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Welcome back to English class

Stand up if ...

You celebrated Carnaval.

Stand up if ...

You travelled somewhere during this break.

Stand up if ...

Watched the Winter Olympics.

The Winter Olympics recap

What do you know about the Winter Olympics of 2026 (News, winners, controversies etc.)

How about the Netherlands in the Winter Olympics

(Wins, medals, famous athletes, news etc.)

Rank these countries from most to least gold medals won at the Winter Olympics

1

Netherlands

2

Norway

3

Italy

4

Germany

5

United States

What sports was Germany best at?

A

Bobsleigh

B

Skiing

C

Speed Skating

D

Luge

What was said about Benin?

A

This year, they won their first medal at the Winter Olympics

B

This year was the first time they participated in the Winter Olympics

C

They are the first African country to participate in the Winter Olympics

What trick did Ilia Malinin of the USA team perform at the Winter Olympics that was previously banned?

A

Tripple axel

B

Death spiral

C

Backflip on a single blade

D

Front flip on a single blade

In what sport did Johannes Høsflot Klæbo win 6 gold medals?

A

Ski mountaineering

B

Cross-country skiing

C

Freestyle skiing

D

Nordic combined

Many unexpected and expected things happend

Some countries always dominate a specific sport

Can anyone give an example?

Countries dominating sports at the Winter Olympics

In groups

1. Read the text about your specific country and sport

2. Create a mindmap that explains/gives information about why this country dominates this specific sport (use information from the text)

3. Present your mindmap to the class

20-30 minutes

Example mindmap

Slide text

Homework

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