Module 3
Unit 3
Lesson 1
Student’s Book pages 28 - 29
The Olympic Games
Before you begin
1 What do you know about the Paralympic Games? Look at the photographs. Discuss with a partner.
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Students’ own answers
2 DW Read the words in the box. Which sports are played using a ball? Check the meaning of any words you don’t know in the Activity Book glossary or in a dictionary.
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athletics basketball cycling rowing rugby sailing tennis |
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rugby, tennis, basketball
3 When were the first Summer Paralympic Games held? Read and listen to the article to find out.
a The largest sporting events in the world today are the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, which are held regularly and watched on television by millions of people around the world. The next largest sporting events are the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.
The first athletic event that was organised specifically for disabled athletes took place in 1948 CE. A sports competition was organised for British ex-soldiers who had disabling injuries. b It was believed that they could be helped to get well again, and be given more confidence by taking an active part in sport. The event took place on the day that the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, opened. At that time, the Games were called the 1948 International Wheelchair Games.
Four years later, in 1952 CE, 130 athletes were invited to take part. c The first Summer Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960 CE.
In 1976 CE, the Winter Paralympic Games became a major event on the sporting calendar, when they were hosted for the first time by Sweden.
At first, only wheelchair athletes could take part in the Paralympics, but now there are other categories of disability, including one for people with visual disabilities. d The Paralympics are scheduled to take place every four years, and it is arranged that the Winter games occur two years after the Summer games. The Summer programme now includes more sports than the first games, among them athletics, basketball, cycling, rugby, tennis and sailing. Rowing is the newest sport on the Paralympic programme, and e certainly more sports will be added to the list in future.
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1960 CE
Comprehension
4 Read and listen to the article again and answer the questions.
1 What do the words in bold refer to?
2 Why was a sports competition organised for disabled athletes in 1948 CE?
3 How often do the Paralympic Games take place?
4 What sports are part of the Paralympic Games?
5 Do you think that Paralympic athletes should be permitted to take part in the Olympics if their scores are high enough to compete? Why / Why not?
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1 they (line 11): British ex-soldiers;
they (line 24): the Winter Paralympic Games;
them (line 33): sports
2 It was believed that sport could help injured British ex-soldiers to recover, and would give them confidence and improve their health and well-being.
3 The games take place every four years.
4 Rugby, basketball, tennis, athletics, cycling, sailing and rowing are all part of the Paralympic Games.
5 Suggested answer: I think Paralympic athletes should be allowed to take part if their scores are high enough. The Olympics should be open to anyone who can achieve the best, no matter whether they are disabled or not.
Unit 3
Lesson 1
Activity Book page 20
The Olympic Games
Vocabulary
1 Write the name of the sport. Choose from the sports in the box. One word is not needed.
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1 This sport is practised on a bicycle: cycling
2 This sport takes place on water:…………………
3 This team sport uses a ball, but there is no net and the ball is oval:……………………
4 This sport uses racquets, a small ball and a net:………………………
5 This is a team sport with a round ball and a net:……………………………….
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1 cycling
2 sailing
3 rugby
4 tennis
5 basketball