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1 The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 B.C.E and were held every four years until 393 C.E. It wasn’t until about 1,500 years later, in the mid- 1800s, that the games were revived in Greece. But the Olympics didn’t become the event we know today until 1894, when a French historian named Pierre de Coubertin had the idea making the games international, and founded the international Olympic Committee น่าสนใจ / น่า หลงใหล ความจริง โบราณ ทำให้มี ชีวิตชีวา นัก ประวัติศาสตร์ คณะกรรมกา ร Before the Common Era = ปีก่อน ค. ศ. the Common Era = ค. ศ.

1 Medal weren’t always a part of the Olympics. Giving medals to winners is a practice that began in And between 1896 and 19.04, the top prize was a silver medal At various times, the Olympics have included such unusual events as a swimming obstacle race, a tug of war, and live pigeon shooting เหรียญรางวัล การปฏิบัติ เกมชักเย่อ มีชีวิต ประกอบไป ด้วย การยิง

1 The youngest person that has ever competed in the Olympics was Dimitros Loundras, a ten- year-old gymnast on the 1896 Greek gymnastics team. The gold medal is not made of gold! It’s actually 92.5 percent silver with a covering of six grams of gold. Lighting the Olympic torch does not involves a match. It is lit using only the light of the sun and a special mirror. แข่งขัน นักกายบริหาร การจุดไฟคบเพลิง

1 การต่อสู้ เต็มไปด้วยหินอย่างมาก ระลึกถึง ไม่ปกติ การยกเลิก คิดค้น ขบวนนักกีฬา เจ้า บ้าน พิธีเปิด

1 Let’s Review The teacher will random the number of students and ask the questions. Then you must give an answer for getting 1 points.

1 Where did the ancient Olympic begin?

1 Who made the Olympic international?

1 What is the top prize of winners in 1904?

1 What does each medals call?

1 Who was the youngest person that has competed in Olympic?

1 How old is Dimitrios? What kind of sport did he compete ?

1 What do we use to light the torch?

1 What does “a tug of war ” mean?

1 The gold medal is made of percent gold TrueFalse

1 What is the gold medal made of?

1 Who did the marathon commemorate to?

1 Why did Pheidippides run to Athens?

1 How far was the marathon?

1 The Greek team always goes last the procession of athletes True False

1 Where were the latest Olympic(2012) hold?

1 Where did the ancient Olympic begin? Greece

1 Who made the Olympic international? Pierre de Coubertin

1 What is the top prize of winners in 1904? A silver medal

1 What does each medals call? A silver medalA gold medalA bronze medal

1 Who was the youngest person that has competed in Olympic? Dimitrios Loundras

1 How old is Dimitrios? Ten years old What kind of sport did he compete ? Gymnastic

1 What do we use to light the torch? The light of the sun and a special mirror

1 What does “a tug of war ” mean? เกมชักเย่อ

1 The gold medal is made of percent gold TrueFalse

1 What is the gold medal made of? 92.5 percent silver with a covering of six grams of gold

1 Who did the marathon commemorate to? Pheidippides

1 Why did Pheidippides run to Athens? He run to deliver news about the Greek’s success.

1 How far was the marathon? 26 miles or 40 kilometers

1 The Greek team always goes last the procession of athletes True False

1 Where were the latest Olympic(2012) hold? London, England

3 procession originated commemorate marathon revived practice false true false true

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