Teksti

exercise 33 p. 198 - 199

Translate the expressions of time into English.

  1. Rock art found in the Cave of Swimmers in Libya shows evidence of swimming being practiced around 6000 BCE (= six thousand before Common Era)(n. 6000 eaa).
  2. The Heraean Games were the first recorded sporting competition for women, held in Olympia as early as the sixth century BCE(500-luvulla eaa).
  3. The first Olympic Games were recorded in the late 8th century BCE(700-luvun loppupuolella eaa) in Olympia, where they were celebrated until the late fourth century CE(300-luvun loppupuolelle jaa).
  4. In England, people gambled on cricket, horse racing and boxing so much that a gambling act was passed in 1664 (= in sixteen sixty-four) (vuonna 1664).
  5. No women officially competed in the 1896 (= eighteen ninety-six)(vuoden 1896) Olympic Games.
  6. In the United States, female students’ participation in sports was significantly boosted in the early 1970s(1970-luvun alkupuolella) thanks to a law that promoted equality.
  7. The Leander Rowing Club in England had been male-only since its founding in the early 19th century / in the early 1800s(1800-luvun alkupuolella).
  8. The club opened its doors to female members in the late 20th century / in the late 1900s(1900-luvun lopussa).
  9. The Imperial Cricket Conference was founded in the early 20th century / in the early 1900s(1900-luvun alussa) and only England, Australia and South Africa were members.
  10. India, West Indies and New Zealand became member nations in the mid-20th century / in the mid-1900s(1900-luvun puolivälissä) and Pakistan soon afterwards.
  11. The popularity of cricket grew with more countries getting involved and in the late 1990s(1990-luvun loppupuolella) Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh joined, too.
  12. The Davis Cup used to be called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, but it was renamed the Davis Cup following the death of Dwight Davis in the mid-1940s(1940-luvun puolivälissä).
  13. The tournament has now vastly expanded and celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2019 (= two thousand and nineteen / twenty nineteen)(vuonna 2019).
  14. Has the spread of doping been the most important thing in sports in the 21st century / in the 2000s (= in the noughties)(2000-luvulla)?
  15. The Spaniards would say that the most important sporting event was when Spain defeated Italy 4–0 in the Euro 2012 (= twenty twelve / two thousand and twelve)(2012) final.
  16. How will the sporting world have changed by the year 2050 (= twenty fifty)(vuoteen 2050 mennessä)?