ATUMN TERM VOCABULARY, TOPIC REVISION       

   

   1. Tick the right answer:

     o The first Olympic Games were held in: Olympia, Paris, Athens, Rome
     o The first Modern Olympic Games were held in: Olympia, Paris, Athens, Rome
     o The first known ancient Olympic Games were held in: 778BC, 667 BC, 767BC, 776BC
     o The first discipline at the Ancient Games was: discus throw, javelin throw, sprint,
       wrestling
     o Who banned the Ancient Games: Augustus, Nero, Theodosius, Marcus Aurelius
     o The first Modern Games were held in: 1886, 1866, 1869, 1896

   

   2. Match the column A with column B:

               A                                                        B

   1 to chase                                                       a. to train an animal to live
   with humans

   2. tool                                                             b. to follow sb. or sth.
   in order to catch them

   3. to bring about                                              c. an instrument held in hand

   4. to domesticate                                             d. to make sth. happen, to cause
   a change

   5. patient                                                         e. an unusual event or
   sight

   6. keen on                                                       f. able to wait for a long
   time

   7. spectacle                                                     g. wanting to do sth. , very
   interested

   

   3. Classify the sports under the following categories:

   American football, track events, boxing, volleyball, rugby, softball, hockey, swimming,
   skating, wrestling, windsurfing, badminton, tennis, cricket, bobsleigh, scuba diving

   

   STADIUM TEAM SPORTS              COURT GAMES                   ATHLETICS              

   

   

   

   WINTER SPORTS                            COMBAT SPORTS               WATER SPORTS

   

   

   

   

   3. Supply suitable synonyms:

     o Do an exam                
     o Do research                
     o Do a course                
     o Do a degree/diploma  
     o Do an essay                
     o Do a lecture                
     o Get a degree               
     o Get a grade                

   

   4. Write other expressions with the same meaning:

     o To be dismissed:
     o To be at home with a baby:
     o To start work at nine and finish at five o´clock:
     o To stay at home because of an illness:
     o To get a better position within a company or a better job:
     o To work any time you feel like working:

   

   5. Which systems of the human body do these organs and structures belong to?

   Heart, muscles, subcutis, vessels, ribs, pelvis, large intestine, tendons, ligaments, lungs,
   femur, oesophagus, brain, shin, toes, ankle, larynx, intestine, urethra, sebaceous glands.

   

   6. Explain the following expressions:

   Small talk, good communicator, fluency in the language, cleverness, speaking skills, daily
   hassles, threatening, deadline, vary, recovery, endurance, aerobic exercises, anaerobic
   exercises, proper nutrition.

   

   7. Choose the right answer:

     o A hot sweet dish is called: dessert, cookie, pie, candy
     o Lunch is eaten: around noon, at eleven, later in the afternoon, any time of the day
     o Dinner is: a typical morning meal, midday meal in schools, the main meal eaten at 1 p.m.,
       usually a packeted cereal
     o Draught is: bottled beer, beer known as ales, kind of cider, beer from the barrel

   

   8. Name some of the disciplines which belong to alternative medicine and explain them:

   

   9. Classify the following components and substances into:

   NUTRITIONAL COMPONENTS                                        BANNED SUBSTANCES

   

   

   

   

   Proteins anabolic steroids, carbohydrates, narcotic analgesics, blood products, diuretics,
   fat, vitamins, water, stimulants, beta blockers, minerals.