ABA Journal Aprenda inglês de maneira natural
Oi ABA amigos e amantes do esporte!
Não dá para acreditar que já chegaram os Jogos Olímpicos de 2016, depois de tantos anos de espera! No post especial de hoje, vamos falar um pouco sobre os Jogos Olímpicos, para descobrir alguns dados interessantes e naturalmente melhorar nosso inglês ao mesmo tempo graças ao vocabulário.
Em suas marcas, prontos…já!
What makes the Rio de Janeiro games so special?
First of all, the numerical facts of these games are mesmerising– for example, I couldn’t believe just how many countries participated in the games- have a look for yourselves!
Facts in numbers:
- More than 200 countries are participating!- 206 to be precise!
- There are going to be 306 events
- Matches will be played in 42 sports
- There will be 37 venues in action during the games.
First of all- take a second to recover from those numbers before we move on, because if that didn’t surprise you, then I don’t know what will.
History of the ancient Olympic Games
According to the history books, the old Olympic Games are said to have started around the 8th century BC and carried on until the 4th century AD. This means that they started almost 3,000 years ago! They were held every four years in Olympia, Greece in honour of the God Zeus.
It is believed that the first written records of the ancient Olympic Games happened in 776 BC, although there is a lot of speculation that the games had actually been going on for a long time before this. Of this, however, it would be hard to be exactly sure.
Where do the modern-day Olympic Games come into play?
As far as we are aware from history, there were no Olympic Games between the 4th century AD and the 19th century, that is, until the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, fittingly enough. At these Olympic Games, there were 13 nations present and represented and a total of 43 events were put on. Think about these numbers with today’s numbers for Rio de Janeiro.
Why are these games important to Brazil?
This is the first time that this vast country of more than 200 million people has hosted the Olympic Games. Unfortunately Brazil has a lot of poverty in its favelas, but the hope is that these games create a lot of money which will trickle down to these areas and help them.
To the viewer at home:
Make sure that you support your national team during these games and also show your support for Brazil which has put so much effort into these games. May your country be very lucky!
Vocabulário:
mesmerising: fascinante
for yourself: você mesmo/a, por você mesmo/a
match: jogo
venue: lugar, local (refere-se a estádios, campos de futebol, etc.)
to move on: continuar
according to: segundo
to be said to: se diz que
century: século
BC: a. C. (antes de Cristo)
AD: d.C. (depois de Cristo)
to be held: ser realizado, ter lugar
record: registo
although: ainda que
to come into play: entrar no jogo
as far as we are aware: até onde sabemos
fittingly enough: adequadamente
to host: organizar, receber
to trickle down: gotejar
to support: apoiar
may…be: que…seja (por exemplo, “May they be happy”: Que eles sejam felizes)
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