France at the Olympics French people refer to
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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. ’ • 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 Albertville Grenoble
French Olympic medals • French athletes have won a total of 716 medals at the Summer Olympics and a further 124 at the Winter Olympics. Over a third 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 118 medals, followed by cycling, with 91 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, placing sixth in the all-time Paralympic medal table.
Les 33 Sports Olympiques Blue = masculine word Red = feminine word
l’athlétisme
l’aviron
le badminton
le baseball (le softball)
le basketball
la boxe
le canoë-kayak
le cyclisme
l’escalade sportive
l’escrime
le football
le golf
la gymnastique
l’haltérophilie
le handball
le hockey
le judo
le karaté
la lutte
le pentathlon moderne
le rugby à sept
le skateboard
les sports aquatiques
les sports équestres
le surf
le taekwondo
le tennis
le tennis de table
le tir
le tir à l’arc
le triathlon
la voile
le volleyball
Learn French through the Tokyo Olympics 2020 • The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the Olympics makes it an ideal topic for teaching French. • Learn French through the Tokyo Olympics 2020 has been fully updated for the Tokyo games. This photocopiable resource contains: – Flashcards, word searches, crossword puzzles and other word games and activities linked to the 33 Olympic sports – Activities to promote speaking, listening, reading and writing, including reading passages about sports, the Olympics and Japan, surveys and much more – Ideas for incorporating French into PE lessons – Background information on France at the Olympics For more information: https: //www. brilliantpublications. co. uk/book/learnfrench-through-the-tokyo-olympics-2020 -890