Here is an article to follow the 2012 summer games!
The schedule (events and dates)
FACTS AND FIGURES:
VIDEOS:
- Michael Johnson carries London 2012 Olympic torch at Stonehenge.
- The Official London 2012 Olympics Film.’Sport At Heart’ « the award-winning film featuring David Beckham, Amir Khan, Dame Kelly Holmes and Sir Roger Moore… » (YouTube)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcwiGIGMjSg&feature=player_detailpage#t=1s[/youtube]
- You can also watch the Inuit Olympics, very impressive! (Ear Pull Contest: Le but du jeu étant de réussir à décrocher la ficelle fixée sur l’oreille de son adversaire. C’est celui qui tire le plus fort qui remporte cette épreuve ! )
- The closing ceremony (the Guardian):
Olympic History Interactive (usa today)
The NEWS:
- Time for kids (Timeforkids.com)
- The Guardian: Pollution in London (smog: definition / translation)
- CNN: The weather and the games. (the W-Factor)
- The London Underground Map has been redesigned for the Olympics, with each of the 361 stations named after an Olympic hero! (Cassius Clay, Jeannie Longo, Michael Phelps…)
- Cartoon from the Independant on Sunday (some 3,500 British troops are being called in to help fill the gap in security )
Visit LONDON!
Virtual Tour of the Olympic Park (the Guardian)
Wenlock and Mandeville, the mascots. (dailymail.co.uk)
PLAY with the mascots!
Official SONGS:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66molzUEkWI&feature=player_detailpage[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir7l5zjQQrc&feature=player_detailpage[/youtube]
GAMES :
- Olympic verbs (word search puzzle) and other games (esolcourses.com)
- Omar’s games
- London Olympics quiz
- Who is the guy in the pool window????? ❓ (mettez vos réponses dans les commentaires et je vous dirai si vous avez gagné!)
50 olympic athletes to watch (olympics.time.com)
Splash! Poor Stephan Feck (German diver, Aug, 8th)…
Street Art:
« 100m Dash » (« 100 mètres haies »), by Criminal Chalklist, in Bristol
« Olympic rings », by The Toaster Crew,
« Javelin missile » (« Missile javelot »), by Banksy, the most famous.
« Olympian Street Art », by Andy Mercer
« Olympic pigeon », by Ronzo
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