Winter Olympic Programme Individual sports 2013 Made by

Winter Olympic Programme Individual sports 2013 Made by Egorina Karina Group 241

We will take part in the Olympic Games in fair competition for the honour of our country and the glory of sport (from the Olympic Oath)

Review Essential Vocabulary Read and translate words: 1. Skating 2. Skiing 3. Ski-jump 4. Figure skating 5. Snowboarding 6. Mountaineering *Can you name other winter individual sport?

1. Ice sports Luge [luːʤ] Luge is billed as the fastest sport on ice. Competitors race down a specially designed track feet first only inches from the ice

The new vocabulary 1. defeat-to overcome somebody 2. tape — a narrow strip of material stretched across a track at the place where a race will finish 3. tie —to make the same score as another team 4. Amateur=professional 5. Broadcaster

Speed Skating

The types of ice-skating 1)Ice Dancing is really ballroom dancing on the ice. Skaters can skate waltzes, tangos, foxtrots, and other dances. Ice dancing can be done with or without a partner. 2) Synchronized ['sɪŋkrənaɪz] Skating Synchronized Skating is done with a team of twelve to twenty skaters. The team performs a routine in unison to music and skates together in various patterns.

The tricks of ice skating 1. Skating Backward Skating backward is a simple ice skating trick that is also the basis for learning more complicated ice skating tricks 2 2. Crossover The crossover is a basic ice skating technique, but not everyone can do it. 3. Two-Foot Spin This is a basic spin which isn't used often in competition. 4. Salchow Jump This is one of the more basic jumps, though it is a bit complicated to do. 3 4

The new vocabulary 1. Contestant = participant Facilities Host-a person, a place, a country or an organization that holds an event to which others are invited and makes all the arrangements for them. Motto

2. Alpine, Skiing and Snowboarding Events Alpine skiing

The new vocabulary 1. slope-an area of steep ground covered with snow that people SKI down. 2. Ski-jump- a long steep sloping PLATFORM which people go down on SKIS and jump off to see how far they can go through the air in sports competitions Elevator- Scarp-a line of natural cliffs

Styles of skiing 1. Carving(form-fitting) - a style that is performed on the special slops. 2. Ski-tour - a calm style in which the skier goes up independently, using ski-equipped devices. 3. Ski Cross is running on the track, which has turns and swings and is equipped with ski-jump. 4. Freeride skier requires great skill and involves riding on wide skis. 5. Extreme - a kind of free ride, which has a high level of complexity and takes on difficult slopes, sometimes covered with forests, including jumping from the cliffs.

Freestyle skiing Freestyle - pretty young style, which enjoys great popularity. It involves jumping and moving forward, tricks. This is the original game free flight.

Styles of skiing Aerials — participants ski off a ramp that propel them into the air where they perform multiple somersaults and twists before landing. Points are awarded for air, form and landing. Moguls — skiiers race along a 200 m metre plus slope evenly covered with round snow mounds known as moguls.

Styles of skiing Ski Cross — is a relatively new type of skiing competition, based on the Motorbike discipline of Moto Cross. A group of skiiers race down a snow course. Ski halfpipe — participants perform tricks for points on a half pipe structure made of snow.

The new vocabulary Preliminaries- one of the games in the first part of a competition, when it is decided who will go on to the main competition: Sportsmanship- behaviour that is fair, honest, and polite in a game or sports competition

The new vocabulary 1. Stamina- physical or mental strength that lets you continue doing something for a long time without getting tired: 2. Standings 3. Substitute-someone who does someone else's job for a limited period of time, especially in a sports team

Snowboarding

Snowboarding styles. Freeriding is also known as "all-mountain Snowboarding". Beginners can do this type of style because all you need to do is ride down or up a mountain and explore everything there is out there. Freestyle primarily involves a variety of tricks and jumps in specially constructed terrain parks, rails and halfpipes. Jibbing. Jib is both a noun and a verb, depending on the usage of the word. As a noun: a jib includes metal rails, boxes, benches, concrete ledges, walls, vehicles, rocks and logs. As a verb: to jib is referring to the action of jumping, sliding or riding on top of objects other than snow. To know more about snowboarding let’s watch a video http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=q. TKe 2 Nt. HIWM What di you understand from the video?

3. Nordic events Biathlon

Biathlon Equipment

Biathlon rifle Bead- прицел Trigger- курок

Positions

MAIN COMPETITION FORMATS Individual Pursuit Sprint Mass start Relay

Name all equipment and also parts of them. 1. Ski pole 2. Gloves 3. Rifle 4. Handle 5. Trigger 6. Ski goggles 7. Bead 8. Basket 9. Wrist strap Tasks

Tasks 1. If you go in some kinds of sport, you keep fit, make body more flexible, increase your ____ tone the muscles. 2. He wasn’t the first who reach the___ that is why he didn’t win. 3. Sochi is the next ___ of the Winter Olympic Games. 4. My sports___: “Win or lose, we still booze. ”