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English for the Games Welcome to our free teaching resources based around the London 2012 Games. There are lesson plans and activities at different language proficiency levels on themes such as the Olympic and Paralympic sports and values. Each week we will add a new resource. |
General lesson plans
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The Story of the Olympic and Paralympic GamesIn this lesson students learn about the history of the Olympic Games and practise the present simple tense and the third person singular -s ending.
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Why isn’t my favourite sport included?In this lesson students learn about the range of sports that now feature in the Olympic and Paralympic games and those that don’t. They learn what it takes to have a sport selected and why some sports are dropped. They make a case for the inclusion of a sport that currently doesn’t feature.
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Sporting bingoIn this lesson students learn about Olympic and Paralympic sports, and practise making sentences, using frequency adverbs.
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Visit the GamesIn this lesson students plan a visit to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and create a travel itinerary.
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My Olympic and Paralympic heroesNot everybody wins Olympic and Paralympic gold medals, but they can become famous anyway. This lesson discusses some special people who took part but didn’t win. It encourages students to find and exchange stories of their own Olympic heroes.
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Olympic and Paralympic quizThis lesson provides students with an opportunity to practise both present and past forms and revise question words by introducing them in an Olympic and Paralympic Games quiz, and then designing questions of their own. Before the start of this class, learners should be familiar with many sports disciplines, including athletics events. |
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FactfileWhat do students know about the Olympic and Paralympic Games? Do they know how they first started, and what sports are represented? This lesson gives students the chance to learn about the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and to test their knowledge with a 'Factfile Quiz'.
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Know your valuesTo what extent do teenagers know the values which are associated with the Olympic and Paralympic Games? This quiz introduces them to the key values, and invites them to choose a course of action for a range of situations. At the end of the quiz, the students can see which values are the ones that they most typically demonstrate.
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Olympic and Paralympic sports
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CyclingIn this lesson students learn about cycling as an Olympic sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. Students can see a web version of this lesson here http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games/sports/w.... Topic: Cycling |
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EquestrianIn this lesson students learn about equestrian events as an Olympic Sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sports. Students can see a web version of this lesson here http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games/sports/w.... Topic: Equestrian events |
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SwimmingIn this lesson students learn about swimming as an Olympic sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. Students can see a web version of this lesson here http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games/sports/w.... Topic: Swimming |
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Wheelchair rugbyIn this lesson students learn about Wheelchair Rugby as a Paralympic sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. Students can see a web version of this lesson here http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games/sports/w... Topic: Wheelchair rugby |
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Athletics: field eventsIn this lesson students learn about athletics field events as an Olympic Sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. Students can see a web version of this lesson here http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games/sports/w.... Topic: Athletics field events |
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Athletics: track eventsIn this lesson students learn about athletics track events as an Olympic Sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. Students can see a web version of this lesson here http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-for-the-games/sports/worksheets/athletics-track. Topic: Athletics track events |
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BadmintonIn this lesson students learn about badminton as an Olympic sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. Students can see a web version of this lesson on LearnEnglish. Topic: Badminton |
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BasketballIn this lesson students learn about basketball as an Olympic sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. Students can see a web version of this lesson on LearnEnglish. Topic: Basketball |
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