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

Lyc�e Si-Tarek of Relizane.

Third Year Pupils - Literature & Foreign Language

Unit 01:Talking About the Past

�The Olympic Games

PART ONE�: Reading comprehension.

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A � Text Exploration:

I-Find in the text word close in meaning to the following.

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1-Made and brought to exist for a specific

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2-A person/country/organization that invites

�� guests to a social event �3:

3-A formal event performed on a special

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4-An emblem or device or phrase used to represent/symbolize an important event

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I-Answer the following questions according to the text.

1-When and where were the first-ever Olympic Games held?

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2-Why did the Greek Olympic Games end?

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3-What makes the opening ceremonies of the Olympics impressive?

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II-Are the following true or false according to the text?

1-The 1^st 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.

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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.

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:

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/id/

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2.��conquered

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3.��ended

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4.�formed

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5.�decided �

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6.��participated

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7.��introduced

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8.��returned

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9.��used

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PART TWO: Writing.

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.