Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice.

Background

What are the Olympics? (Educational Cartoon for learning about the Olympics) - YouTube

What are the Olympics? (Educational Cartoon for learning about the Olympics) – YouTube (1:00)https://youtu.be/e3_hZVagQQAHave fun with Jeremiah as he answers the question, “What are the Olympics?” Our educational video for students.

Beginner's Guide to the Olympics - YouTube

Beginner’s Guide to the Olympics – YouTube (5:10)https://youtu.be/RhvpQNvKlPMWhat’s behind the Games? Where does the money come from? Who does what? What goes on in between the Games? Find the answers to the most frequent questions

How did the Olympic Games begin? - BBC Bitesize

How did the Olympic Games begin? – BBC Bitesizehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/z36j7tyHow did the Olympic start? Find out why they were an important sporting and religious event for the ancient Greeks in this BBC Bitesize KS2 History guide.

History of the Olympics | National Geographic - YouTube

History of the Olympics | National Geographic – YouTube (2:21)https://youtu.be/mQ94xbXnYu4Once every two years, the top athletes in the world vie for the coveted Olympic gold medal. Prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics by learning where this age-o…

Olympic rings - Symbol of the Olympic Movement

Olympic rings – Symbol of the Olympic Movementhttps://www.olympic.org/olympic-ringsOlympic Games Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games All LA 2028 Paris 2024 Beijing 2022 Tokyo 2020 Pyeongchang 2018 Rio 2016 Sochi 2014 London 2012…

 

Warm-up

 

Vocabulary

Winter-Olympics-vocabulary-lesson - Eslflow

Winter-Olympics-vocabulary-lesson – Eslflow http://eslflow.com/Winter-Olympics-vocabulary-lesson.html

Winter Olympics vocabulary worksheet for English language learners.(A2)

English Vocabulary Words - Olympics - YouTube

English Vocabulary Words – Olympics – YouTube (5:03)https://youtu.be/dmF498Ri4ssVocabulary Builder Course: In today’s lesson, you’re going to learn some general vocabulary for talking about the Olympics, as well as specific vocabulary for summer and winter sports.

Vocabulary Exercise - Olympic Winter Games

Vocabulary Exercise – Olympic Winter Gameshttps://www.myenglishpages.com/english/vocabulary-exercise-olympic-winter-games.phpAwsome Links You May Like A List of Idiomatic Expressions What are idioms? And how can idioms help you become a fluent speaker? Discover a list of the most widely used idiomatic expressions!

 

Lesson Plans

How two decisions led me to Olympic glory - Steve Mesler | TED-Ed

How two decisions led me to Olympic glory – Steve Mesler | TED-Edhttps://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-two-decisions-led-me-to-olympic-gloryFrom setback and injury to an Olympic gold medal — see how confidently making decisions led one bobsledder down an unexpected pathway to victory.

Reading

List of Winter Olympic Sports

List of Winter Olympic Sportshttp://www.topendsports.com/events/winter/sports/

The list of sports at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has not changed since skeleton was added in 2002.

Sports - Winter Olympics - BBC Sport

Sports – Winter Olympics – BBC Sporthttp://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/sports

Competitors ski down mountain runs in events ranging from the speed of the downhill to the technicality of negotiating tight slalom turns.

A Brief Guide to Every Sport at the Winter Olympics

A Brief Guide to Every Sport at the Winter Olympicshttps://www.nytimes.com/article/winter-olympics-sports.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=curFrom Alpine skiing to speedskating, and everything in between: Here are all the sports that are part of the Beijing Games in 2022.

 

Viewing

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Venues - YouTube

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Venues – YouTube (6:15)https://youtu.be/pDj8UL9kjnQIn this video you will learn all the venues hosting the competitions at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.The 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing wil…

Inside the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics - YouTube

Inside the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics – YouTube (5:01)https://youtu.be/hTLCfAq0-24The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will be an event like none other. They are the second games to happen during a global pandemic – and the rules for athlet…

David Attenborough - Olympic Curling - YouTube

David Attenborough – Olympic Curling – YouTube (1:39)https://youtu.be/Q79aUl-s2AcDavid Attenborough describes Olympic curling as if it’s a nature program.

Speaking

Discussion Questions

English ESL Conversation Questions - The Olympics - The Happy Maple Language Co

English ESL Conversation Questions – The Olympics – The Happy Maple Language Cohttps://happymaplelanguageco.com/english-esl-conversation-questions-olympics/These free English / ESL conversation questions about the Olympic games get students discussing their favourite sports, athletes, and opinions

Worksheets

Winter Olympics:Guess My Sport worksheet - Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachers

Winter Olympics:Guess My Sport worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/winter_olympicsguess_my_sport/actions/103739

Can you guess the name of the winter Olympic sport from the description on the card? If not, the answers are on page 2. An opportunity to learn the names of the winter Olympic…

 

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