1. Universidad Facultad de
Nacional Ciencias
de La Pampa Humanas
Powerpoint prepared by the
English Language I team, 2012.
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2. INTRODUCTION
In less than two months all eyes will be upon
London, as athletes from all over the world will
gather to participate in the XXX Olympic Games.
To celebrate this event, we designed this
Webquest, and we invite you to browse
information about the Olympics.
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3. TASK
You are a group of journalists
from a newspaper to find out
information about the
Olympic Games.
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4. PROCESS
Activity 1
Work in groups of three and answer the following
questions:
What is the origin of the Olympic Games?
What is the motto of the Olympics?
Which are the Olympic values?
Why were the Olympic Games banned in the year
1916, 1940 and 1944?
Now, you’re ready for your next task.
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5. Activity 2
a. Choose one of the Olympic symbols and
one of the Olympic sports and describe them.
b. Explain what the Paralympic games are.
c. Find out some interesting facts about these
games.
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6. Activity 3
 Look for images, facts, particular features and any
extra information you may find interesting to share.
 Organise these details into a powerpoint
presentation. Create a slideshow as attractive as
possible about the items you have chosen.
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7. Resources
 Here we suggest you some websites to look for the
required information, learn more and have fun.
 http://www.london2012.com/
 http://
projectbritain.com/olympics/symbols.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_O
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/2012/
 http://www.olympic.org/london-2012-summer
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8. EVALUATION
Each presentation will be evaluated by peers and
teachers, taking into account the items described
below:
 Layout: organization of the information and images,
clarity in the power point slides.
 Creativity.
 Task fulfillment (written part).
 Oral presentation (oral part).
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9. SCORE VISUAL TASK ORAL
PRESENTATION FULFILLMENT PRESENTATION
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
FAIRLY GOOD
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10. CONCLUSION
By the end of this Webquest:
 You will know more about the Olympic Games and also
how to use powerpoint for a presentation.
 You will also have the chance to do collaborative work
and assess other students’ production.
We hope you have fun looking for the information
and appreciate the importance
of the Olympic Games and its history.
And… let the best athletes win this year’s Olympics!
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11. Now, it’s your turn.
Let’s work!
Acknowledgement:
Thank you to all the Internet service providers who made this webquest possible.
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