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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. |
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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 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. |
Olympic sports
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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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Canoeing/kayakingIn this lesson students learn about canoeing/kayaking 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: Canoeing/kayaking |
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GymnasticsIn this lesson students learn about gymnastics as an Olympic Sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. |
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FootballIn this lesson students learn about football as an Olympic sport. They learn the vocabulary and the rules governing the sport. |
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