OUR OLYMPIC CHALLENGE

Student Handouts

Olympics Handout 0.1 Name ___________________

1. Choose your goals. 2. Draw and colour the corresponding .

3. Evaluate yourself throughout your project.

Green = I scored! Yellow = I’m doing okay. Red = I need to work harder.

I am doing it. I did it.

Class Goals Date Date Date Date

1. Participate actively

2. Use just English

3. Help each other

4. Control the volume

5. Produce an original well-presented text

Personal Goals Date Date Date Date

6. Use the expressions on the posters 7. Practice at home

8. Listen to my partner 9. Express my ideas

10. Accept my partner’s ideas 11. Stay calm and not panic

12. Focus on my task 13. Do more research

14. Prepare a richer text 15. Work faster

16. Use the strategy ______________

Olympics Handout 1.1

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Noise & Time Manager

Put up your hand.

Shhhhh…

Please be quiet.

Whisper please.

Speak softly, please.

There are only … minutes left.

Materials Manager

Could I please have…?

Here is your material.

Write your name on this, please.

Where is your…?

Do you have your...?

Can you pass me a…?


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Facilitator/Checker

It’s your turn.

Can you repeat that, please?

What do you think?

Do you agree?

Let’s go!

Reporter

Here is our report.

We think that…

Our group agrees on…

We have…

Olympics Handout 3.1 Name ___________________ Date ___________

People at the Olympics

1. coach 2. defence 3. fans 4. judges 5. offence 6. opponent 7. players 8. referee

Illustrated by Hélène Martin


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Go Fish!

ice - hockey a stick, a puck figure skating

skates, a costume luge a helmet, a luge

bobsleigh an icy track downhill skiing



Go Fish!

skis, goggles skis, boots, poles cross-country skiing

biathlon skis, a rifle acrobatic skiing

short skis, a helmet gymnastics balance beams, mats



Go Fish!

swimming swimsuits, goggles diving

divingboard, a pool running running shoes, shorts

jumping hurdles horseback riding



Go Fish!

a horse, a crop cycling a bicycle, cycling shoes

tennis a racket, a net, a ball badminton

a racket, a net, a birdie baseball a glove, a bat, a ball



Go Fish!

basketball a hoop, a ball soccer

a ball, a goal table tennis a table, paddles, a ball

football a helmet, a ball, goal posts judo



Go Fish!

a uniform, mats rowing a row boat, oars

sailing sailboat shooting

a rifle, a target weightlifting barbells



Go Fish!

volleyball a ball, a net fencing

a sword, a mask kayak paddle

boxing a ring, boxing gloves speed-skating



Go Fish!

skates, a helmet

Olympics Handout 5.1 Name ___________________ Date ___________

Announcements at the Olympic Village

The athletes do not want to be late for any meetings so they always listen carefully to the announcements at the Olympic Village.

1. Listen to the announcements. 2. Complete your category of the grid with the missing information. 3. Share your information with your team mates.

SPORT/EVENT PERSON/POSITION PLACE EQUIPMENT

example: hockey

goalies

arena

protective equipment, helmets

1/

2/

3/

4/

5/

6/

7/

8/

9/

10/


The Miming Game Cut a set of 21 cards for each pair of students.

run

throw

catch

jump

hit

serve

dribble

pass

kick

walk

push

pull

swim

dive

ski

turn

drive

ride

swing

lift

shoot

Olympics Handout 7.1 Name ___________________ Date ____________

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Our Olympic Dream Verse 1 We want to play kinball It’s our Olympic dream With a big ball and running shoes And all of our team We bounce and we pass We work up a steam Chorus So we practice every day And here’s what we say We can win We can win We can win, win, win.

Verse 2 We want to play hockey It’s our Olympic dream With a puck and a stick And all of our team We skate and we shoot We work up a steam Chorus So we practice every day And here’s what we say We can win We can win We can win, win, win.

Verse 3 We want to play _____________________________________ (sport) It’s our Olympic dream With _____________________ and _____________________ (equipment) (equipment) And all of our team We ______________________ and we __________________ (action) (action) We work up a steam

Chorus

So we practice every day And here’s what we say

We can win We can win

We can win, win, win.

Olympics Handout 8.1 Name____________________ Date ____________

Co-operative Sports Riddles Listen to your partners’ clues. Find the name of the sport. Write the letters in the appropriate spaces. Discover the mystery word.

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Mystery Word: Rules and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are next. Choose another Olympic sport. ___________________________

{name of your sport}

Write four clues for your sport.

1._______________________________________________. 2._______________________________________________. 3._______________________________________________. 4._______________________________________________.

Read your clues to the class. Let your classmates guess what Olympic sport it is.


1. You jump over obstacles. 2. Players stand on each side of the net. 3. You need a pair of gloves. 4. You can do it with a partner. 5. You need a boat. 6. You need to be tall. 7. You need a good pair of running shoes. 8. You do this sport in water. 9. You need to wear a helmet. 10. You wear warm clothes and a helmet. 11. You can’t use your hands.

1. You wear a helmet and a pair of boots. 2. You can play inside or outside. 3. You do this sport in a ring. 4. You do it on ice. 5. You race against other participants. 6. You need two hoops and a ball. 7. You can practice alone but many

athletes participate. 8. You need very strong arms. 9. There are 6 players on the team. 10. You do this sport outdoors. 11. You need shin pads and cleats.





