Read the following sentences and tick TRUE or FALSE

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1 Read the following sentences and tick TRUE or FALSE Just before the Olympic all wars were stopped T F There were spectators at the T F The Olympic started 4000 years ago T F Competitors used to wear a skirt T F One of the seven Wonders of the World was related to the Olympic Women could participate in the T T F F The lasted 30 days T F The games ended with a feast T F

2 Read the text for the Jigsaw reading to fill in the map WHO WHAT The Olympic WHEN WHERE WHY

3 Solutions WHEN The first Olympic were held in 776 BC

4 WHERE The first Olympic were held in Olympia Peloponnesos, Greece

5 WHY The Olympic were a part of a religious festival in honour of Zeus The Greeks believed Gods loved physical strength

6 WHO Only men could participate in the Women participated in the Heraia, a festival in honour of Hera

7 WHAT The first Olympic Then the Olympic had only had also a sprint wrestling boxing long jump javelin discus chariot racing

8 Jigsaw Reading The Greeks held the first Olympic in the year 776 BC. The Romans, who conquered Greece, banned the Olympics in 393 AC. The Olympics were revived by Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator and sportsman: the first modern Olympic were held in 1896 AC. They are staged every four year. The original games were held on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos, Greece. Modern Olympics are held all over the world. The games were a part of a religious festival and were held in honour of Zeus. The Greeks believed that their gods loved to see strong, fit, graceful human bodies, so one way to get on the good side of the gods was to exercise and make athletic competitions. Only men and boys were allowed to attend the Olympic. Unmarried women had their own festival at Olympia: this was the Heraia, held in honour of Hera, wife of Zeus. At the beginning the only event was a short sprint from one end of the stadium to the other. Gradually other events were added, for example wrestling, boxing, long jump, throwing the javelin and discus, chariot racing.

9 Read and complete Just before the Olympic all wars were. There were spectators at the. The Olympic started years ago. Athletes at the were. One of the seven of the World was related to the Olympic. Only could participate in the. The lasted days. The ended with a feast.

10 Check 1) The city-states of Greece were often at war and this made travel between them dangerous. Citizen of Elis announced a Sacred Truce (Peace) lasting one month before the began to let people travel in safety. 2) About 50,000 people could sit in the stadium. They slept in tents away from the arena. It was hot and overcrowded and the water supply was poor. 3) The Olympic started over 2700 years ago. 4) All the competitors were NAKED. Why naked? Because they wanted to celebrate the male physique and as a tribute to the gods.

11 5) In the city of Olympia there was the Great Temple of Zeus. Inside was an enormous statue of the king of the gods, sitting on a throne. People called it one the Seven Wonders of the World. 6) Only men could participate in the Olympics. Unmarried women had their own festival, Heraia, held in honour of Hera. 7) At first, the Olympic lasted only one day, but eventually grew to five days. 8) On the final day, there was a banquet consisting of 100 oxen sacrificed to Zeus.

12 SCUOLA PRIMARIA DI BORGO S.PIETRO VERIFICA UNITA CLIL (Apprendimento Integrato di Lingua e Contenuto) The Olympic Alunno Classe Data Read and match The races There was a feast There were Athletes The Olympic were naked spectators 2700 years ago lasted five days at the end of the Read and tick TRUE or FALSE The Olympic were banned by the Romans Women could participate in the There were only three sports Before the all wars were stopped The were a part of a religious festival The were held in Athens T F

13 Read and choose the right words strength events 776 BC honour The Greeks held the first Olympic in the year. The were held in of Zeus and wanted to celebrate physical. Wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus and chariot racing were the main. Read and draw Chariot races hoplitodromos javelin a wreath oxen one of the 7 Wonders