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Unit 3

Lessons 5 and 6

SB pages 32 and 33

 

SB 32

 

Reading

1 Who do you think Special Olympics events are for? Discuss with a partner.

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2 Read the text and check your answer to exercise 1.

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Special Olympics events are for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

 

Special Olympics

In the early 1960s, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a university athlete from the USA, decided to give children with intellectual disabilities the chance to take part in sports. She felt that they were unfairly excluded from sporting events. So she held a one-day event for these children in her own garden. Eight years later, in 1968 CE, the first International Special Summer Olympic Games were held in the USA. A thousand people with intellectual disabilities from the USA and Canada competed in different sports.

Today, Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organisation for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics World Games are held every two years, with more than 32 Olympic-style sports, including gymnastics, football and swimming.

El-Araby Houfeya is a Special Olympics athlete from Morocco. When he was very young, he was told that he had an intellectual disability. He accepted that he would never achieve the same success as his six siblings. He learnt how to read and write, and spent a lot of time playing football with other boys in the neighbourhood. Then, one day in 1992 CE, he took part in a football competition. Although he hadn’t had any formal training, he impressed spectators with his skill. After the game, Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco, who supported Special Olympics in her country, asked to meet this talented boy. She told him about Special Olympics Morocco. El-Araby Houfeya joined the organisation and began to take part in their events. It was a moment that changed his life.

El-Araby Houfeya did horseriding and played football in Special Olympics competitions, and, through the organisation, began to travel to different countries. His confidence in himself grew, and he realised that perhaps his sporting talent wasn’t the only talent he had. He began to look for employment, and eventually took a job with a security company. This helped him to become more financially independent.

Today El-Araby Houfeya is a successful married man and a proud father. He has been promoted in his job, but he says he will always support Special Olympics.

Answers

Special Olympics events are for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

 

Reading strategies

Answering critical-thinking questions

• Read the question. What part of the article says something similar?

• Read relevant parts of the article again.

• Try to think about your reactions to the information.

• Apply your reactions to the questions.

 

Comprehension

4 Read the article again and answer the questions.

1 What do the underlined words refer to?

2 Where did the idea of Special Olympics first come from?

3 Why did El-Araby Houfeya have low expectations for his future?

4 What event changed El-Araby Houfeya’s attitude and his life?

5 What do you think the benefits are for people with intellectual disabilities in joining Special Olympics?

6 If you knew someone with an intellectual disability, would you encourage them to take part in Special Olympics? Why / Why not?

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1 She (line 2): Eunice Kennedy Shriver; He (line 12): El-Araby Houfeya; She (line16): Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco

2 The idea first came from Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a college athlete from the USA, who felt that children with intellectual disabilities were unfairly excluded from sporting events.

3 He was told that he had an intellectual disability.

4 He joined Special Olympics Morocco and began to take part in their events. He did horseriding and played football in Special Olympics competitions.

5 Suggested answer: People with intellectual disabilities might benefit from joining Special Olympics by finding different ways to excel, and being able to prove to others that they are ‘differently able’, rather than ‘disabled’. 6 Suggested answer: I would definitely encourage a person with an intellectual disability to take part in Special Olympics, but only if they had a lot of sports talent. If they didn’t, it might be damaging for their self-confidence.

 

Vocabulary: Sport venues

4 Match the sports with the correct venues in the box. Name the venues in the photographs.

sb 33

track          court         pool           river, sea or lake           pitch          rink

 

1 football pitch

2 tennis / badminton / squash / basketball

3 ice skating / ice hockey

4 water polo / diving

5 sailing / rowing

6 running

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1 pitch

2 court

3 rink

4 pool

5 river, sea or lake

6 track

The venues in the photographs are:

a an athletics running track

b an ice rink

 

Speaking strategies

Talking about your daily life

• Read through the questions. Warm up with your partner by discussing the less challenging questions first.

• When you have warmed up, remember to include advanced-level vocabulary.

• Keep it natural. Ask your partner what he/she thinks.

 

Speaking

5 Discuss the questions in pairs. Then share your ideas with the class.

1 Are there any sports facilities in your town or city?

a If so, do you use these facilities? How often?

b If not, what sports facility would you like to have?

 

2 Are there any stadiums in your town or city?

a If so, what sports are played there?

b If not, do you think it would be a good idea to have a stadium? Why / Why not?

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Students’ own answers

 

3 Do some research about the nearest sports facilities and stadiums to your town or city. What sports are they used for?

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Writing

6 Write a four-paragraph essay summarising the ideas you discussed in exercise 5.

a Discuss each of the three questions in one paragraph, and in the last paragraph, explain how important it is to have sports facilities and stadiums nearby.

b Then, exchange essays with your partner, and review and edit their work, paying special attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar.

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Unit 3

Lessons 5 and 6

Activity Book pages 22 and 23

 

Vocabulary

9 Write the names of the venues. Use the words in the box. One word is not needed.

court           lake           stadium           track         pool       pitch

ab 22

 

10 Match each venue from exercise 9 with a sport below.

a badminton

b running

c athletics

d football

e canoe sprint

 

Reading

11 How is technology changing sport? Read the article to find out.

 

Disabled or enabled?

Sportsmen and women have enjoyed great achievements in recent years, but scientists say that our natural limits will soon be reached.

Man's fastest world record for the 100-metre race is probably almost as fast as a human being will ever be able to run. So can we hope to continue the Olympic ideal of ‘better, faster, stronger’ in future, or is this the end of the story? Biology affirms that (1)………………….. . However, thanks to advances in technology, many athletes have their shoes specially moulded to their feet, and in cycling, bikes combine the maximum lightness and strength to achieve the greatest speed from the cyclist’s efforts. (2)…………… These things help to improve athletic performance, but the most exciting results could be when technology is used to work with the heart, muscles and skeleton. Using technology to replace body parts can be especially helpful for disabled athletes. Alan Oliveira, for example, a Brazilian athlete who lost his legs as a child, can join in races with other athletes today thanks to his prosthetic limbs. (3)……………… In fact, progress in technology is now so fast that the disabled could soon seem super-human. (4)…………….. .

 

12 Put the following phrases and sentences a–d in the correct places 1–4 in the article above.

a As technology improves, more and more disabled people like Oliveira will be helped in future.

b All-in-one running suits have also been developed that create less drag and give the athlete an advantage over a distance of 100 metres.

c It seems that technology is unstoppable, just as much in sport as anywhere else.

d if the human heart doesn’t get bigger than it is now, no one will be able to run 1.6 kilometres in less than three minutes

 

13 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 Are you for or against technology being introduced into sport? Justify your answer. 2 Do you think we will ever reach our natural limits in sport? Explain.

 

Writing: A sports article

14 Write a magazine article about a sports event.

1 Choose a sporting event or competition. Is it local, national or international?

2 Where and how often does the event / competition take place? Is it always held in the same town / city / country? For how many years has the event been held?

3 Is the event / competition just for one sport or do the athletes compete in different events? Are there medals or other prizes?

 

15 Now write your article.

You can use the following phrases: … is held / takes place … … every year / every two / four … years … take part in … … is / are awarded …

 

16 Read your article to the class. Which event / competition would you like to watch? Why?

 

Answers

Page 22, exercise 9

1 stadium

2 track

3 pitch

4 lake

5 court

 

Page 22, exercise 10

a 5

b 2

c 1

d 3

e 4

 

Page 22, exercise 11

Technology is helping athletes to achieve their best performance.

 

Page 22, exercise 12

a 3

b 2

c 4

d 1

 

Page 22, exercise 13

Students’ own answers

 

Page 23, exercises 14–16

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