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Inglês – 6 a série/7 o ano – Volume 1<br />

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SITUATED LEARNING 6<br />

TRAINING FOR COMPETITIONS<br />

1. Study the following image. In small groups, answer the questions in Portuguese:<br />

© Sorge/Caro/Alamy/Glow Images<br />

a) What does it stand for?<br />

b) What are the colors of the rings? What do they represent?<br />

2. Read the information in the box to learn more about the Olympic Games and then answer the<br />

questions.<br />

The first Olympic Games for which we<br />

have written records took place in 776 BC<br />

in Olympia, a city in Greece. In 1894, the<br />

Frenchman Pierre Frédy, Baron of Coubertin,<br />

founded the International Olympic<br />

Committee, and the modern games started.<br />

Olympic Games happen every 4 years. The<br />

2008 games in Beijing had 302 events in 28<br />

sports. In 2012 the games were in London<br />

and in 2016 will be in Rio de Janeiro. One<br />

of the most important symbols of the games<br />

is the Olympic flame, which comes from<br />

Olympia and is carried by runners in relays<br />

to the host city.<br />

a) When do the Olympic Games happen?<br />

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