Talk Homework

This week we are looking at explanation texts again and as The Olympics is our theme I thought it may be fitting to write an explanation on why the Olympic Rings are used as a symbol of the Olympics?

Therefore for this week’s talk homework can you do some research and discuss:

* the 5 Ws—Who? What? Where? When? Why? about the Olympic Rings.

*any words associated with the process e.g. Olympic, games, country, continents , athletes, symbol, world etc.

· time connectives to explain the process e.g. first, next, after, then, finally

· I have included some background notes below but there is a wealth of

information on line.

The five interlocking rings represent five continents or major geographical areas of the world. The five main regions: Africa, the Americas (North and South America are combined), Asia, Europe and Oceania. As it says in the Olympic Charter, the five-ringed symbol "represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games." 

The colours of the rings represent the flags of the countries that participate in the Olympics. Every flag of a country participating in the Olympics includes at least one of the following colours: blue, black, red, yellow, and green. 

Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived the design of both the rings and the flag. The Olympic Committee adopted the flag in 1914, and it was first flown at the 1920 Antwerp Games.