2. 1.How often do the Winter Olympic Games take place? 2.Where and when were the first Olympics? 3.What were the original Olympic sports? 4.Why and When were the Winter Olympics interrupted? 5.When did they start again? 6.What country has hosted the Games four times? 7.What country has hosted the Games three times? 8.What countries have hosted the Games twice? 9.Where will be the Winter Olympics in 2014? 10.Where is Sochi located? 11.What is the population of Sochi? 12.When was Sochi founded? 13.Sochi is the longest city in Russia, isn't it? 14.What is the distance in length of Sochi? 15.Where will most of the Games be? (what district) 16.What kind of sports will take place in Krasnaya Polyana? 17.What kind of sports will be in Sochi? 18.What is the climate in Sochi?

3. The Winter Olympic games take place every four years. The first Winter Olympics were in France in 1924.

4. Some of the original sports were alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, ski jumping and speed skating.

6. The USA has hosted the Games four times. France has hosted three times. Austria, Canada, Italy, Japan, Norway and Switzerland have hosted the Games twice.

7. In 2014 Sochi will be the first Russian city to host the Winter Olympics. Sochi is an attractive city located on the Black sea coast of North Caucasus.

8. The population is over 415 000 people. It was founded in 1838. Sochi is the longest city in Russia. The distance is 145 kilometers.

9. The Olympics will be in district of Sochi Krasnaya Polyana it is 39 km from the Black sea. Freestyle skiing, Alpine skiing, Snowboarding, Cross- country skiing will take place in Krasnaya Polyana. At the same time Figure skating, ice hockey, speed skating will be in the ice-rink in Sochi.

10. Sochi will be the first city with subtropical climate to host the Winter Games.

11. Finland officially the Republic of Finland is situated in the Scandinavian region of Northern Europe. The population is about 5.4 million people. It is bordered by Sweden on the west, Norway on the north and Russia on the east. Sweden NorwayRussia

12. Finland and its capital Helsinki are very close to Russian border. Russian and Finland are very closely related to each other. Russian people like to go to Finland on holiday and for shopping. The spheres of the relationship are: economic, culture, education and ecology.

13. Rantasalmi is located in the province of Eastern Finland in Savonia. The population is 4.053 people. It was founded in 1578

14. 1.How often do the Winter Olympic Games take place? 2.Where and when were the first Olympics? 3.What were the original Olympic sports? 4.Why and When were the Winter Olympics interrupted? 5.When did they start again? 6.What country has hosted the Games four times? 7.What country has hosted the Games three times? 8.What countries have hosted the Games twice? 9.Where will be the Winter Olympics in 2014? 10.Where is Sochi located? 11.What is the population of Sochi? 12.When was Sochi founded? 13.Sochi is the longest city in Russia, isn't it? 14.What is the distance in length of Sochi? 15.Where will most of the Games be? (what district) 16.What kind of sports will take place in Krasnaya Polyana? 17.What kind of sports will be in Sochi? 18.What is the climate in Sochi?