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THE olympic games: BILINGUAL MASTERCLASS.

The Olympic Games stand as a beacon of unity, sportsmanship, and human achievement, transcending borders and cultures to celebrate the shared values of excellence, friendship, and respect. Since their revival in 1896, the modern Olympic Games have served as a testament to the enduring power of sport to inspire and unite people from all walks of life. At the heart of the Olympic movement lie core principles that embody the spirit of fair play, perseverance, and solidarity. These values, enshrined in the Olympic Charter, guide athletes and nations alike as they come together every four years to compete on the world’s greatest sporting stage.

This Masterclass made up of 20 online courses offers the following themes in terms of learning French (the masterclass is bilingual French and English).

FIRST MASTERCLASS:

Preparing for your trip to France:

The objective is to acquire all the basic vocabulary for your arrival and travels in France, as well as for your life in France.

Facilitating your arrival in France: arrival at the airport, passing through customs, taking a taxi from the airport to your hotel, checking in at the hotel, ordering and paying at the restaurant, asking for essential information (directions, public services).
Getting around in France: booking a train, knowing who to ask at the station, renting a car, communicating at highway rest areas…

learn about the olympic games:

The objective is to encourage your oral expression, understanding of terms related to the Olympic Games, and to give you an overview of this world event, which you can further explore when participating in the Olympic Games.

The schedule of sporting events.
The selected sites for the Olympics.
The opening ceremony.
The Olympic torch relay.
2024: France commits to the world.
2024: Environmental and social policy for the games in France.
How to attend the Olympic Games?

Discovering FRENCH gastronomy:

The objective is to introduce you to the French culinary specialties.

Organic farming in France.
Culinary specialties of France.
French wine.

SECOND MASTERCLASS:

The goal of this second Masterclass about the Olympic Games is to deepen your knowledge, vocabulary, speaking, and understanding skills about this world event.

The history of the Olympic Games.
The history of the Olympics Games in France.
The Olympic Torch relay.
Paralympic Games.
Cultural Olympiad.
Instilling sport values.
France and the Olympics.
Acting responsible for the Olympics.

TEACHING MATERIALS:

For each class, you will receive an email after the course with all teaching materials, such as Google Documents, audio or video files, websites… Our audio files in French can be listened at different speeds and an English translation is provided.