The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games

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Make up a story using these KEY WORDS ~ The Olympic Games are ~ They included not only ~ very four years. ~ an international sports festival that began in Greek. ~ Roman emperor ended the Olympics ~ In the 19th centary a Frenchman ~ brought the Olympics back to life. ~ They took place ~ sports competitions. ~ in 394 AD.

They took place in 776 BC in ancient Greece. They included competitions in music, oratory. Women could compete or watch the Games. Spartans changed the programme of the Games. Theodosius ended the Games in 500 AD. He thought they were very good festival. The first morden Olympic Games were organized in 1896. Russia didn`t take part in them.

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They took place in 776 BC in ancient Greece. They included competitions in music, oratory. Women could compete or watch the Games. Spartans changed the programme of the Games. Theodosius ended the Games in 500 AD. He thought they were very good festival. The first morden Olympic Games were organized in 1896. Russia didn`t take part in them.

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Russia joined the Olympic movement in 1952. Since then it has won a lot of gold, silver, and bronze medals. In 1980 Moscow hosted the Twenty-Second Olympic Games.

In 1894, a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, addressed all the sports governing bodies and pointed out the significance of sports and its educational value.