Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Integrated Humanities Learning and Teaching Resources (S1-3)
Issue:
Objectives :
Why do the Olympic Games matter?
Students are expected to
1. be aware of the implication of the Olympic Games on themselves
2. understand the aims and development of the Olympic Games
3. explain China’s increasing participation in the Olympic Games
4. analyze the elements of sport commercialisation in the Olympic Games
5. analyze the benefits and problems of hosting and co-hosting the Olympic Games for Beijing and HK
6.
evaluate the Olympic Games
Personal, Social and Humanities Education Section,Education Bureau
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Course Outline Page 2
Learning objectives
Related
Strand (s) in
PSHE KLA
Activities
Unit 1 - The history
 Ancient Olympic in Greece
Strand 2
 Quiz
of the Olympic
 Modern Olympics and the Olympism
Games
 The Summer Game, Winter Game and Paralympic Games
Unit &
Topic
 Reading
comprehension
 Comparison by
tabulation
Unit 2 - The
 Major changes of the Olympic Games in last hundred years, in terms of
development of the
(i) number of participants, (ii) host countries and (iii) women’s and
modern Olympic
disabled people’s participation
Strand 6
interpretation
 Reading
Games
Unit 3 – China and
the Olympic Games
 Photo
comprehension
 China’s increasing participation in the Olympic Games, in terms of (i)
number of participants, and (ii) format of participation; and its
improving performance
Strand 2
 Drawing
time-line
 Movie-watching
 Themes of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Humanistic, Green &
 Classifying
High-technology
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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Learning objectives
Related
Strand (s) in
PSHE KLA
Activities
Unit 4 - Elements of
 Culture and cultural elements
Strand 3
 Brainstorming
Chinese culture in
 Elements of Chinese culture in (i) the themes and slogans of the Beijing
Unit &
Topic
the Beijing 2008
2008 Olympic Games and (ii) the Beijing 2008 Olympic symbols such as
Olympic Games
emblem, medals, torch and mascots
Unit 5- Hosting the
Olympic Games
 Photo
interpretation
 Matching
 Beijing’s preparations for hosting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - (i)
building infrastructure, (ii) staff training, (iii) education of the public, (iii)
promotion, and (iv) environmental protection
Strand 4 & 5
 Reading
comprehension
 Problem-solving
 HK’s preparation for the co-hosting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - (i)
building infrastructure, (ii) training of voluntary workers, and (iii)
promotion
 Benefits and problems brought by the above preparations
 Possible ways to relieve the problems
Personal, Social and Humanities Education Section,Education Bureau
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Unit &
Topic
Unit 6 - What do the
Olympic Games
mean to us?
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Learning objectives
Related
Strand (s) in
PSHE KLA
Activities
 Influence of the Olympic Games on elite athletes’ (i) self-esteem, (ii)
Strand 1
 Movie-watching
values, (iii) life, and (iv) livelihood
 Filling
 Influence of the Olympic Games on non-athletes’ (i) values, and (ii)
questionnaire
self-esteem
 Comparison and
self reflection
Unit 7 - Are the
Olympic Games an
example of sport
commercialisation?
 Some features of sport commercialisation: (i) sport as a commodity and
Strand 5 & 6
(ii) sport as an occupation
 Role-playing
 Logical thinking
 Commercial and non-commercial elements of the Olympic Games: (i)
 Information
media rights, (ii) sponsorship, (iii) marketing strategies, (iv) limitation on
collection
commercial activity and (v) absence of monetary prize
Unit 8 -Olympism: Is
 The Olympism and the Olympic symbols
it fulfilled?
 Controversial issues in Olympic history about the fulfillment of the
Strand 3 & 6
Olympism: (i) The boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, (ii) The Black
 Reading
comprehension
 Argument
Power Salute in 1968 Mexico City Olympics, (iii) the admission of
professional athletes, and (iv) the use of new technology.
Personal, Social and Humanities Education Section,Education Bureau