Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Treasure Hunt

By Polina Efimova

Read the article and answer the questions following it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/winterolympics/article-2553810/Its-downhill-Alpine-curling-Winter-Olympics-opening-ceremony-wow-Sochi-let-Games-begin.html

“Let the Games begin! Winter Olympics gets underway in Sochi with spectacular opening ceremony featuring flying children, failed snowflakes, fantastic fireworks... and some dodgy German outfits”.

From Mail Online

January 7, 2014

I.   Answer the questions about the text:

1. In what country are the 22nd Winter Olympic Games held?

2. How many winter sports disciplines are being held during the Games? How many athletes will compete in 98 events?

3. How did the opening ceremony start?

4.  What was to transform into the famous five-ringed Olympic symbol?

5.  Which country’s team were wearing the most garish outfits?

II.  Explore the Internet resources in order to answer the following questions:

1. When was the idea of an Olympic mascot officially approved? What are the mascots of Sochi 2014?

http://talisman.sochi2014.com/en/

http://talisman.sochi2014.com/en/#/en/history/

2. What is the mission of  the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad?

http://culture.sochi2014.com/en/about/

3. What does the slogan of the Olympic Games sound? What does the first part of it symbolize? The second?

http://www.sochi2014.com/en/news-sochi-2014-reveals-its-slogan

4. What is the period of holding the Olympics? What does the emblem of the 2014 Winter Olympics consist of?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics#Emblem

5. What is the name of the Olympic Stadium in Sochi? How will this stadium be used after the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games?

http://www.sochi2014.com/en/spectators-place-fisht-olympic-stadium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXwFczhhxk

6. What three things were allocated by the author of this article?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2554541/SOCHI-SCENE-3-things-opening-night.html

III.  Discuss the following questions:

1. What is the most amazing moment of the opening in your opinion?

http://www.kgw.com/news/slideshows/Photos-Sochi-2014-opening-ceremonies-244294731.html?gallery=y&c=y&ref=%2Fnews%2Fslideshows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3IBKgFpgs

2. Sports outfit of what country do you like most of all? 

http://www.kgw.com/news/slideshows/Fashions-at-Olympics-opening-ceremony-244464141.html?gallery=y&c=y&ref=%2Fnews%2Fslideshows#

IV.         Give a brief talk to your group mates on the impression that the opening ceremony made on you.