The Paralympic Games

This document is from the website Wikipedia. It is an article.

There is no date but we studied it in September.

It was adapted by our teacher.

The title of this article is : " the Paralympic Games"

We studied this text because in September 2016 there were the Paralympic Games in Rio, in Brazil.

 

- what can you see on this document?

-I can see 4 pictures. They illustrate the title.

- on picture one I can see: an opening ceremony in a stadium. It is a black and white picture. It is an old picture.

- on picture two , I can see a man who is speaking with a microphone, he is delivering a speech.

- His name is Ludwig Guttman,

- He was a neurosurgeon.

-He took care of injured soldiers after WW2 (world war 2)

-He is opening the first international paralympic games.

-Guttman recognized the value of sport for the body and the mind of the soldiers

- On  picture 3 I can see archeries on wheelchairs. It is an adapted sport.

on picture 4 I can some people on wheelchairs maybe they are playing wheelchair soccer (football).

-the paralympic games are now becoming very popular and very competitive. Many people watch it on tv .

 

do you practice any sports?

- basket ball. archery  - I go to the gym regularly - tennis- swimming - boccia -

In our school, sport is important.