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Task 2. Read the text, What do these numbers refer to?
100
1994
1996
THE OLYMPICS
The modern Olympic Games are over 100years old. They take place every four years in a different city and
country. There are two types of games - the summer Olympics and the winter Olympics.
Ukraine as a country started competing at the Olympics in the winter games in 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway. The
country's first Olympic champion was figure skater Oksana Baiul. Two years later, Ukraine took part in the summer
games for the first time and won nine gold medals at Atlanta, the USA.
Task 3. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. When did the first modern Olympics take place?
2. Who was Ukraine's first Olympic champion?
Only the best athletes can take part in the Olympics. In the early years, Liliia Podkopaieva was one of Ukraine's most
successful gymnasts. When she competed in the summer Olympics in 1996, she won two gold medals, including one
for all-round performance, and one silver medal. In 2016, another Ukrainian gymnast won Olympic medals. Oleh
Vernaiev won gold for his performance on parallel bars, and silver for all-round performance.
Ukrainian athletes are good at water sports, too. The canoeist Yurii Cheban, the sailor Yevhen Braslavets and the
rower Kateryna Tarasenko all have Olympic medals. The swimmer Yana Klochkova, whose nickname is ' the
goldfish', has got five Olympic medals - four gold and one silver. In 2008, she carried the national flag of Ukraine at
the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing.
The Olympic flag is one of the two symbols of the games. There are five rings on it, in different colours - blue,
yellow, black, green and red. These symbolise the five continents where contestants come from (Europe, Asia, Africa,
North America and South America). The other symbol is the Olympic flame. A famous person usually takes it into the
stadium during the opening ceremony. They light the flame and that is the signal can begin.
3. How many Olympic medals did Oleh Verniaiev win in 2016?
4. What is Yana Klochkova's nickname?
5. What sport does Yurii Cheban do?
6. What are the colours of the rings on the Olympic flag?
9 2016
skating
athletics
Task 4. Complete the table with the correct words. Then read the text again and check your answers.
Sport
Person
gymnastics
canoeing
sailing
rowing
swimming
2008
Task 5. Complete the sentences with do, play or go.
1. A lot of people ... skating in winter.
2. My sister ... athletics in summer
3. Can Sergii . tennis well?
4. We sometimes ... canoeing on the river.
How often do you ... exercise?
6. At our school, we ... hockey and football.
Task 6. Write about another Ukrainian Olympic champion. Include the following information:
- Give the name of the sportsperson and the sport he/she competes in.
- Describe their early life and when they started the sport.
- Say what medals he/she has and when he/she won them.

Answer 1

Ответ:

Task 3. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. When did the first modern Olympics take place?

The first modern Olympics took place over 100 years ago.

2. Who was Ukraine's first Olympic champion?

Ukraine's first Olympic champion was figure skater Oksana Baiul.

3. How many Olympic medals did Oleh Verniaiev win in 2016?

Oleh Verniaiev won two Olympic medals in 2016 - one gold for his performance on parallel bars, and one silver for all-round performance.

4. What is Yana Klochkova's nickname?

Yana Klochkova's nickname is 'the goldfish'.

5. What sport does Yurii Cheban do?

Yurii Cheban is a canoeist.

6. What are the colours of the rings on the Olympic flag?

The rings on the Olympic flag are in different colours - blue, yellow, black, green and red.

Task 4. Complete the table with the correct words. Then read the text again and check your answers.

| skating Oksana Baiul

| athletics Oleh Vernaiev

| gymnastics Liliia Podkopaieva

| canoeing Yurii Cheban

| sailing Yevhen Braslavets

| rowing Kateryna Tarasenko

| swimming Yana Klochkova

Task 5. Complete the sentences with do, play or go.

1. A lot of people go skating in winter.

2. My sister does athletics in summer.

3. Can Sergii play tennis well?

4. We sometimes go canoeing on the river.

5. How often do you do exercise?

6. At our school, we play hockey and football.

Task 6. Write about another Ukrainian Olympic champion. Include the following information:

- Give the name of the sportsperson and the sport he/she competes in.

- Describe their early life and when they started the sport.

- Say what medals he/she has and when he/she won them.

One of Ukraine's Olympic champions is Vasyl Virastyuk, a weightlifter. He was born in the Lviv region in 1974 and started his sporting career as a boxer. He then switched to powerlifting and eventually became a professional strongman. He won the title of World's Strongest Man in 2004, which is the most prestigious strongman competition. Vasyl also competed in the Olympics and won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He has also won numerous other medals in various international competitions. Vasyl is known for his incredible strength and determination, and he continues to inspire many young athletes in Ukraine and around the world.