Session 4. On your marks, get, set, go!

Session 4. On your marks, get, set, go!

By Aina Suau

Warm up. Pre reading.

​QUICK QUIZ!

Pair work

Multiple Choice

1. Athletics is...

• a) A group of race events

• b) A group of sporting events

• c) A place to practice sport

Multiple Choice

2. The first celebration of an athletic competition took place in...

• a) 776 BCE

• b) 1992 ACE

• c) 1492 ACE

Multiple Choice

3. The first known winner in a race in the ancient Olympic Games was...

• a) Carl Lewis

• b) Pierre de Coubertin

• c) Corobeus

Multiple Choice

4. The period of peace during competitions was called...

• a) Peace in competitions

• b) Fair play

• c) Olympic truce

Multiple Choice

5. What was the name of the city where the first Olympic Games were held?

• a) Athens

• b) Olympia

• c) Sparta

Task 1. ON YOUR MARKS, GET, SET, GO!

Cooperative work. Shared reading.

Together with your classmates, read the text. Divide it in small chunks of information and share your understanding with your teammates. Try to understand all the information and locate and take notes of the useful vocabulary words.

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Task 2. Checking it out (10')

​Correct the information in the sentences below. Use the information in the text. Example:

​Pierre de Coubertin was the first male record holder of the 110m hurdles in the world.

​No, Pierre Coubertin was not the first male record holder of the 110m hurdles in the world. He promoted amateurism in the modern OG.​

Open Ended

a. Nowadays, all running events take place on ash tracks.

Open Ended

b. Sprint running distances are between 800m and 3000m

Open Ended

c. This distance of the marathon is 21km

Open Ended

d. The second jump of the triple jump event is called hop.

Open Ended

e. The pole vault event is a throwing event.

Can you recognise the different athletic events in these signs? Which one is missing? Sketch one sign for the missing event in the next slide.

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Task 3. ​

Draw

Sketch one sign for the missing event

Closing activity. Let's talk about olympic sports

​Surf the Internet and find information about these different athletic disciplines. Find out where and when they were included or recognized to become olympic sports.

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Then, record an audio file explaining it. Remember to check the pronunciation of the key words.