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      My Olympic and Paralympic heroes

      Not 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.

      Topic: My Olympic and Paralympic heroes

      Level: Elementary CEFR A2  (Adult or teenager)

      Timing: 60 minutes

      Aims:

      • Reading (skimming and scanning)
      • Asking and answering questions
      • Facts about Olympic and Paralympic personalities

      Plan components

      Lesson plan: download

      Worksheets: download worksheet 01 / download worksheet 02 / download worksheet 03

      By Margaret Brosnan, ILC Paris, France

      The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format - right click on the attachment and save it on your computer.

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      Lesson plan: Olympic heroes89.34 KB
      Worksheet 01: Olympic heroes57.31 KB
      Worksheet 02: Olympic heroes24.19 KB
      Worksheet 03: Olympic heroes90.9 KB
      Average: 4.3 (6 votes)

      Comments

      annFor's picture
      annFor
      TE Team
      Submitted on 1 September, 2011 - 11:01

      Hi Margaret,

      Just posted a link to this on the TeachingEnglish facebook page,  if you'd like to check for comments.

      Please feel free to post there whenever you have anything you'd like to share.

      Best,

      Ann