n tro d uc ti on. 1. I 2. Ab o u t Va ncou ver. . 3. Sports 4. Masco ts 5. Estonian athletes. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. They feature What is the Winter winter sports held on snow or ice, such as Alpine skiing, cross- Olympics?? country skiing, figure skating, bobsledding and ice hockey. Cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping, and speed skating have been competed at every Winter Olympics since 1924. Other athletic events have
Topic Sports Tallinn English College 8b form 2007 1. Introduction For some people sport plays a very important part in their lives. And to some, it is even a way of life. There are different kinds of sports. For instance, there are sports meant for playing indoors, some can be practised only at a certain time of year. There are winter and summer sports also. Skiing, figure-skating, sledding and snowboarding these four most popular are practised during winter. Good examples of summer sports are: swimming, badminton, roller skating and golf. 2. The ancient Olympic Games The first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776. B.C. at Olympia but the city may have functioned as a meeting place for worship and other political practices many years earlier. The city is located in western Greece. The games were held every four years
amo unt o f the info rmatio n. S o ple as e take a c o mfo rtable po s itio n and if yo u ne e d s o me thing to drink, g o and have it rig ht away, be c aus e no o ne kno ws what mig ht happe n... Here we go... The official name was "Games of the XIV Olympiad" It began on the 29th of J uly and ended on the 14th of August 59 nations participated 4,104 athletes participated, including 3,714 men and 390 women Official stadium of the games was Wembley Stadium Actually, the London Games were scheduled to 1944, but it was postponed because of the World War II The games were the first ones after the 1936 Berlin's Olympic Games London was selected ahead of Baltimore, Lausanne, Los Angeles and Philadelphia to host the next Olympic Games The Opening ceremony: 29th of J uly was brilliantly sunny day The competitors entered the stadium in 50 minutes
Sports. Sports has a very old history. The ancient Olympic Games were the first big sports competitions. The history of the Olympic Games is linked with many myths referred to in ancient sources, but in the historic years their founder is said to be Oxylos whose descendant Ifitos later rejuvenated the Games. According to the tradition, the Olympic Games began in 776 B.C. when Ifitos made a treaty with Lycourgos the king and famous legislator of Sparta and Cleisthenes the king of Pissa. In this treaty that was the decisive event for the development of the sanctuary as a Panhellenic centre, the "sacred truce" was agreed. That is to say ceasing of fighting in all of the Freek world for as long as the Olympic Games were on. The Olympic Games were held, after the completion of four years during the month of July or August
Forestry Importance: · Environmental-protective importance Oxygen Cleans the air/soils/ground water Protects the soil from erosion · Timber Firewood Woodwork Building materials Timber cellulose paper · Mushrooms/berries/juices · Habitat of different species Measuring the amount of forest: · Fixing the area under the forests (ha/%) -> In Estonia 47.4%, 2.143 mil/ha It doesn't take into account the amount of timber · To measure the amount of timber (m3) -> 352.7 mil/m3 It doesn't take into account the annual increase · To fix different species of trees (%) -> Pine 40%, Birch 30%, Spruce 20% · To measure the annual increase of timber (m3, ha, year) -> 9 mil. m3/ha/year Main principle of the economy of forests: Annual cutting should be equal to annual increase. Trees are divided into: · Precious trees (ebony, mahagony, sandalwood) · Hard-broadleaf (decidious) trees (oak, beech
There are 3 things that chiefly determine the climate of the United Kingdom: the position of the islands in the temperate belt; the fact that the prevailing winds blow from the west and south-west and the warm current -- the Gulf Stream that flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the western shores of England. All these features make the climate more moderate, without striking difference between seasons. It is not very cold in winter and never very hot in summer. So, the British ports are ice-free and its rivers are not frozen throughout the year. The weather on the British Isles has a bad reputation. It is very changeable and fickle. The British say that there is a climate in other countries, but we have just weather. If you don't like the weather in England, just wait a few minutes. It rains very often in all seasons in Great Britain. Autumn and winter are the wettest. The sky is usually grey and cold winds blow
The Prime Minister is really the head of government in Canada. Stephen Harper is currently the PM. National symbols. The use of the maple leaf as a Canadian symbol dates back to the early 18th century, and is on its current and previous flags, the penny, and on the coat of arms. The national colours are red and white which also appear on the flag. The national animal is the beaver and it is because the fur trade. Maple syrup is very important for Canadians also. Hockey is the official winter sport. Canada's official colours are red and white. The colours appear on the flag. History. Almost a thousand years ago men from Norway sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and "discovered" America about 4 centuries before Columbus. In 985 AD Vikings who wanted to go to Greenland from Iceland were blown off their course and they reached Canada. It is thought that they reached Labrador. They saw forested areas there and further exploration were encouraged by this discovery because the
Estonian sport Alfred Neuland ● 10 October 1895 ● first Olympic gold 1920 ● weightlifter ● 12 WR Palusalu’s triumph ● 10 March 1908 ● Berlin Olympic games 1936 ● two gold ● Greco-Roman and freestyle heavy weight ● people came to railway stations ● 40 000-60 000 people Paul Keres ● January 7, 1916 ● chess grandmaster ● the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s. ● the strongest player never to become world champion ● one of the greatest players in history Jaan Talts ● 19 May 1944 ● weightlifter ● silver 1968 ● gold 1972 ● 41 WR ● lifted 500 kg Erika Saulmäe
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