Translate the following sentences from Russian into English. Use the topical vocabulary.

Сегодня Олимпийские Игры посещают тысячи любителей спорта. Мало людей знают о том, что однажды Олимпийские игры были запрещены римским императором Феодосием I, который посчитал их языческим ритуалом. Пьер де Кубертен сумел убедить народ возобновить Олимпийские Игры. Международный Олимпийский Комитет был основан в 1894 году и в 1896 году прошли первые современные Олимпийские Игры. Международный Олимпийский Комитет это центральный орган, определяющий политику Олимпийского движения, именно он выбирает страну и город, в которых проходят Олимпийские Игры. Страна-хозяин тщательно готовится к организации Олимпийских Игр: строятся новые спортивные сооружения, реконструируются спортивные центры.… Много внимания уделяется церемонии открытия Игр. Сначала появляется представитель страны-хозяина и объявляет открытие Олимпийских Игр. Затем поднимается олимпийский флаг, исполняется гимн и зажигается Олимпийский огонь, который горит до самого окончания Олимпийских Игр. Церемония произнесения клятвы – также одно из важнейших событий Олимпиады, при котором спортсмены обещают соревноваться честно. Важность Олимпийских Игр была хорошо сформулирована Пьером де Кубертеном: «Самое главное в Олимпийских Играх не победа, а участие, подобно тому, как самое главное в жизни не победа, а борьба».

 

Think over 5 differences between Ancient Olympic Games (see the previous text) and Modern Olympic Games. Do you find them all advantages or disadvantages? Give your reasons.

 

Write an essay on the topic “The Modern Olympic Games”. Be ready to speak on the topic “The Modern Olympic Games”.

Text 3: Pierre de Coubertin

1. Look through and remember the following vocabulary notes:

1. initiator – инициатор

2. renewal – возрождение

3. painter – живописец

4. clan – клан, родословная

5. highly-educated – высокообразованный

6. all-rounder – разносторонний человек

7. fine arts – изобразительное искусство

8. law – закон, право

9. encourage – подвигнуть, подстрекать

10. Bachelor of Arts – Бакалавр Искусств

11. instructor - наставник

12. humanistic sciences – гуманистические науки

13. rhetoric – риторика

14. unfortunate outcome - плачевный исход

15. publish – публиковать

16. gain ground – продвигаться вперед

17. necessity – необходимость

18. establishment – основание

19. integral part – неотъемлемая часть

20. upbringing – воспитание

21. attempt – попытка

22. the greatest value – величайшая ценность

23. persuade – убедить

24. get success – добиться успеха

25. bury – хоронить

26. make a great contribution – внести значительный вклад

27. serve the cause of peace – служить причиной мира

 

Fill in the gaps with the necessary vocabulary notes: made a great contribution, integral part, attempts, all-rounder, published, fine arts, law, highly-educated, serve the cause of peace, painter, renewal.

1. The Olympic Games … in the whole world nowadays.

2. Since his early childhood Pierre de Coubertin was an …

3. Pierre de Coubertin always thought physical culture an … of people’s development.

4. The father of Pierre de Coubertin was a … by profession.

5. Pierre de Coubertin … many articles and books on physical education.

6. The … of the Olympic Games happened due to Pierre de Coubertin.

7. Pierre de Coubertin made a lot of … to renew the Olympics.

8. The mother of Pierre de Coubertin was a … woman.

9. Except physical education theories Pierre de Coubertin was fond of … and …

10. Pierre de Coubertin … to the development of physical education in the world.

 

Read and translate the text.

Pierre de Coubertin

The initiator of the Olympic Games’ renewal Pierre de Coubertin was born on the 1^st of January in 1863, in Paris. His father, a painter by profession came from the ancient family clan of Baron Charles Louis Fredy de Coubertin. Pierre de Coubertin’s mother, Agathe-Gabrielle de Mirville, was a highly-educated woman from an aristocratic family.

Since his early childhood Pierre de Coubertin was an all-rounder. He studied fine arts, science and law. He also went in for sport and was very good at riding, fencing and rowing. At the age of 12 he read the book “The School Years of Tom Brown” which encouraged him to study the basis of physical education. Having left the lycé e in Paris he entered the Parisian University and after its graduation became the Bachelor of Arts, Science and Law. Pierre de Coubertin respected greatly his instructor and close friend Father Caron, professor of humanistic sciences and rhetoric who taught him the Greek language and the history of the Roman Empire and who told him a lot about the ancient Olympic Games.