1. You need to be a good rider. 2. The ball can’t touch the floor. 3. You play against one opponent. 4. You need to be fast and agile. 5. You need the wind. 6. You play in teams. 7. You do this sport in the street. 8. You need a pair of oars. 9. You play it on ice. 10. You need slopes covered in snow. 11. There are 6 players on the team.

1. You do it with an animal. 2. You use opened or closed hands to hit the

ball. 3. You need a good punch. 4. You need skates and a tight costume. 5. You wear a lifejacket. 6. You play on a court. 7. This sport was in the first Olympic

Games. 8. You race against other teams. 9. You play it during winter. 10. You apply wax to the main piece of your

equipment. 11. The name of this sport is different in

America and in Europe.

Olympics Handout 9.1 Names ___________________________ Date ___________


Rules and Regulations Every sport has its rules. There are things you can do and things you can’t do.

Read the rules for basketball. Classify what you can and can’t do.

Rules for Basketball 1. There are five players on each team. 2. You try to throw the ball into the basket. 3. You can dribble the ball. 4. You can’t jump with the ball and keep it in both hands. 5. You are permitted to pass the ball to a player on your team. 6. You are not allowed to push another player. 7. You can pivot with the ball in your hands if one foot touches the floor. 8. You are allowed to dribble a second time if you have lost control of the ball. 9. The ball belongs to the opposite team once it passes the sideline. 10. You score two points if you shoot the ball in the basket. 11. You score three points if you shoot the ball in the basket from the three-

point field goal. 12. You can’t dribble a second time after you have stopped dribbling a first time. 13. You are not permitted to run with the ball without dribbling it.

You can… You can’t…

See official rules for basketball at www.nba.com

Olympics Handout 10.1 Names __________________________ Date ___________




Step 1: Identifying and Describing Our New and Original Team Sport

Questions Example It’s Our Turn! What is the name of your sport?

Baskaki

How many players are on the team?

5 players

What equipment do you need?

a hacky sack two wastepaper

baskets

What do you wear?

a t-shirt, shorts, running shoes and a

bandana

Where do you play your sport?

in a gymnasium, on a court

indoors or outdoors

When do you play your sport?

spring, summer, fall, and winter

all year round anytime, all the time!



Step 2: Rules for Our New and Original Team Sport

Every sport has its rules. There are things you can do and things you can’t do. Read the rules for Baskaki.

Rules for Baskaki 14. There are five players on each team. 15. You try to shoot the hacky sack into the wastebasket. 16. You can hit the hacky sack with the inside of your foot. 17. You are allowed to pass the ball to a player on your team. 18. You can’t throw the hacky sack. 19. You are not permitted to touch the hacky sack with your hands. 20. You can’t push another player. 21. The hacky sack belongs to the opposite team if you drop it. 22. You are not permitted to bounce the hacky sack a maximum of 3 times

before you pass it. 23. You can score 5 points if you shoot the hacky sack in the wastebasket.

Write the rules for your new and original team sport. Rules for ______________________________________________ (our Olympic sport)

1. There are players on each team. 2.

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Olympics Handout 11.3 Names__________________________________ Date_____________


Step 3: Promoting Our New and Original Team Sport

Choose your promotional techniques.

�� A poster

�� A digital slide show

�� A video

�� A mascot

�� A uniform

�� A pennant

�� A banner

�� A medal

�� A cheer with choreography

�� A song

Student 1_________________

{signature}

Student 2_________________ {signature}



We agree!


Illustrated by Hélène Martin

Pop it! Sack it! Put it in the basket!Hit it to the East! Hit it to the West! Our BASKAKI teamIs the very best!

We wear shorts and running shoes. Our colours are purple and yellow, so we have a purple and yellow hacky sack on our net T-shirts. Our purple and yellow bandanas are practical and very sporty.

There are 5 players on each team. You need 2 wastebaskets and 1 hacky sack. The baskets are on the floor at each end of a large court. You can pass the hacky sack with your feet or your body. You can’t touch the hacky sack with your hands….

What can you do?

Pass it!

Hit it!

Shoot it!

Put it in the basket!

Score! Score! We want more!

Olympics Handout 11.5 Date ____________


Group Evaluation Our Olympic Challenge

For the Olympic team sport ______________________________

(name of the sport)

by ______________, ______________, ______________ and ______________, (Presenter 1) (Presenter 2) (Presenter 3) (Presenter 4)

the presentation includes ….

- a new and original name - what you wear - what equipment you need - where you play - when you play - the number of players you need - the rules - the participation of all team members - promotional techniques: o a poster

o a digital slide show

o a video

o a mascot

o a uniform

o a pennant

o a banner

o a medal

o a cheer with choreography

o a songStrong points: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Points to improve: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Student 4________________ {signature}

We agree!

Olympics Handout 12.1 Name ____________________ Date ____________


Self-evaluation Our Olympic Challenge

Green = I scored! Yellow = I’m doing okay. Red = I need to work harder.

1. I identified and described sports in English.

2. I created a new and original team sport.

3. I accepted my partners’ ideas.

4. I shared my ideas with my partners.

5. I planned an original promotion with my partners.

6. I did my fair share of the presentation.

7. I spoke English when working with my partners.

8. I practiced my presentation.

9. I produced a clear and complete presentation.

10. I used the strategies __________________ and _______________.

11. During this project I learned _______________________

______________________________________________,

but it was difficult for me to ________________________ ______________________________________________.

To overcome this difficulty during the next project I will

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________.

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