Sports at the Paralympics Learning Unit: Sports and Leisure Time Speaking & Discussion: Sports and Leisure Level C2 C2.0702R

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1 Sports at the Paralympics Learning Unit: Sports and Leisure Time Speaking & Discussion: Sports and Leisure Level C2 1

2 Sports at the Paralympics Outline Content On this lesson you will talk about Sports at the Paralympics. Learning Outcomes You will learn vocabulary related to the Paralympics. You will learn expressions to formulate your point of view in a debate. You will discuss your opinion on the Paralympics. 2

3 Vocabulary 1) Opening 2) Ceremony 3) Ritual 4) Country s flag 5) Performance 11) Host country 12) Ping pong 13) Running 14) Emblem 15) Specific to 6) National anthem 7) Athletes parade 8) Stadium 9) Nation 10) Display 3

4 Vocabulary Athletics Paraplegic Events Competition Rowing Federation Blind Disability Wheelchair Official use Sailing 4

5 Vocabulary Sporting event Multi-sport event Physical disabilities Involves athletes Small gathering Strive for Equal treatment Funding gap Paralympic athletes Paralympic Charter Various elements frame Opening ceremony Representative of Athletes parade Chosen language Last to enter 5

6 Definition The Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sport event, involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities. 6

7 Questions 2) What sports are popular at the Paralympics? 2) Do you know any Paralympic athletes? 3) What hardships have they faced? 7

8 Statement The Paralympics have grown from a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948 to become one of the largest international sporting events by the early 21st century. Paralympians strive for equal treatment with non-disabled Olympic athletes, but there is a large funding gap between Olympic and Paralympic athletes. 8

9 Title As mandated by the Paralympic Charter, various elements frame the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Most of these rituals were established at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The ceremony typically starts with the hosting of the host country's flag and a performance of its national anthem. Unlike the Olympic Games, after the national anthem, the athletes parade into the stadium grouped by nation. Nations enter the stadium alphabetically according to the host country's chosen language, though with the host country's athletes being the last to enter. Then the host nation presents artistic displays of music, singing, dance, and theatre representative of its culture. 9

10 Reading The Games There are twenty-two sports on the Summer Paralympic program and five sports on the Winter Paralympics program. Within some of the sports are several events. The IPC has governance over several of the sports but not all of them. Other international organizations, known as International Sports Federations (IF), notably the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS), the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), and the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA), govern some sports that are specific to certain disability groups. There are national chapters for these International Sport Federations including National Paralympic Committees, which are responsible for recruitment of athletes and governance of sports at the national level. 10

11 Exercises Speaking Based on the short text, talk about the following questions. 1. How many sports are there in the Summer Paralympics? 2. What is the role of international federations? 3. What is the role of the National Paralympic Commitees? 11

12 Role Playing Speaking Create a dialogue Person A Most popular Involves Grown from Largest Person B Many sports Large Greatest athlete Disability 12

13 Exercises Speaking Fill in the blank Paralympic disability groups - paraplegic Olympic Games - Although the name was originally coined as a portmanteau combining " (due to its origins as games for people with spinal injuries) and "Olympic," the inclusion of other meant that this was no longer considered very accurate. The present formal explanation for the name is that it derives from the Greek preposition παρά, pará ("beside" or "alongside") and thus refers to a competition held in parallel with the. The Summer Games of 1988 held in Seoul was the first time the term " came into official use. 13

14 Exercises Speaking How is it in your country? 1) Does your country participate in the Paralympics? 2) How big is your Olympic team? 3) What sports are famous in your country? 14

15 Exercises Speaking Employ the following expressions The competition held Officially Notably At a national level Several of the sports According to 15

16 Exercises Speaking Pronunciation 1. Treatment 2. Alphabetically 3. Display 4. Representative 5. Recruitment 6. Notably 7. Association 8. Wheelchair 9. Injury 10. Considered 16

17 Exercises Speaking Match the words with the correct image 1. Emblem 2. Running 3. Athlete 4. Ping Pong 5. Wheelchair 17

18 Exercises Speaking True or False: Mark which sports are Paralympic sports 1. Paracanoe 2. Athletics 3. Rowing 4. Wheelchair football 5. Sailing 6. Wheelchair tennis 7. Wheelchair fencing 8. Beach Volleyball 9. Paratriathlon True False 18

19 Exercises Speaking Argue for or against this statement The Paralympic Games should be more important than the Olympic Games Pro Con 19

20 Exercises Speaking Role Play Situation 1 Situation 2 You have tickets to the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games Your cousin plays wheelchair basketball Situation 3 Situation 4 You could not get tickets for the Olympic Games In the Opening Ceremony of the Games, the flag of your country is not the correct one 20

21 Exercises Speaking Describe the image 21

22 Exercises Speaking Complete the sentence 1. A range of 2. Specific to 3. If a country ritual - display of music - unlike the Olympic Games - a range of disabilities - its national anthem - stadium - between and - being the last 22

23 Thank you We would like to thank the following sources for their content Text Paralympics, Games, Retrieved at , Creative Commons license Images Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID Shutterstock ID

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