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aiy —ir' Jslßr! '.4 * f —J *— ||ife '"• if' 1 * - 5 OLYMPIC GAMES — RESEARCH SKILLS gU One of the main objectives of primary and secondary teaching is to Illg 1 teach pupils to find answers to problems from the great mass of • | ■j*— l information available. The N.LE. team tries to focus on one newsworthy r~| event each year. In 1987 we looked at the elections, in 1988 we will look at the Olympics. rSSi Below are some activities that classes may like to do looking at the Bit-j-ll winter Olympics. "j iRfSi S&B H I- ' SECTION 1: 4. Write a letter to the editor either ..;£; I L 1 1. Who is “The Press’’ correspondent in supporting or opposing New Zealand ..; .J r~~l Calgary? hosting the Olympics in the future. ifgp „ k , . . . ... t Remember to answer the 5 “W’s” and an L.L.-.J 2. Name a gold medallist. ~,,,, ... , , . . . . .;_■... H (who, what, where, why, when and 3. What events are being contested today? how). h-- 4. Look at the logo of the Calgary Games. ' B. Find the snowflake, cowboy boots, Olympic rings and maple leaf in the logo. 5. Which country is at the top of the medals SECTION 3table? ' 6 How many rings in the Olympic logo? Find an action photo. Name the sport ill What do you think they represent? pictured. What sounds would you hear if you Ll:. t r&— . xl. . • x x „ were there? How would you feel if you ~7 'l • •••: •.• 7. What is the mam O ympic story today? .. . ~ t t o », ■, [•• • x l. • were person in the photo? Write a B| Give reasons for your choice. „ a -l- c >• a L..L., 1 3 ggpwwM sentence describing your feelings and say Z—J. ! why you w ° uid feei this way ’ ’ SECTION 2- 2 ’ Fretend y° u are a sports promoter. Write an advertisement which would make people ' • ,i g-W 1- Look at the medals table for the Winter come out and watch a certain winter sports L-Wg 1— - • Olympics. From an encyclopaedia or year event. Use drawings as well if you like. pW Iff book, find out the populations of the top , Read (avourite L_J Xf. 10 nations. Divide the populations.bythe winter Olympic sports. Find alt the action HI j| meda swon. Which nanon has the best words, or verbs, and underline them. Write Lffl ffi medal count per head of populatron? the name of the sport and around it write H 5 in the 1984 Summer Olympics. New , Add own t r- r - < Zealand rated top on this calculation. ~pT TTI 4. How many countries are named on the h_j 2. Describe the rules for one of the Olympic o|ympjcs page , Find as many as fW p.p. sports. you can , ( .f ien use an at j as or wor i(j ma p t 0 [.. . ] j 3. Write a small article under the headline — discover where they are. Choose one country L. I “N.Z. does well for small nation.” and write five sentences about it. [ J J L g. “the PRESS” Newspapers in Education Department ;. L.' .< f.: "■