Слайд 1Some facts about winter Olympic Games
It was made in honor of
the Winter Olympiad in Sochi in 2014
Слайд 2The aims of the lesson
to expand student`s linguistic outlook;
to develop student`s
lingual abilities;
to raise student`s interest to the different sport events;
to demonstrate a mutual relation an English language and special subject.
Слайд 3The lesson`s plan
1. From the history of the Winter Olympic Games.
2.
Questionnaire.
Слайд 4The first Winter Olympics
The first Winter Olympic Games were held in
France in 1924. They were called the International Winter Sports Week but lasted 11 days.
Athletes from 16 countries took part in it.
Four posters were created and printed in that case.
The most popular poster was the drawing of an eagle on the mountain landscape.
Слайд 5The most popular of four posters of the first Winter Olympic
Games
“An eagle on the mountain landscape” by Auguste Matisse
Слайд 6The first gold medalist of the first Winter Olympic Games
The first
gold medal was won by American speed skater Charles Jewtraw. He skated the 500-meter event in 44 seconds. Today`s times are 10 seconds faster.
Слайд 8The first Winter Olympiad`s sport games
There were 9 sports in the
first Winter Olympics. They were bobsleigh, curling, speed skating, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, ice hockey, figure skating, alpine skiing and the competition of the military patrol.
Слайд 9Some interesting questions
Figure skating hasn`t always been a beautiful show. Originally,
skaters only had to trace _______ on the ice:
1. letters
2. figures
Which country is considered the motherland of figure skating?
1. Russia
2. Holland
3. France
Слайд 11Some interesting questions
The first woman to become an Olympic figure skating
champion was from:
1.England
2.Russia
3. Germany
Which of this is not an Olympic event?
1. pairs skating
2. ice dancing
3. synchronized skating
In the 19-th century women skated in long dresses. When did the skating dress become short?
1. the 1940-s
2. the 50-s
3. the 60-s
Слайд 12Some interesting questions
What music became the trademark of Rodnina and Zaitsev?
1. Kalinka-Malinka
2. Zhavoronok
3. Gypsy song
How many gold medals did Irina Slutskaya win:
1. 5; 2. 10; 3. 40
How many women took part in the first Winter Olympics?
1. 5; 2. 11; 3. 20
An athlete from ________ has won the most medals in Winter Olympics history.
1. France 2. Germany 3. Norway
Слайд 13Some interesting questions
How many gold medals did Soviet speed skater Lidia
Skoblikova win in the Winter Olympics?
1. two, 2. four, 3. six
Which Winter Olympic sport is played with brooms:
1. hockey, 2. skeleton, 3. curling
What is the speed of the bobsleigh as it travels down the track?
1. 100 km/h, 2. 150 km/h, 3. 200 km/h
Слайд 14The Olympic capitals
Let`s go to travel through Olympic Games, see new
countries and meet new friends. Let`s talk about mascots. Mascots are symbols of Olympics. Before we start we should learn the names of the Winter Olympic cities and countries.
Grenoble-France, Sapporo-Japan, Innsbruck-Austria, Lake Placid- the USA, Sarajevo-Yugoslavia, Calgary-Canada, Albertville-France, Lillehammer-Norway, Nagano- Japan, Salt Lake City – the USA, Turin-Italy, Vancouver –Canada
Слайд 15Thanksgiving
Thank you very much for your attention!