AUTUMN TERM VOCABULARY, TOPIC REVISION 1. Tick the right answer: * The first Olympic Games were held in: Olympia, Paris, Athens, Rome * The first Modern Olympic Games were held in: Olympia, Paris, Athens, Rome * The first known ancient Olympic Games were held in: 778BC, 667 BC, 767BC, 776BC * The first discipline at the Ancient Games was: discus throw, javelin throw, sprint, wrestling * Who banned the Ancient Games: Augustus, Nero, Theodosius, Marcus Aurelius * 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: * Do an exam * Do research * Do a course * Do a degree/diploma * Do an essay * Do a lecture * Get a degree * Get a grade 4. Write other expressions with the same meaning: * To be dismissed: * To be at home with a baby: * To start work at nine and finish at five o´clock: * To stay at home because of an illness: * To get a better position within a company or a better job: * 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. 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. 10. What types of TV programmes and parts of newspapers do you know? What do we call a newspaper with a lot of pictures and stories about famous people? What do we call a magazine which comes out once a week as an addition to a newspaper? 11. Classify the words to the following categories: Grains vegetables fruits dairy products meat+alternatives, fats+ oils+sugar Oatmeal, currants, lard, beetroot, cauliflower, veal, whipped cream, lentils, pulses, corn 12. Match the injuries with their characteristics: Laceration a cut in the skin caused by a sharp object Puncture another word for a bruise Rupture a break in the continuity of an organ or body tissue Contusion the result of sharp object entering the skin Incision a kind of wound in which the skin is scraped or rubbed off Abrasion an injury to the skin that results in the skin being torn open