6A Article 3 Protesting Winter Olympics athletes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Did you follow the Winter Olympics?

yes

no

Do you think a huge sportsevent like the Olympics is important to have?

yes

no

Winter Olympics
In China

Read the article together

I will ask some vocabulary. Listen and read along, ask anything that is unfamiliar. Be prepared to answer some questions about the content afterwards.

Why should athletes stay silent?

1. safety concerns
2. possible disqualification
3. possible violence against athletes
4. It is not their job to speak out

What are possible punishments?

1. disqualification
2. fines
3. physical punishment
4. unnown punishments

What happened when people did speak out against the government?

1. died
2. vanished
3. nothing
4. arrested

Why is there a fuss about the mandatory app?

Which is NOT a problem with the app?

1. other have acces to medical information
2. They could track where athletes go
3. it is easily hacked
4. It is undure who has can see the information

Imagine this is your exam

I will start a timer. The goal is to fill 5 minutes in pairs talking about this article.  I will walk around to give feedback on your speaking

Discussion questions

1. Do you think athletes should be allowed to protest?
2. Do you think China is going too far with all these rules?
3. What kind of punishments do you think China would/could give?

4. Are the Olympics about politics?
5. Do you feel the Olympics should be held in a country like China?

6.  An athlete said before the games "athletes are used as political pawns" Do you agree?

7. Some countries have 'politically boycotted' the games. How do you feel about this?

Sometimes the article is not enough

To have a good conversation/discussion, sometimes the article alone is not engouh. Maybe because the topic is hard or complex, sometimes because the article is too short. You can add your own information and research.

Add information to your exam

Use the internet to look up information you can use to talk about this topic. For example:
- Human rights issues (in China)
- Politics in China
- The role of politics in the Olympics
- The role of athletes and politics
- Previous olympic games and protest

- Reactions from athletes after nwo the games are over

Think about the Oral exam

After the break, you will have a chance during class.

Now, make pairs and choose a date you would like to do the oral exam. No choosing a date will lead to it being during the test week.

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