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1 Ages: 7 11 yrs French Olympics Topic Pack Games, Activities and Resources to Teach French Priscilla Hannaford

2 French Olympics Topic Pack Games, Activities and Resources to Teach French Priscilla Hannaford

3 We hope you and your pupils enjoy these games and activities. Brilliant Publications publishes many other books for teaching French and other modern foreign languages. To find out more details on any of the titles listed below, please log onto our website: Fun Ideas for Practising Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary Classroom More Fun Ideas for Advancing Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary Classroom Petites Pièces à Jouer Fun Ideas for Teaching French Across the Curriculum Bonne Idée Chantez Plus Fort! C est Français! Hexagonie Hexagonie Jouons Tous Ensemble J aime Chanter! J aime Parler! French Pen Pals Made Easy French Festivals and Traditions French Speaking Activities Loto Français Unforgettable French Free Powerpoint to go with the French Olympics Topic Pack We have produced a free Powerpoint to accompany this book, to make it easier for you to introduce the Olympic sports to your class. To obtain your copy, go to click on the link. Enter your name, address and the language you require, and we will the Powerpoint to you. Published by Brilliant Publications Unit 10 Sparrow Hall Farm Edlesborough Dunstable Bedfordshire LU6 2ES, UK customer-services@brilliantpublications.co.uk Website: Tel: The name Brilliant Publications and the logo are registered trademarks. Written by Priscilla Hannaford Thank you to Sinéad Leleu for her help with translation and proofreading. Illustrated by Pat Murray Designed by Brilliant Publications Brilliant Publications 2012 printed book: ISBN e-book: ISBN First printed and published in the UK in 2012 The right of Priscilla Hannaford to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by herself in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act Pages 7 49 may be photocopied by individual teachers acting on behalf of the purchasing institution for classroom use only, without permission from the publisher and without declaration to the Publishers Licensing Society. The materials may not be reproduced in any other form or for any other purpose without the prior permission of the publisher.

4 Contents Introduction France at the Olympics...7 France at the Paralympics...7 Famous French athletes...8 Word list...9 Flashcards Sentence building ideas...14 Picture flashcards More sentence building ideas...19 Colour the picture Match the words Design your own logos! Spelling check Listen and write Word search Solve the code!...31 Unscramble the words Crossword puzzles Loto cards words and pictures pictures only words only Board game Other teaching ideas Answers

France at the Olympics French people refer to the Olympics as Les Jeux Olympiques (the Olympic Games) or simply as Les J.O. France has participated in all the Olympics of the modern era.

5 France at the Olympics French people refer to the Olympics as Les Jeux Olympiques (the Olympic Games) or simply as Les J.O. France has participated in all the Olympics of the modern era. However, at the 1904 Olympics which were held in St Louis in the United States, there was only one French athlete. In fact, some people say he was actually representing the United States and not France. Paris France has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1900 and Both times the games were held in Paris. France has hosted the Winter Olympics three times. In 1924 they were held in Chamonix. In 1968 they were held in Grenoble and in 1992 they were held in Albertville. 1 Chamonix 2 Albertville 3 Grenoble French athletes have won a total of 637 medals at the Summer Olympics and a further 94 at the Winter Olympics. Nearly half of France s medals at the Winter Olympics have been for alpine skiing. In the Summer Olympics the five most successful sports, in terms of total number of medals won have been: fencing cycling athletics sailing judo 115 medals 86 medals 59 medals 39 medals 37 medals The most successful Olympic Games for France were the 1900 summer games (which they hosted) in which they won 101 medals! France at the Paralympics France participated in the first international Paralympic Games, which were held in 1960 in Rome. French athletes have taken part in every Summer and Winter Paralympics since then. France hosted the 1992 Winter Paralympics. French athletes have been very successful at the Paralympic Games. They have won a total of 1,008 medals, of which 340 have been gold.

6 Word list les sports olympiques l athlétisme masc. athletics l aviron masc. rowing le badminton masc. badminton le basketball masc. basketball la boxe fem. boxing le canoë-kayak masc. canoeing le cyclisme masc. cycling l escrime fem. fencing le football masc. football la gymnastique fem. gymnastics l haltérophilie fem. weightlifting le handball masc. handball le hockey masc. hockey le judo masc. judo la lutte fem. wrestling le pentathlon moderne masc. modern pentathlon les sports aquatiques masc. pl. water sports les sports équestres masc. pl. horse riding le taekwondo masc. taekwondo le tennis masc. tennis le tennis de table masc. table tennis le tir masc. shooting le tir à l arc masc. archery le triathlon masc. triathlon la voile fem. sailing le volleyball masc. volleyball

7 Flashcards l athlétisme athletics l aviron rowing le badminton badminton le basketball basketball la boxe boxing le canoë-kayak canoeing

8 Flashcards le cyclisme cycling l escrime fencing le football football la gymnastique gymnastics l haltérophilie weightlifting le handball handball

Introduction France at the Olympics...7. France at the Paralympics...7. Famous French athletes...8. Word list...9. Flashcards...

Introduction France at the Olympics...7. France at the Paralympics...7. Famous French athletes...8. Word list...9. Flashcards... Contents Introduction...4 6 France at the Olympics...7 France at the Paralympics...7 Famous French athletes...8 Word list...9 Flashcards...10 14 Sentence building ideas...14 Picture flashcards...15 19