France at the Olympics
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French people refer to the Olympics as
‘Les Jeux Olympiques’ (the Olympic
Games) or simply as ‘Les J.O.’
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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
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France has hosted the
Summer Olympics twice, in
1900 and 1924. Both times the
games were held in Paris.
Paris
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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.
Chamonix
Albertville
Grenoble
French Olympic medals
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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.
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In the Summer Olympics the most
successful sports have been fencing,
with 115 medals, followed by cycling,
with 86 medals.
France at the Paralympics
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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.
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France hosted the 1992 Winter
Paralympics.
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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 word
Red = 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 Pack
Games, Activities and Resources to Teach French
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The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the
Olympics makes it an ideal topic for teaching
French.
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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/frencholympics-topic-pack-382