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The Olympic Games bring together thousands of the world’s finest athletes to compete against one another. No other sports event attracts so much attention. Several million people attend the games, and hundreds of millions throughout the world watch them on television.

The Olympic Games consist of the Summer Games and the Winter Games. The Summer Games are held in a major city, and the Winter Games are held at a winter resort. The Olympics have normally been held every for years, with both the Summer Games and the Winter Games taking place the same year. Beginning from 1994, the Summer Games and the Winter Games are scheduled to occur on a four year cycle two years apart. For example, the Winter Games were held in 1994 and 1998 and the Summer Games in1996 and 2000.

Colourful ceremonies combined with athletic competitions are to create the special feeling of excitement that surrounds the Olympics. The opening ceremony is particularly impressive. The athletes of Greece march into stadium first, in honour of the original Olympics held in ancient Greece. The other athletes follow in alphabetical order, depending on the spelling of each nation’s name in the language of the host country. The athletes of the host country enter last.

Vocabulary

to attend alphabetical order host country colourful ceremonies spelling

присутствовать в алфавитном порядке страна, проводящая олимпиаду красочная церемония написание по буквам

1. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на независимый причастный оборот.

1) There being no chance to win, the man went away.

2) There being little time left, they run up to the gates.

3) It being cold, a sportsman hastened home.

4) The man stood silent, his hands crossed.

5) The sportsman faced the audience, his hands raised.

2. Переведите предложения на английский язык, употребляя причастные обороты.

1. Если погода будет хорошей, спортсмены могут показать отличные результаты.

2. Когда солнце село, противники развели костёр.

3. Если условия позволят, Олимпийские игры будут проводиться в стране.

4. Так как игра была закончена, мы пошли домой.

5. Когда мы узнали всё о футболе, мы захотели участвовать в игре.

3. Переведите предложения.

1) We noticed a man running with a ball.

2) I want you to win.

3) Now and then he could hear a game passing.

4) Nobody noticed him entered the room.

5) They had some photographs taken in Olympics.

4. Переведите предложения с инфинитивными оборотами.

1. The lesson to be delivered by a well known coach is devoted to health of old people.

2. The competition seemed to be successful.

3. London is known to be the capital of sports life of England.

4. We consider Pilates to pay much attention to rehabilitation with the help of special exercises.

5. Exercises are known of three types.

6. The patient wants me to help him.

7. He was said to have arrived by that time.

8. The tournament was reported to attract a lot of people.