German Olympics Topic Pack

Ages: 7–11yrs
German Olympics Topic Pack
Priscilla Hannaford
The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the Olympics makes it an ideal topic for
teaching German. Not only will pupils learn the German words for sports, we also give
you ideas to reinforce vocabulary and sentence structures for a range of topics, from
colours and weather to numbers and travel. In addition, using the information on Germany
at the Olympics included in the resource will help to cover the Intercultural Strand of the
Framework for Modern Languages.
German Olympics Topic Pack
Games, Activities and Resources to Teach German
The German Olympics Topic Pack contains photocopiable activities and games which
include:
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flashcards
picture flashcards
word searches, crossword puzzles and other word games
listening activities
bingo and other games
sentence building activities
background information on Germany at the Olympics
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Priscilla Hannaford
German Olympics
Topic Pack
Games, Activities and Resources to
Teach German
Priscilla Hannaford
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Free Powerpoint to go with the German Olympics Topic Pack
We have produced a free Powerpoint to accompany this book, to make it easier for you to
introduce the Olympic sports to your class.
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Written by Priscilla Hannaford
Thank you to Michaela Greck-Ismair for her help with
translation and proofreading.
Illustrated by Pat Murray
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Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................4–6
Germany at the Olympics....................................................................................................................7
Germany at the Paralympics...............................................................................................................7
Famous German athletes.....................................................................................................................8
Word list .................................................................................................................................................9
Flashcards ......................................................................................................................................10–14
Sentence building ideas ....................................................................................................................14
Picture flashcards.........................................................................................................................15–19
More sentence building ideas ..........................................................................................................19
Colour the picture........................................................................................................................ 20–21
Match the words ..........................................................................................................................22–23
Design your own logos! ................................................................................................................24–25
Spelling check ...............................................................................................................................26–27
Listen and write ...........................................................................................................................28–29
Word search ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Solve the code! ....................................................................................................................................31
Unscramble the words ...................................................................................................................... 32
Crossword puzzles .......................................................................................................................33–34
Lotto cards
❖ words and pictures ...............................................................................................................35-37
❖ pictures only ...........................................................................................................................38-40
❖ words only ............................................................................................................................... 41-43
Board game .......................................................................................................................................... 44
Other teaching ideas ..................................................................................................................45–46
Answers ..........................................................................................................................................47–49
Germany at the Olympics
Since 1896, when the first Olympics of the modern era was
held, Germany has participated in most Olympic Games.
Germany has hosted three Olympic Games. In 1936,
Germany hosted both the Winter Games in GarmischPartenkirchen and the Summer Games in Berlin. In 1972,
Germany hosted the Summer Olympics in Munich.
Germany was due to host the 1916 Summer Olympics as
well as the 1940 Winter Olympics, but both these games
had to be cancelled due to World Wars. After these wars,
Germans were banned from participating in the 1920, 1924
and 1948 Olympics.
Berlin
Heidelberg
Munich
GarmischPartenkirchen
Germany was divided into two countries from 1945 to 1990.
In 1980 West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany)
boycotted the Moscow Olympics in protest at the Soviet
invasion of Afghanistan. In 1984 East Germany (the German Democratic Republic), along
with other countries in the Soviet block, boycotted the Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Including the Winter Games of 2010, German athletes have won a total of 1618 medals:
528 gold, 542 silver and 548 bronze. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the German team
came fifth in the medal league table with 16 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze medals.
Germany at the Paralympics
Germany (then the Federal Republic of Germany) participated in the first international
Paralympic Games, which were held in 1960 in Rome and in all the Paralympic Games since
then. They sent a small delegation of only nine athletes to the 1960 Games. Athletes from
the East German Democratic Republic only competed once at the Paralympics in 1984.
Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, German athletes have competed together
again.
Germany hosted the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg.
German athletes have been very successful at the Paralympic Games. They have won a total
of 1591 medals. This is more than any other country except the United States.
Word list – Die Olympischen Sportarten
Badmington
das, neutr.
badminton
Basketball
der, masc.
basketball
Bogenschießen
das, neutr.
archery
Boxen
das, neutr.
boxing
Fechten
das, neutr.
fencing
Feldhockey
das, neutr.
hockey
Fußball
der, masc.
football
Gewichtheben
das, neutr.
weightlifting
Handball
der, masc.
handball
Judo
das, neutr.
judo
Kanusport
der, masc.
canoeing
Leichtathletik
die, fem.
athletics
Moderner Fünfkampf
der, masc.
modern pentathlon
Radsport
der, masc.
cycling
Reiten
masc. pl.
horse riding
Ringen
das, neutr.
wrestling
Rudern
das, neutr.
rowing
Schießen
das, neutr.
shooting
Segeln
das, neutr.
sailing
Taekwondo
das, neutr.
taekwondo
Tennis
das, neutr.
tennis
Tischtennis
das, neutr.
table tennis
Triathlon
der, masc.
triathlon
Turnen
das, neutr.
gymnastics
Volleyball
der, masc.
volleyball
Wassersport
der, masc.
water sports
Sports are usually used without an article in German.
Flashcards
Badmington
badminton
Basketball
basketball
Bogenschießen
archery
Boxen
boxing
Fechten
fencing
Feldhockey
hockey
Flashcards
Fußball
football
Gewichtheben
weightlifting
Handball
handball
Judo
judo
Kanusport
canoeing
Leichtathletik
athletics