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Talking About The Past. The Olympic Games. (Author-Bouabdellah) 29-07-2009




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Lycée Si-Tarek of Relizane.

Third Year Pupils - Literature & Foreign Language

Unit 01:Talking About the Past

 The Olympic Games
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PART ONE : Reading comprehension.

ü Read and listen carefully to the following text then do the activities  below.

(put the mouse on the right then click once to go forward or on the left and click once to go backwards)
A – Text Exploration:
I-Find in the text word close in meaning to the following.
 
1-Made and brought to exist for a specific
   function §2:
2-A person/country/organization that invites
   guests to a social event §3:
3-A formal event performed on a special
   occasion §3:
4-An emblem or device or phrase used to represent/symbolize an important event
   §4:
 
 
 

One
World,
One
Dream

B-Text interpretation:

 
I-Answer the following questions according to the text.
1-When and where were the first-ever Olympic Games held?
    .
2-Why did the Greek Olympic Games end?
    .
3-What makes the opening ceremonies of the Olympics impressive?
     
 
II-Are the following true or false according to the text?
1-The 1st recorded Games were held in 1894.
2-Up to now, only one city has been scheduled to hold the Modern Olympic
    Games twice.
3-This city is Beijing, China.
 
C-Mastery of Language:

 
I-Match the sentences from Part "A" with the sentences from Part "B" then connect them to make a meaningful subordinate clause of reason, concession or consequence. Pay attention to punctuation.

Part A.

Part B.

1.   She sold her jewels at a sacrifice.

2.   We couldn’t agree about the matter.

3.   The bridge was destroyed.

4.   Jim’s salary was very small.

5.   He was a strong swimmer.

A. He managed to save enough money for a holiday.

B.She wanted her husband to pay his gambling debts.

C. We decided to let it drop.

D. We could not get across.

E. He drowned in the river.

 
1-
2-
3-
4-
5-
 
II-Complete sentence "b" so that it has the same meaning as sentence "a".

1-a. When she lived in the countryside, she had the habit of getting up very early in the morning.
1-b. She  in the countryside.
2-a. Safety standards are not respected; that's why consumers are subject to risks.
2-b. Consumers wouldn’t .

 
III-Tick the correct pronunciation of the final "d" or "ed" ending each of the words in the table below.

Pronunciation:

Words:

/t/

/d/

/id/

1.  called

 

 

 

2.  conquered

 

 

 

3.  ended

 

 

 

4. formed

 

 

 

5. decided  

 

 

 

6.  participated

 

 

 

7.  introduced

 

 

 

8.  returned

 

 

 

9.   used

 

 

 

  
 
 

PART TWO: Writing.

ü Write a short composition on the following topic.

People at all times used symbols during special occasions. These symbols have special meanings and vehicle special messages.The Olympic Games event is one these occasions where we use some of these specific symbols. Write a short composition to name some or all of the symbols used during this event. Are they always the same on each occasion? What specific meaning do they have? What message do they convey and to whom?

   

 
 
Now that you are done think about your present world. Think that without it in good conditions such events would have no meaning.
So let's get involved to make it even better than tomorrow,
because everyone can make a difference.
Visit this site and participate to realize this change.