Lesson 1 Summer holidays are fun. The aim of the lesson

Objective: to activate pupils’ background knowledge about the Olympic Games and geographical knowledge
STEP 1: Say: “Look at the world map”.
STEP 2: Ask: “Where did the Olympic Games start? Circle the country. Where do you know the Olympic Games have been held? Circle the countries.”
STEP 3: Say: “Check your answers with a partner”.
STEP 4: Check with the whole class and invite pupils to share their answers. The pupils check and correct their own work.
Answers:
1) The Olympic Games started in Greece;
2) The Olympic Games have been held in:
Europe: France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Amsterdam, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Austria, Yugoslavia, Spain, Russia North America: USA, Canada Central America: Mexico South America: Argentina, Brazil Australia Asia: Japan, South Korea, China Africa: none


Activity 2b Look at the photos. Think and write about the diff erences and similarities. 5 min
Objective: to understand that sports and the Olympics have different types of athletes, and that handicapped people can still take an active part
STEP 1: Say: “Look at the photos”.
STEP 2: Ask: “What can you see? What are they doing? What do you notice?”
STEP 3: Say: “Think and write about what is different and what is the same”.
STEP 4: Elicit feedback from the whole class.
Possible answers:
Different : one is a Paralympian who runs on blades, the other uses his legs. One is black, the other is white.
Same: Both are men; both are runners; both are wearing green and yellow clothes, both are very fast.


IV. Post-activity
Activity 3a Read and answer. 20 min
Objectives: to help pupils understand how to infer from text; to develop critical thinking skills
STEP 1: Say: “Read the text quickly. Another word for this is skimming. What are all these texts about?” (Olympics)
STEP 2: Say: “Read the texts and answer the questions. For this you will need to scan the texts and read the texts for meaning. The exact answer is not in the text; you will need to ‘infer’ what the meaning is.”
STEP 3: Say: “Check your answer with a partner. Do they have the same answer as you? Ask your partner why they put that answer.”
STEP 4: Elicit answers from the whole class but ask the pupils to give reasons for their answers.
a) The words “… not to win but to take part …” are used about the Olympic Creed. What does this mean?