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13 Assignment
I. Read and translate the following text.
Olympic Flame May Burn on Everest
China wants to carry the Olympic torch to the peak of Everest before the
2008 Games and broadcast the event live. Olympic organizers said yesterday that a
research group was assessing the difficulties of such an enterprise. "It depends on the
weather at the time and on when it will happen," said Liu Jingmin, the executive
vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games and the deputy
mayor of Beijing. Chinese mountaineers have scaled Everest, known in China as
Qomolangma, more than 10 times and have plenty of experience.
"There is no doubt we can make it despite the difficulties. We haven't
decided how to do it," said Ma Xinxiang, the head of the China national
mountaineering team. China took a ceremonial flame to the top of Everest, the peak
of which straddles the China-Nepal border, in a sports competition among China's
ethnic minorities in 1999. That torch was fitted with a special oxygen tank to keep it
burning in the thin air and an igniter for when winds blew out the flame. For the
Olympics, mountaineers could use similar technology. The torch may be not alight
for the entire climb, but could be ignited at a point that has yet to be decided, Mr. Ma
said.
The flame would be carried up the southern slope of the mountain and then
down along the northern slope in the world's highest relay race. Organizers would
select about 80 climbers at the peak of their performance, aged between 18 and 23,
who would undergo specialized training for several years. A rehearsal is planned for
2007. China is scheduled to submit a route plan for the relay to the International
Olympic Committee by the end of 2006. The relay would end in a new 100,000-seat
stadium on the outskirts of- the Chinese capital. The peak of Everest is put at 20,035ft
(6,107m) but that may have changed by the time the relay takes place.
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A team of Chinese surveyors reached the summit last weekend with the
goal of remeasuring the world's highest mountain amid controversy over its exact
height: advances in technology have resulted in an array of calculations. The melting
of glaciers and snow has raised questions over whether the mountain is lower than
early surveys showed.
Whatever the height, Chinese officials are confident the torch can reach the
top. "Going up may not be too complicated, but filming the whole thing will be very
complex," Mr. Liu said.
In 2003 China's state-run broadcaster showed live footage of climbers
reaching the peak using a portable microwave transmitter to send a signal to a
satellite ground station. The cost of transporting the gear as far as the middle reaches
on yaks was 200,000 Yuan (Ј13,000). Mr. Liu said that no decision had been made
about who would carry the torch up the mountain, although most torch bearers in the
past have been locals. The first surveyors who reached the summit last week were all
Tibetans. Chinese Olympic organizers harbour another ambition that rivals the
Everest plan. They want the flame to be carried through Taiwan, regarded by Beijing
as a rebellious province to be recovered by force if necessary. Taiwan competes
separately from China under the name Chinese Taipei.
II. Supply the following words with translation. Learn the words with
their definitions.
1) torch – a long stick with material that burns tied to the top of it;
2) to straddle – to sit or stand with one leg on either side of something;
3) minority – a part of a group which is less than half of the whole group, often
much less;
4) tank – a large container for storing liquid or gas;
5) to ignite – to start to burn or make something start to burn;
6) slope – a surface or piece of land that is high at one end and low at the
other;
7) to undergo – to experience something, especially a change or medical
treatment;
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8) rehearsal – a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, etc.
practise in order to prepare for a performance;
9) to submit – to accept that someone has control over you and do what they
tell you to do;
10) controversy – a lot of disagreement and argument about something;
11) footage – film of an event;
12) to circumnavigate – to sail all the way around something.
III. Complete the sentences below with the words written above.
1. What's the ... of the Empire State Building?
2. He hovered shyly on the ... of the town.
3. A live ... of the football game made a great impression on me.
4. The company has ... some major changes in the last five years.
5. He was losing the fight but he would not ...
6. The Olympic ... is carried by runners to the place where the Games are being held.
7. We were forced to stay in a town in Eastern France near the ... with Germany.
8. Most of the nation wants peace, only a ... wants the war to continue.
9. It's rather ... to explain, but 111 try.
10. This play still needs a lot of ...
IV. Make a two-way translation.
Олимпийский факел, executive vice-president, вершина горы,
транслировать в прямом эфире, to have plenty of experience, исследовательская
группа, to undergo specialized training, спортивные состязания, portable
microwave transmitter, этап эстафеты, satellite ground station, воспламенитель,
torch bearers.
