Which continents have hosted the last 10 Olympic Games?

Spanish-speaking countries

German-speaking countries

English-speaking countries

French-speaking countries

Dominant languages of the world

It was the first Olympics that adopted the phrase

“the most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part”

What made London 1908 so special?

It was the first Olympics that saw flags being paraded in the arena – the foundations of the opening ceremony

American John Taylor was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal

Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri won the race but was disqualified when he received help from marshals when he collapsed.

It was the first Olympic Games to take place after the war. For that reason the Games were known as “The Austerity Games”, because of rationing.

What made London 1948 so special?

It was the first televised Olympics, although not live. (The first live Olympic coverage was from Rome in 1960, and first in colour in Mexico, 1968.)

The star was Holland’s Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won 4 gold medals at the games.

Because of their part played in WWII, Germany and Japan were not invited to participate.

Project outline

• This half term you will be working on an Olympic project.

• You will use language skills you have learnt this year in French.

• You will have a country selected for you (at random), and that is the country that your project will be based on.

• You will learn a lot about that country, work in relevant and real Olympic ideals and sports.

Project outline

• This will be an on-going project, and the deadline for the projects will be Friday 13 July.

• And now…. To select your countries…..

• http://madameabrahams.wikispaces.com/MFL+Olympic+Projects

Creating a profile about your country:• Le Royaume-Uni se trouve en Europe.• Le pays est une île et est entouré par la mer.• Le climat est tempéré – les étés sont chaud et les hivers

sont doux.• Il y a 3 pays ici – Angleterre, le Pays de Galles et l’Écosse.• Nous avons une reine – Elizabeth Windsor.• On parle l’anglais ici, et au Pays de Galles on parle le

gallois.• La ville capitale est Londres.• Le pays est multiculturel et il y a beaucoup de religions

Writing Frame:Français English

Location _______ se trouve en…_______ est situé en …

______ is located in …______ is situated in …

Size _______ est grand(e)/petit(e)/enorme ______ is big/small/enormous

Weather Le climat est….. The climate is ….

Surrounding countries

Le pays est entouré par… The country is surrounded by…

Languages On parle _______ ici We speak ______ here

Capital La ville capitale est/s’appelle ________ The capital city is/is called ___

Culture C’est/ce n’est pas multicuturelIl y a/il n’y a pas beaucoup de religions

It is/isn’t multiculturalThere are/aren’t a lot of religions