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Skill: Reading

Level: Intermediate adults

Title: Awesome Highlighter

Author: Adriana A. Agudelo A.

Aim: To foster the use of “awesome

highlighter” to be able to answer specific

questions from a treasure hunt activity.

Let’s start

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The Olympic Games are believed to have begun more than 3,000 years ago, although written records only exist from 776 BC.

The records show that these Games consisted of activities that were the skills of soldiers, like boxing, javelin throwing and marathon running. At just over 26 miles (or 42 kilometres) long, the marathon is the longest race run in the Games. It is named after the site of a battle in ancient Greece. According to legend, a Greek messenger ran from Marathon to Athens to bring news of the Greek victory and died of exhaustion just after giving his message.

The ancient Olympic Games continued for nearly 1,200 years until the Roman Emperor, Theodosius I, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.

About 1,500 years later, in 1894, the Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, helped to re-establish the Games. He also created the structure of the modern Olympic Movement.

Nowadays the aim of the Olympic Movement is to promote peace, friendship and understanding between different nations through sport.

The first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece in 1896. Just over 200 men, representing 14 countries, competed in a total of 43 events. Winners received a silver medal, a certificate and a crown of olive leaves. Runners-up were given bronze medals and a crown of laurel, while those who finished third went home empty-handed.

The Olympic Games are held every four years with one country being responsible for the organisation of the event. There is often fierce competition to be the host city. In 2008, Beijing hosts the Games and in 2012 they will be held in London.

Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1253_olympics_2008/page2.shtml


Go to http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/ (sometimes “”En caché) and add the web addresses

(Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1253_olympics_2008/page2.shtml, ,

http://www.genesbmx.com/2008-bmx-olympics.html in the space available to highlight key words, then click on “Done” to get only what you highlighted, so you can answer the questions of the treasure hunt.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1253_olympics_2008/page2.shtml



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INTRODUCTION Dear students, the following treasure hunt is a way for you to check the understanding of the reading text. The task is quite easy, you just need to check the suggested resources, trying to find the answers for the questions .

QUESTIONS 1. What the games consisted of when they began? 2. When and where are the Olympic games held? 3. How many times have the International Olympic Committee visit the British capital? 4. When was London elected as the Host City for the Games of the XXX Olympiad?

RESOURCES http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1253_olympics_2008/page2.shtml http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=3001

BIG QUESTION What would be the advantages and disadvantages of holding The Olympic Games in Bogotá, Colombia?

EVALUATION

Each question is 1 point out of 5.1. The records show that these Games consisted of activities that were the skills of soldiers, like boxing, javelin throwing and

marathon running. 2. The Olympic Games are held every four years with one country being responsible for the organization of the event. 3. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), Coordination Commission for the London Games in 2012, today wrapped up its

fourth visit to the British capital. 4. London was elected as the Host City for the Games of the XXX Olympiad on 6 July 2005 at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore. 5.The big question would be corrected using the list of symbols already handed in.

TREASURE HUNT






http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=3001

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