- •Министерство спорта, туризма и молодежной политики российской федерации
- •Оглавление
- •Тема 2. Where and how people live Text 1. Houses in Britain
- •Text 2. American houses
- •Text 3. How american and british families live
- •Тема 3. Hobbies and leisure activities Text 1. Leisure time as social phenomenon
- •Text 2. Traditional hoobbies
- •Text 3. Sport and fitness
- •Text 4. Leisure activities
- •Тема 4. Meals Text 1. Meals
- •Раздел 2.Социально-культурная сфера общения
- •Тема 1. Language as a means of cross-cultural communication Text 1. English as a world language
- •Text 2. Why the english language is so popular?
- •Text 3. Basic characteristics
- •Тема 2. The world of the language we learn text 1. The british isles
- •The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
- •A time to celebrate
- •Royal traditions? they are numerous in britain, some are ancient, others are modern.
- •Text 2. The united state of america
- •Hello, america
- •A young country
- •Washington the nation’s capital and it’s places of interest
- •New york
- •The growth of the city
- •American symbols Statue of Liberty – America’s symbol of Freedom
- •The American flag
- •About some american holidays
- •Text 3. English speaking countries
- •Тема 3. Sport action world Text 1. From the first ancient games to the first modern olympics
- •Text 2. Olympic movement, symbols and ceremonies The Olympic Movement
- •The Olympic Symbols
- •The Olympic Ceremonies
- •Text 3. Some points on olympic winter games history
- •Prelude
- •Text 4. Future olympics - 2014
- •Text 5. Sports for Persons with a Disability
- •Раздел 3.Учебно-познавательная сфера
- •Why choose this course?
- •What will you study?
- •Departments and Degrees Overview
- •Getting to Know ucla
- •Тема 2. Institutions of higher education in russia text 1. Higher education system in russia
- •Text 2. Kuban state university of physical education, sport and tourism About university
- •Mission
- •Education
- •Teaching staff
- •Staff and Members
- •Sport facilities and accommodation
- •Science and scientific priorities
- •Employment opportunities
- •The Centre of language training (clt)
- •University Olympic Glory
- •Text 3. These names glister in gold
- •First Olympic Champion
- •The Best Pusher In The World
- •Talented Sportswoman
- •Раздел 4. Профессиональная сфера
- •Тема 1. Chosen area of professional activity Text 1. Careers in sports
- •Sport in my Life
- •2. Types of competitions
- •3. People in
- •4. Sports Achievements
- •5. Going in for Sports
- •Text 2. Why study sport science?
- •Text 3. Healthy body, healthy mind
- •Тема 2. Business communication
- •Voluntary Activity
- •In the Modern Olympic Games The Concept Of The Volunteer
- •Sports And The Olympic Volunteers
- •The present-day Olympic volunteer: the volunteer boom
- •Training
The Olympic Symbols
The Olympic movement uses many symbols, most of them representing Coubertin’s ideas and ideals. The best known symbol is probably that of the Olympic Rings. These five intertwined rings represent the unity of five inhabited continents (with America regarded as one single continent). They appear in five colors on a white field on the Olympic Flag. These colors, white (for the field), red, blue, green, yellow, and black were chosen such that each nation had at least one of these colors in its national flag. The flag was adopted in 1914, but the first Games at which it was flown were Antwerp, 1920. It is hoisted at each celebration of the Games.
The official Olympic Motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius", a Latin phrase meaning "Swifter, Higher, Stronger". Coubertin’s ideals are probably best illustrated by the Olympic Creed:
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
The Olympic Flame is lit in Olympia and brought to the host city by runners carrying the torch in relay. There it plays an important role in the opening ceremonies. Though the torch fire has been around since 1928, the relay was introduced in 1936.
The Olympic mascot, an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the host country, was introduced in 1968. It has played an important part of the games since 1980 with the debut of misha, a Russian bear.
French and English are the two official languages of the Olympic movement.
The Olympic Ceremonies
Opening ceremonies climax with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
The ceremonies typically start with the hoisting of the host country's flag and the performing of its national anthem. The traditional part of the ceremonies starts with a "parade of nations" (or of athletes), during which most participating athletes march into the stadium, country by country. One honoured athlete, typically a top competitor, from each country carries the flag of his or her nation, leading the entourage of other athletes from that country.
Traditionally (starting at the 1928 Summer Olympics') Greece marches first, because of its historical status as the origin of the Olympics, while the host nation marches last.
After all nations have entered the host country's Head of State, formally opens the Olympics.
Next, the Olympic Flag is carried horizontally into the stadium and hoisted as the Olympic Anthem is played. Finally, the Torch is brought into the stadium, passed from athlete to athlete, until it reaches the last carrier of the Torch, often a well-known athlete from the host nation, who lights the fire in the stadium's cauldron.
Various traditional elements also frame the closing ceremonies of an Olympic Games, which take place after all of the events have concluded. Flag bearers from each participating delegation enter the stadium in single file, but behind them march all of the athletes.
Three national flags are each hoisted onto flagpoles one at a time while their respective national anthems are played: The flag of Greece on the right-hand pole (again honoring the birthplace of the Olympic Games), the flag of the host country on the middle pole, and finally the flag of the host country of the next Summer or Winter Olympic Games, on the left-hand pole.