The Franco-Prussian war and its unfortunate outcome stimulated de Coubertin’s patriotism and he devoted himself to the study of different physical education theories. In 1886-1887 he published several articles on these problems. Pierre de Coubertin travelled a lot and his travels around Europe and the United States of America showed him that the interest in the physical education was gaining ground in quite a lot of countries: England, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands …. Pierre de Coubertin often spoke about the necessity of physical education and insisted on the establishment of the Physical Education League. Later on and due to his efforts physical education became an integral part in the theory of young people’s upbringing in France, his motherland.

The first attempts of Pierre de Coubertin to revive the Olympic Games began on the 30^th of August, in 1887 after the publication of one of his articles on the subject.

Since that time he published a lot of other articles and books about the importance of physical education considering it the greatest value in the intellectual development of people and took part in different conferences where he persuaded people to revive the Olympic Games. And as a result he got success. Thanks to Pierre de Coubertin the International Olympic Committee was set up and de Coubertin was its president till his death. He died on the 2^nd of September in 1937 in Geneva and was buried in Lausanne. His heart was buried in another place – in the monument near the ruins of ancient Olympia.

Pierre de Coubertin made a great contribution to the development of physical culture in the world. People of all nationalities will remember him as a strong-willed, purposeful and highly-educated man, and of course as a man who did all the best to revive the Olympic Games which serve the cause of peace on the Earth and unify people of the whole world today.

 

4. Answer the following questions:

1. Who is Pierre de Coubertin?

2. When and where was he born?

3. Who were his father and mother?

4. Pierre de Coubertin was an all-rounder, wasn’t he? Prove it.

5. What encouraged him to study the basis of physical education?

6. What university did Pierre de Coubertin graduate from?

7. Who was his close friend and instructor? Why did Pierre de Coubertin respect him?

8. What countries did Pierre de Coubertin visit? What was the purpose of his travels in your opinion?

9. When did the first Pierre de Coubertin’s attempts to revive the Olympic Games begin? What was the result of those attempts?

10. When did Pierre de Coubertin die?

11. Where was his heart buried? Why, do you think, his heart was buried separately from his body?

12. What kind of contribution did Pierre de Coubertin make? Prove your idea.

5. Try your hand in the following translation:

Пьер де Кубертен родился в Париже первого января 1863 года. У Пьера были высокообразованные родители. С детства Пьер де Кубертен был весьма разносторонним человеком: он изучал изобразительное искусство, науку и право, занимался спортом, в частности, верховой ездой, греблей и фехтованием. Пьер де Кубертен окончил лицей в Париже, а затем университет и стал бакалавром искусства, науки и права. После прочтения книги «Школьные годы Томаса Брауна» Пьер де Кубертен начал изучать теорию физического воспитания. Его близкий друг и наставник помогал ему в этом. После окончания Франко-Прусской войны Пьер опубликовал множество книг и статей о важности физического воспитания в интеллектуальном развитии людей. Пьер много путешествовал и обращал внимание на то, как физическая культура и спорт развиваются в разных странах. Благодаря его стараниям, возобновились Олимпийские Игры. Это и было основной целью всей его жизни. Пьер де Кубертен умер второго сентября 1937 года в Женеве и был похоронен в Лозанне. Его сердце было захоронено в памятнике около руин древней Олимпии. Люди всего мира запомнят, какой великий вклад он внес в развитие физического воспитания во всем мире.

 

⇐ Предыдущая234567891011Следующая ⇒

Поделиться:

Популярное:

1. Arrange the sentences you have made into a single paragraph.
2. Choose the proper word or word combination from the list. There are more words than necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian.
3. Complete the following, using the infinitive
4. Complete the sentences from banks’ websites using the vocabulary of the unit.
5. DESCRIBE WHICH MISTAKES WERE MADE BY PERSONNEL IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS
6. Divide the text into logically complete parts and find a sentence or two which cover the general idea of each passage (topical sentences).
7. Ex. 1. Identifying aspects of communication. Read the following article and get ready to dwell on the main characteristics of the communicative phenomenon under consideration.
8. Ex. 1. Identifying aspects of communication. Read the following text and get ready to dwell on the main characteristics of the communicative phenomenon under consideration.
9. Ex. 1. Identifying aspects of communication. Read the following text and get ready to dwell on the main elements of the communicative episode under consideration.
10. Ex. 1.Identifying aspects of communication.Read the following article and get ready to dwell on the main characteristics of the communicative phenomenon under consideration.
11. Ex. 2. Discussion. Express your opinion about the following. A formal event should predetermine a very rigid speech structure. Is it so in the case under consideration? Prove your point.
12. Ex. 2. Discussion. Express your opinion about the following. Did Muldoon really care for Ed? What led to their relations’ having developed this way?