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UNIT FIVE
WHEN DID THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN
Lesson 15
The ancient Olympic Games
When did the ancient Olympic Games begin?
They began in 776 BC in Greece.
BC:公元前 英文 Before the birth of Christ 的缩写,意为“基督以前称为公元前”。
① seven seventy-six
② seven hundred and seventy-six
two thousand and nine
2009
2009
+ 776
The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC, about 3000 years ago.
2785≈ About 3000
The first modern Olympic Games began
in Greece in 1896.
When did the modern Olympic Games begin?
They had a history about 100 years.
2009
-1896
= 113
When did the ancient Olympic Games begin?
I know. They began in 776 BC, about 3000 years ago. I learned about them in PE class.
OK. I thought they had a history of about 100 years.
Those are the modern Olympic Games. And there are more events in the modern Games than in the ancient Olympics.
When did the ancient Olympic Games begin?
They began in_____
776 BC
Yes or no ?
There are more events in the ancient Olympic Games than in the mo