet long. This was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals or until 724 BC. From 776 BC, the Games were held in Olympia every four years for almost 12 centuries. Gradually as the games evolved, boxing, wrestling, decathlon, and chariot racing were added. Free-born Greek men were the only participants in the ancient Olympics with no events for women, and married women were banned from attending.

FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN

The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894. His original thought was to show the modern Games in 1900 in his native Paris, but delegates from 34 countries were so excited with the concept that they convinced him to move the Games up to 1896 and have Athens serve as the first host.
OLYMPIC RINGS AND MOTTO

The five rings represented the parts of the world — Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Europe. These are five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. The Olympic motto translated in English means "Faster, Higher, Stronger". Really, the most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but to fight until the end.

Read the story and answer the questions below.

Where was the first Olympic Games held and who were the athletes?

What was the only athletic event of the games and what were the games added later on?

Who was the man responsible for the rebirth of Olympic Games and what was his original thought?

What do the five rings in Olympic Games symbolize and what is its motto?

What is the most important thing an athlete can learn from participating in Olympic Games?

Power Up 5 | Unit 3.4

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