Design - Paralympic Medals

 

Research Task: History of the Paralympics

Response to text: History of the Paralympic Games

 History of the Paralympics

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1. The name ‘Paralympics’ means

a) the Olympic Games                     b) Pt England Olympics

c) the side Olympics                                   d) alongside the Olympics

2. The man responsible for organising an athletic competition for disabled war veterans in 1948 (called the Stoke Mandeville Games) was?

a) Mr Goodwin                   b) Mr Somerville

c) Ludwig Guttmann d) Mr Hughes

3. In 1960, the first Paralympic Games were held in 

a) Auckland b) Rome

c) Sydney             d) Paris

4. List some of the disabilities that Paralympic athletes might have

→archery, track and field (athletics), cycling, rowing, sitting volleyball, soccer, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, ice sledge hockey, skiing, wheelchair curling, and other cold-weather sports.

 

5. True or False: IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee 

a) True b) False

6. In the Summer Paralympic Games, athletes can compete in 

a) 5 sports             b) less than 3 sports

c) more than a dozen sports d) 8 sports

5 Facts: What are the Paralympic Games

 

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Research Task: Future Olympics

Response to text: Future Olympics

 

Future Olympics

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1. What does the IOC stand for?

a) International Olympics Crown b) International Old Committee

c) International Olympic Committee d) Internal Olympic Committee

2. Where is the next Winter Olympics being held?

a) Australia b) Beijing

c) America d) Japan

3. Where are the next Summer Olympics being held?

a) Auckland b) Brisbane

c) LA d) Paris

4. List some of the events in the Winter Olympics?

• Figure Skating 

• Bobsleigh 

• Skiing

• Snowboarding

• Luge

5. True or False: Sydney Australia hosted the Olympic games in 2004 ?

a) True b) False

6. How many people live in Los Angeles?

a) 5 million b) 2.5 million

c) 4 million d) 6 million

7. Describe where Brisbane is and some key facts about Brisbane

• Brisbane is located in Queensland, Australia. Brisbane is the third most populated city in Australia. The population of Brisbane is estimated to be around 2.6 million people. Brisbane is one of the oldest cities in Australia and was founded upon the traditional lands of the Turrbal people.