V. Translate the following into English:
1. В древней Греции бег с факелами устраивали в честь бога
Прометея, похитившего огонь у Зевса.
2. При проведении современных Олимпийских игр факел зажигают у
храма Геры в Олимпии, а потом эстафетой доставляют на место проведения
соревнований.
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3. В 1976 году огонь преобразовали в электронный импульс и
отправили посредством спутника в Канаду, где огонь был зажжен с помощью
лазерного луча.
4. В 2000 году ныряльщики пронесли факел под водой, минуя
Большой Барьерный риф по пути в Сидней.
5. Игры в Афинах в 2004 году были первой Олимпиадой, когда факел
обошел вокруг Земли. Его везли на специально оборудованном Боинге.
VII. Retell the text in Russian and in English according to the
suggested scheme (see p. 121-122).
VIII. Translate the following text in English. Use the words and
phrases given below.
Как проходили Олимпийские игры в Древней Греции
По всем греческим городам разъезжали специальные послы. Они
появлялись на городских площадях в Афинах и Спарте, их видели в греческих
городах Малой Азии и на цветущих берегах Черного моря, населенных
греками. Всюду, где только появлялись эти послы, огромные толпы народа
слушали их с праздничным, радостным возбуждением.
Что же сообщали грекам эти послы, которых встречали с такой
радостью и нетерпением? Они сообщали о дне предстоящего великого
празднества – знаменитых олимпийских играх. Олимпийские игры проводились
в честь верховного греческого бога Зевса через каждые четыре года. Это был
общегреческий праздник.
Но не только о дне начала игр сообщали послы на площадях
греческих городов. Они провозглашали условия священного мира, который
объявлялся на время празднеств. Всякие военные действия, где бы они ни
происходили, немедленно прекращались. На нарушителей этого условия
налагался большой штраф. Для всех племен и народов, принимающих участие в
празднествах, страна, где находится святилище Зевса, – священна и
неприкосновенна.
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Всякий, кто обидит путника, направляющегося на олимпийские
празднества, также подвергается проклятию и штрафу.
И вот уже со всех сторон потянулись в Элиду (область в Древней
Греции, где находилась Олимпия) торжественные делегации и посольства.
Ионическое море и широкое устье реки Алфея наполнилось празднично
убранными кораблями, прибывшими сюда из многочисленных греческих
колоний по берегам Азии, Африки, Италии и Сицилии. По всем дорогам
Греции люди спешили на празднества в Олимпию. Некоторые ехали верхом
или на повозках, но большинство народа шло просто пешком. Хотя в
празднествах принимали участие и присутствовали только мужчины, все равно
число гостей измерялось многими тысячами. Олимпийский стадион, где
происходил бег и другие гимнастические упражнения, вмещал 40 тысяч
человек и был всегда переполнен. На берегу реки Алфея во время празднеств
вырастал целый город из палаток и шалашей. Вдоль большой дороги и стен
ограды выстраивались деревянные бараки, тут шла оживленная торговля
самыми разнообразными предметами.
Путник, попавший в Олимпию после долгих дней пути, оглушен
шумом многотысячной толпы, наполняющей священную рощу и
достопримечательные места: храмы, жертвенники, стадион, ипподромы. Пока
еще не начались игры, он спешит осмотреть эти достопримечательности. Вот
священная роща Альтис, где стоят бронзовые статуи победителей на
олимпийских играх. Вот алтарь Зевса, где в этот момент готовится
жертвоприношение. К алтарю подходит торжественная процессия. Во главе ее
должностные лица Элиды в белых одеяниях, расшитых золотом, с
развевающимися пурпурными лентами. Вслед за ними идут члены посольства,
совершающего жертвоприношение. Процессию замыкают рабы, несущие дары
богам и подгоняющие жертвенных животных. А вот знаменитый зал Эхо, в
котором можно слышать, как стены повторяют каждое сказанное слово семь
раз. Вот, наконец, и главная достопримечательность рощи – храм Зевса с его
статуей, изваянной величайшим греческим скульптором – Фидием.
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___________________________________________________________
1.
The Beijing Olympic Games set 29 different records.
T / F
2.
An audience of 90,000 people attended the closing ceremony.
