The ancient Olympic Games were first held in Olympia, Greece in 776 BC and were founded by Greeks to honor the god Zeus. The games continued to be held every four years and featured competitions in athletics, chariot and horse racing, and wrestling. In 393 AD, the Roman emperor Theodosius I abolished the Olympics after they had been held for over 1200 years. In 1896, Pierre de Coubertin had the idea to start the Olympic Games again and the first modern Olympics took place in Athens, Greece.

1. THE HISTORY OF
THE OLYMPIC
GAMES

2. THE HISTORY OF
THE OLYMPIC
GAMES

3. • 1 to be held- e.g. The Olympic games are held...
• 2 to be founded by- e.g. The Olympic games were
founded by...
• 3 to take place-
• 4 to be run- e.g.
The Olympics continued to be run....
• 5 ancient-
• 6 according to a legend-
• 7 a record (noun)- to record(verb)-
• 8 a prize- a price-
• 9 an olive branch-
• 10 honour-
• 11 to abolish-
• 12 a delegate-

4. • 13 a committee-
• 14 a success-
• successful-
15 a competition-
• a competitor –
• to compete -
• 16 a wrestler-
17 athletes-
• 18 an event ( sport events, music events..)
• 19 to cancel – e.g. The competition was cancelled.
• 20 to allow- e.g. The women were not allowed to compete
• 21 BC: BEFORE CHRIST
• 22 AD: ANNO DOMINI

5. Watch the following video!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSf7-LsmU3Y

6. •Finish the following
sentences!

7. • The ancient Olympic Games were founded
by....
• After 1200 years, the Roman
emperor.......abolished the Games in 393
AD.
• .......had the idea to start the Olympic
Games again.
• The first Olympic Games of the modern
era took place in.......