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2° Sports & Society

Céline Cruppe Mariel

Created on April 2, 2022

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Sequence 5 - Axe 5 Sports & Society

Challenge
Values
Sports
Activism
Dark Sides

SPORTS

table-tennis
Fencing
soccer
climbing
e-sport
archery
athlete
sportsman/sportswoman

VALUES

fair-play
loyalty
respectful
honour
bravery
determination
commitment

CHALLENGE

medal
compete
championship
perform
tournament
break a record
overcome obstacles

DARK SIDES

doping
cheating
hurt
inequality

Injury

Gambling

anxious
discrimination
painful

ACTIVISM

fight against injustice
disabled
fair
stand up for your rights
convey a message
achieve
gender equality

Practice your vocabulary

Exercices

Anticipation

Let's talk

-Do you enjoy collective sports? Explain & give examples. -Would you like to play more sports at school? Explain. -Do you think sports bring people together? Develop.

Spirit in motion

Is sport the best means for integration, overcoming differences and creating equality?

Sequence 3 - Axe 5 Sports & Society

STEP 1: MEET THE SUPERHUMANSFirst Part

Promotional poster of the British Paralympic Team, 2016

Promotional poster of the British Paralympic Team, 2012

  • Who are the characters? What strikes you?
  • Read the slogan. What do you understand?
  • What is the effect produced by this poster?
Recap Step 1
  • Union - wheelchair - proud - amputee - team - sportsmen - determined - disability
  • Disabled - achievements - efforts - athletes - overcome - stadium - struggle

The characters are athletes / .............. and sportswomen. They are all wearing sportswear. They are part of a ................., they are representing the British team, because they’ve all got the ........... Jack on their outfit. They are paralympic athletes. Indeed, some are in a ................., others have a prosthetic leg, one athlete, who is a footballer, is visually impaired and another athlete seems to be an .............. They all have a ................. and they are all taking part in the same sporting event which are the Paralympic games. We are stricken by their attitude. They look strong, powerful and ...................... to win. They embody superheroes with superpowers. They’ve got a fierce look and are .................. to be taking part in the Paralympics. They are really inspiring people.

On the slogan we can read “Meet the Superhumans”. Indeed the Superhumans are those paralympic .................. Their disabilities make them extraordinary. Indeed, their attitude highlights the ................ that they must do to be prepared as athletes. They look well-built, muscular and strong and are determined ................... obstacles and ............. for victory. No matter their disability, with hard work, they will fight and manage to win and be impressive. Their ............................ are going to be outstanding, that’s why we call them superhumans and it shows that ...................... athletes are talented.

The poster is striking and powerful. The dark colours of the background are in strong contrast with the slogan in the foreground which is in white. That makes it look more important and significant. Moreover, the athletes have been brought out thanks to the background dark colours. The setting is probably a gallery or a basement of a ................ and that emphasizes the representation of these athletes as superhumans.

STEP 1: WE ARE THE SUPERHUMANSSecond Part RIO 2016 Watch the video and give your impressions

The First "Paralympics"

STEP 2

The First "Paralympics"

"What were the Stoke Mandeville Games? Celebrating 70 years since the first Paralympics"

STEP 2

  1. Sport which consists in shooting arrows at a target:
  2. Hurt or physically harmed:
  3. An early model of something:
  4. The country you were born in:
  5. A doctor who performs operations involving the brains or nerves:

a forerunner

homeland

neurosurgeon

archery

Injured

True or False? Justify by quoting from the text

  1. The first "Paralympic" games were a basketball competition.
  2. The athletes were professional disabled sportmen and women.
  3. A few wheelchair athletes attended the first Stoke mandeville competition.

The first "Paralympic" games were a basketball competition. FALSE"the 1st Stoke Mandeville Games were held. The Games - an archery competition" l.2-3 The athletes were professional disabled sportmen and women. FALSE "soldiers and civilians injured during the war"l.23-26 A few wheelchair athletes attended the first Stoke mandeville competition. TRUE "16 patients"l.9

Find out which events corrspond to the dates. Complete the Timeline

1939

1944

July 29, 1948

1949

1952

1956

July 29, 1948

1952

1944

1949

1956

1939

Six teams competed and wheelchair netball was introduced at the Stoke Mandeville Games.

Dr Ludwig Guttmann was forced to flee his homeland Germany to escape Nazi persecution.

Dr Ludwig Guttmann was asked to open a Spinal Injuries Unit at Stoke Mandeville to treat soldiers and civilians injured during the war.

The first Stoke Mandeville Games were held.

More than 130 international competitors had taken part.

Guttmann was awarded the Sir Thomas Fearnley Cup.

Find information about the inventor of the Paralympics. Complete his ID.

Name

Nationality

Job

Achievements

Other details

Name: Dr Ludwig Guttmann

Nationality: German

Job: Neurosurgeon

Achievements: He opened a Spinal Injuries Unit at Stoke Mandeville.He used sports as a means of physical and mental rehabilitation.

Other details: He escaped Nazi persecution. Became a naturalised British citizen in 1945. He was awarded the Sir Thomas Fearnley Cup.

Oral Presentation Choose a disabled athlete and find information about him or her then be ready to answer the questions. Prepare one slide for your presentation and select a short video.

How old is he/she? Where is he/she from? Explain his/her handicap. Tell us about the sport rules. Explain what he/she has already achieved in his/her sport career. Did he/she participate in Paralympic Games? Did he/she get any medals? How long has he/she been playing this sport? Is your athlete committed in an association? Tell us about it. According to you, what are the qualities required to play this sport with the handicap? Anything you want to add? Comment on the video you’ve chosen. Mysterious question ;)

Listening

Break Dancing

STEP 3

Listen & take notes

Introduction focus on general infoNature video? Topic?Persons?

Listen & take notes

Introduction focus on general infoInterview Raphael Xavier + a journalist Breakdancing - new olympic sport in 2024

Listen & take notes

Focus on key words related to sport Focus on the persons

Listen & take notes

IntroductionNature video? Topic?Anecdote? What are we going to see next?

Listen & take notes

IntroductionNature video: an extract of a TV news Topic: Break dancing becomes an official sport in 2024 Paris Olympic GamesAnecdote: the journalist says her husband is a break dancer ;) What are we going to see next? How the Bboys & Bgirls are preparing

Listen & take notes

IntroductionNature video: an extract of a TV news Topic: Break dancing becomes an official sport in 2024 Paris Olympic GamesAnecdote: the journalist says her husband is a break dancer ;) What are we going to see next? How the Bboys & Bgirls are preparing