VOCABULARY. 1. attend v присутствовать, посещать

1. attend v присутствовать, посещать

to attend competitions посещать соревнования

e.g. Several million people attend the games and hundreds of millions throughout the world watch them on television.

2. consist (of) v состоять (из), включать

e.g. The Olympic Games consist of the Summer Games and Winter Games.

3. resort n курорт, курортное место

winter resort зимний курорт

e.g. The Summer Games are held in a major city, and the Winter Games are held in a winter resort.

4. torch n факел

e.g. Runners in cross-country relays bring a lighted torch into the stadium.

5. impressive а впечатляющий

impression n впечатление

e.g. The opening ceremony is particularly impressive.

6. order n последовательность, порядок

e.g. At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games the athletes march into the stadium in alphabetical order by country, depending on the spelling of each nation’s name in the language of the host country.

7. declare v объявлять, провозглашать

e.g. The head of state of the host country declares the Olympic Games open.

8. flame n огонь, пламя

e.g. The most dramatic moment of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is the lighting of the Olympic Flame.

9. relay n эстафета

10. valley n долина

e.g. Runners bring a lighted torch from the valley of Olympia, Greece, where the ancient Olympics were held.

11. represent v представлять, символизировать

to represent the team представлять команду

e.g. This delegation represents Greece.

12. symbol n символ, эмблема

e.g. The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings.

13. interlock v соединять, сцепливать

e.g. Five interlocking rings of the Olympic symbol represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America.

14. draft v, n разработать проект, проект

15. Olympic Charter Олимпийская Хартия

e.g. Pierre de Coubertin drafted an Olympic Charter.

16. custom n обычай, традиция

e.g. The custom of the lighting of the Olympic flame started in 1936.

17. background n фон

18. hoist v воодружать

e.g. The Olympic flag with five interlaced rings on a white background was hoisted for the first time in 1920.

19. oath n клятва

e.g. For the first time the Olympic oath ran out in 1920 in Antwerp.

20. olive wreath оливковый венок

e.g. The earliest winner of an olive wreath was Coraibos of Olis.

21. surround v окружать

surroundings n окружение

22. excitement n волнение

excite v волновать

e.g. Colourful ceremonies combine with athletic compe­tition to create the special feeling of excitement that surrounds the Olympics.

23. encourage поддерживать, поощрять

to encourage peace поддерживать мир

e.g. The modern Olympics were organized to encourage world peace.

24. promote v содействовать распространению, развитию

to promote sport содействовать развитию спорта

e.g. The modern Olympics were organized to promote amateur athletics.

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