france at the olympics
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France at the Olympics. French people refer to the Olympics as ‘ Les Jeux Olympiques ’ (the Olympic Games) or simply as ‘ Les J.O. ’ - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
France at the Olympics
• French people refer to the Olympics as ‘Les Jeux
Olympiques’ (the Olympic Games) or simply as
‘Les J.O.’
• France has participated in all the Olympics of the
modern era. However, at the 1904 Olympics
which were held in St Louis in the United States,
there was only one French athlete. (In fact,
some people say he was actually representing
the United States and not France.)
Olympics held in France
• France has hosted the Summer
Olympics twice, in 1900 and 1924.
Both times the games were held in
Paris.
• France has hosted the Winter
Olympics three times. In 1924 they
were held in Chamonix. In 1968
they were held in Grenoble and in
1992 they were held in Albertville.
Paris
Chamonix
Grenoble
Albertville
French Olympic medals
• French athletes have won a total of 637
medals at the Summer Olympics and a
further 94 at the Winter Olympics. Nearly
half of France’s medals at the Winter
Olympics have been for alpine skiing.
• In the Summer Olympics the most successful
sports have been fencing, with 115 medals,
followed by cycling, with 86 medals.
France at the Paralympics• France participated in the first international
Paralympic Games, which were held in 1960 in
Rome. French athletes have taken part in
every Summer and Winter Paralympics since
then.
• France hosted the 1992 Winter Paralympics.
• French athletes have been very successful at
the Paralympic Games. They have won a total
of 1,008 medals, of which 340 have been gold.
Les 26 Sports Olympiques
Blue = masculine wordRed = feminine word
l’athlétisme
l’aviron
le badminton
le basketball
la boxe
le canoë-kayak
le cyclisme
l’escrime
le football
la gymnastique
l’haltérophilie
le handball
le hockey
le judo
la lutte
le pentathlon moderne
les sports aquatiques
les sports équestres
le taekwondo
le tennis
le tennis de table
le tir
le tir à l’arc
le triathlon
la voile
le volleyball
French Olympics Topic PackGames, Activities and Resources to Teach French
• The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the Olympics makes it an ideal topic for teaching French.
• The French Olympics Topic Pack contains photocopiable activities and resources which include:– Flashcards and picture flashcards– word searches, crossword puzzles and other word
games– listening activities– bingo and other games– sentence building activities– background information on France at the Olympics
For more information: www.brilliantpublications.co.uk/book/french-olympics-topic-pack-382