Learn more about famous Olympic athletes.

Learn more about a famous Olympic athlete and write a short text about him / her.

Find out information about the Olympic athlete of your choice and fill in the grid your teacher gave you.

Then, write a short text thanks to the information you gathered.

Part 1: Choose one athlete in the list below:

     - Jesse Owens              - Nadia Comaneci                      - Jim Thrope         

     - Abede Biklia               - Daley Thompson                       

     - Wilma Rudolph            - James Connolly

Part 2: Find out information

Using the fllowing websites, you must find information about the athlete you chose:

     - information about his / her identity (full name, date of birth, nationality...)

     - 3 interesting facts about him / her.

     - the number of medals he / she won.

Write your answers on your own paper and use them for your presentation

Websites for the number of medals

     http://www.olympic.org/athletes

     http://www.fanbay.net/olympics/bestathletes.htm

Other websites:

• Jesse Owens

http://www.jesseowens.com/ 

http://www.biography.com/people/jesse-owens-9431142

• Nadia Comaneci

http://www.biography.com/people/nadia-comaneci-9254240

• Jim Thorpe

http://www.biography.com/people/jim-thorpe-9507017

• Abebe Bikila

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/abebe-bikila-1.html

• Daley Thompson

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/daley-thompson-1.html

• Wilma Rudolph

http://www.biography.com/people/wilma-rudolph-9466552

• James Connolly

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/james-b-connolly-1.html

Part 3: Writing

Write a short text to introduce the athlete you learnt about. Be careful with the tense you use and don't forget any information!

 Webquest:

    Fill the grid your teacher gave you (      /8)

Writing:

    Present your athlete in a short text (       /12)

Congratulations!

Your task is now over and you're a champion in English!