Номер 3, страница 39, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

3. a. Read about the history of the Olympic Games and check your quiz answers.

The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece. The Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus. The games were held every four years for 12 centuries.

In the beginning, the games were just short 200 m races organised to keep Greek men fit for wars. Only men who spoke Greek could compete in the races. In Ancient Greece, athletes didn't have to worry about money, equipment or fashion – they competed without any clothes on. There was only one winner and he was given a wreath of olive leaves as a prize.

At first, the Games lasted just one day, later it became a five-day event. Other sports were added, such as boxing and horse races. There was also a special event called pentathlon that consisted of five different sports activities: wrestling, running, the long jump, disk throwing, and spear throwing.

Some months before the Games started, messengers travelled all across Greece to announce the date of the Games. This meant that any wars in the country paused during the games so that athletes could travel to and from Olympia safely.

The first modern Olympics were held in 1896 in Greece. The idea came from a Frenchman called Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who was fond of sports and wanted more young people to participate in sports activities.

Women were allowed to compete in the Olympics in 1900. In 1924 the first Winter Olympics were held. Because of World War I and World War II, there were no Olympic Games in 1916, 1940, or 1944.

c. Look at the pictures in the text. What words and phrases in the text do they illustrate?

C. Посмотрите на картинки в тексте. Какие слова и фразы в тексте они иллюстрируют?

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