T / F
3.
China’s leaders will be unhappy at not achieving more at the Olympics.
T / F
4.
The number eight was an important number in the Beijing Games.
T / F
5.
The organizer of the Games talked about maths in his closing speech.
T / F
6.
Over 100 Olympic records were broken in Beijing.
T / F
7.
The organizer said the Games brought China closer to the world.
T / F
8.
The Olympics president agreed with the comments of the organizer.
T / F
1)
spectacular
a)
extraordinary
2)
crowd
b)
created
3)
memorable
c)
magnificent
4)
fulfilled
d)
undoubtedly
5)
set
e)
audience
6)
summed up
f)
repeated
7)
witnessed
g)
evaluated
8)
truly
h)
unforgettable
To be held in honor of somebody, violation of this condition, to impose a heavy
fine, to be involved in something, to accommodate, wooden barracks, a brisk trade,
racetrack, to sacrifice.
IX. Listening: Record-setting Beijing Olympics end
1. Before listening
1.1 True / False. Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or
false (F).
1.2 Synonym match. Match the following synonyms from the article.
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9)
echoed
i)
achieved
10)
exceptional
j)
saw
1.3 Phrase match. Match the following phrases from the article
1)
a spectacular closing
a)
his feelings on the Games
2)
a breathtaking fireworks
b)
their goal
3)
one of the most memorable
c)
brings luck in China
4)
they have fulfilled
d)
display
5)
the number 8
e)
spirit
6)
Liu Qi summed up
f)
ceremony
7)
superb athletic performances
g)
exceptional Games
8)
the Olympic
h)
more about China
9)
These were truly
i)
Olympics ever
10)
The world learned
j)
and sportsmanship
(Sometimes more than one choice is possible).
2. Listen and fill in the gaps.
The 29th Olympic Games ended in Beijing on Sunday ________________
spectacular closing ceremony. Over 7,000 performers and a breathtaking fireworks
display entertained the crowd ________________ famous Bird’s Nest stadium. It has
________________ the most memorable Olympics ever. China’s leaders
________________ fulfilled their goal to show the world what China can achieve.
Numbers tell part of the Beijing story. The record $40-billion games officially started
on 08.08.2008, at eight minutes past eight – the number ________________ China.
Altogether, 11,028 athletes qualified from 204 different countries. A record number
of 88 countries won medals, ________________ winning more than one. The USA’s
Michael Phelps and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt set 10 world records between them.
The president of the Beijing Organizing Committee, Liu Qi,
______________ feelings on the Games in his closing speech. He said:
“________________ have witnessed superb athletic performances and
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sportsmanship. Athletes…have competed in the Games in ________________. They
1.
What did you think when you read the headline?
2.
What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘Olympics’?
3.
Did you like the Beijing Olympics?
4.
What did you think of the opening and closing ceremonies?
5.
What was the most memorable part of the Olympics for you?
6.
Do you think China’s leaders will be happy with the Olympics?
7.
What numbers are lucky in your country, and why?
8.
Which athlete did you most want to win and why?
9.
Are you happy with the performance of the athletes from your country?
10.
Who’s better, swimmer Michael Phelps or sprinter Usain Bolt?
1.
Did you like reading this article?
2.
How would you sum up your feelings on the Beijing Olympics?
3.
What did you think of the sportsmanship in Beijing?
4.
What Olympic gold medal would you most like to win?
5.
Do you think the Beijing Olympics brought China closer to the world?
6.
In what way are the Olympics celebrations of friendship and peace?
7.
What did you learn about China in these games?
8.
Did you think about things like pollution and politics during these games?
have…achieved amazing results by breaking ________________ and 85 Olympic
records.” He added that the Games had brought China closer to the world. “The
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is a grand ________________, a grand celebration of
peace and a grand celebration of friendship,” he said. International Olympic
Committee president Jacques Rogge echoed Qi’s enthusiasm, saying: "These were
________________ Games…The world learned more about China and China learned
more about the world.”
3. Discussion.
3.1 STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
3.2 STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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9.
Do you think the London Olympics in 2012 were better than the Beijing
Games?
10.
What questions would you like to ask International Olympic Committee
president Jacques Rogge about the Beijing Games?
4. Translate the text into Russian in a written form.
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