OLYMPIC DREAM

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Did you watch the Olympic Games? Which sports are your favorites?

The Olympic Games were originally meant for amateur sports enthusiasts. Nowadays many competitors are professional. Is this fair?

How do you think athletes who cheat should be treated? Should they be disqualified, banned, stripped of their medals or given a second chance?

OLYMPIC MASCOTS

THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO BE A REPRESENTATION OF THE HOST CITY AND THE SPIRIT OF THE GAMES. BUT SINCE THE OLYMPICS ARE NEUTRAL, THE MASCOT IS A SYMBOL OF THE GAMES THEMSELVES.

Wenlock and Mandeville

Named after the village of Much Wenlock in Shropshire - which hosted a precursor to the modern Olympic Games in the 19th century. It represents the UK's start of the Industrial Revolution. Drops of steel with cameras

for eyes.

Designed by Walt Disney, Sam is a cartoon eagle who is dressed in the style of the legendary Uncle Sam, with a star-spangled background in red, white, and blue, the national colors of the United States. Commercial use of Olympic mascots was initiated at this point.

Izzy, the mascot of the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, was the first mascot designed on a computer. Izzy is an amorphous abstract fantasy figure whose name was derived from the question,"What is it?" because no one knew exactly what Izzy was.

The five names form the Chinese phrase "Beijing huan ying ni" (北京欢迎你 ), which means "Beijing welcomes you". Each representing an Olympic ring and Feng Shui element.

• intrinsically motivated

• a sense of self-efficacy

• willingness to take risks • willingness to learn from

mistakes

• willingness to teach others.

DESCRIBE THESE CHARASTERISTICS

HOW CAN SPORTS BE USED TO EDUCATE?

INTEGRITYPERSERVERANCEPOSITIVE ATTITUDERESPECTSELF ESTEEMSPORTSMANSHIP

DEBATE1. If everyone is doing drugs is it

cheating?2. Are the Olympic Games a waste of

money?3. Should college athletes get paid?4. Should Oscar Pistorius's Prosthetic

Legs Disqualify Him from the Olympics?

Should Oscar Pistorius's Prosthetic Legs Disqualify Him from the Olympics