حل درس The Ancient Olympics اللغة الإنجليزية للصف السابع

حل درس The Ancient Olympics اللغة الإنجليزية للصف السابع

Learning objectives

Listening : To listen to and check summaries of short paragraphs

Speaking : To summarise short paragraphs in a text about the origins of the Olympic Games

Reading : To read a text about the origins of the Olympic Games

Writing : To answer questions, and complete a crossword , about the origins of the Olympic Games

Key vocabulary

ancient Olympic Games

Prize

long jump

Boxing

Spectator

Chariot

ja velin

Athlete

Champion

Wrestling

Discus

Lessons 1— 2 The ancient Olympics

you know anything about the origin Of the Olympic Games

 

Lessons 1— 2 The ancient Olympics

 you know anything about the origin of the Olympic Gamß ?

Reading

I Read about the ancient Olympics on page 150. Find three things you didn’t already know

Reading strategy

Separating a text into paragraphs helps to make the information easier to digest. After pu read each paragraph, try covering it and see you can remember all of the main information

Check the paragraph again , and then on The modern Olympic Games began in 1896. They were based on the ancient Games which took a thousand years before that

The ancient Olympics began in 776 BCE in Olympia in Greece they took place every four yers until 394 CE. The first Garnes were a one-day event and had Just one running race. A cook called Koroibos
won the firstever OWm race. The Games became ppular and from about 400 BCE they took five days

There wag a cerernony on both the firstday and the last day. Sony Of the events were long Jump and wresting. There were also running ræes, horse races, chariot rues, boxing and wrestling

 

athletes trained for at least ten months before the Games. There were no medals, no prizes and no second or third places. Winning was everything. However. back in his home city , the winner receiva money and he probably never worked again

Women didn’t take part the ancient Olympics but they had Nn women-mly GartES which About 40,000 spectators travelled to Olympia to watch the Games

Some walked for days; others came by seafrom places asfarawayas Spain, Italy and Egypt

On the final day of the Games there wasa big celebration for all the competitors 

 

Answer the questions

Where and when did the first Olympics take place

What was there at the beginning and end of the five – day Olympics

Who won the first Olympic race

Which of these was NOT a sport at the ancient Olympic Games: discus, wrestling foottball , chariot races ‘Winning was everything.’ Why 

Did women take part in sport in Ancient Greece ? How do you know

How did people get to Olympia

I in Olympia in Greece in 776 BCE

 a ceremony on the first day and the last day

3 a cook called Koroibos

4 football

 Because there was no second or third place. The winner received money and he probably never worked again

 Yes , they did. They had their own women -only Games

7 Some walked , others came by sea

 

Use of English : Review of past simple

We use the past simple to talk about events in the past that are now finished

Regular verbs end with ed or d

The wmner received morpy

The athktes trained for at kast ten nonths …

Irregular verbs change in different ways

The nuiern Games began 1896

Winnåy was everything

otters came by sea

For past simple negatives and questions we use did

didn ‘t take part the mcknt Olynpks

EXCept for be

There were no rnedals (z There werent any medals)

Underine all of the examples the past sirnple

that you can find in the text on page 150

 

 Complete these sentences using the past simple form of the verb in brackets

I She (not eat) anything before the race, so she (feel) tired

She didn ‘t eat anything before tty race, 50 she felt tired

 The race (finish) just before I (arrive) at the stadium

 He (not do) enough training. so he (not take part) in the race

 Because a wheel (come off) halfway round the track , he (not win) the chariot race

 (he / win) a race before (he / compete) in this year’s Games

2 finished

3 didn’t do part

arrived didn’t take

 came off – didn’t win 4

5 Did he win – competed

 

Use the prompts to write sentences in the past simple

The last time I went it was snowing. (So / I / take / a warm jacket)

So I tak a warm jacket

(He / break / his leg) so his mum took him to hospital

He broke his leg

 The two boxers know each other. (They / fight / five years ago)

They fought five years ago

 They are good friends now. (They / meet / at the last Olympic Game

They met at the Olympic Games

  can’t believe it ! (I / win / a medal)

 

Speaking

 Work with a partner. Take itin turns to summarise the paragraphs in the text on page 150. Your partner reads the paragraph as you are speaking to check you include all of the main information

Learning objectives

Listening : To listen to sentences using past simple and check for accuracy

Speaking : To discuss a reading text and its uses of the past simple

Reading : To read a text and identify uses of the past simple

Writing : To write sentences, and a summary of a reading text , using the past simple

Key vocabulary

Competitor

jacket

Match

Opponent

race

Training

Halfway

track

Writing

 Write a summary of the text on this page Include the main ideas from each paragraph

Writing tip

Edit your writing! Always check your work carefully after you have finished writing Check that you have used punctuation correctly and there are no spelling mistakes Re-read each sentence and make sure there are no unnecessary words or phrases

Complete the crossword. can find the answers on page of the

Across

3 long jump

5 prize

7 spectator

9 chariot

10 boxing

Down

1 athlete

2 javelin

4 wrestling

6 discus

8 Greece