Lesson 6: Usain Bolt.

Lex: lexique de sports

Gram: have +en
Phono: /e/
Supports et documents: 2 help sheets + petite article sur Usain Bolt
1. Anticipation WH Questions:
Distribute help sheets and photocopies of article on Usain Bolt.
For each question, give them the time to answer individually and then go over
it collectively. Ask a volunteer to read each question. If possible, ask a weaker
student to give a short answer and, if possible, a full sentence. If he or she is
incapable doing so, ask a stronger student to help him or her. Then ask several
students to repeat the correct answer.

Usain Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold medal at London

2012
They call him the Lightning Bolt , but his real name is Usain Bolt. He is a Jamaican
sprinter. Some people think that he is the fastest person ever . He is twenty-five.
He has had many difficulties being from a poor family, but he has always dreamt of

winning the Olympics. To acheive his goal, he has trained since his early childhood.
His coach describes him as a hardworker because he has always trained seven days a
week. Thanks to all his hardwork, he finally achieved his goal, winning the 100m and
200m title during the last Olympic games.
He defended this 100m title in stunning style in the London 2012 Olympics and won
Sunday's final in an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds. He has become a true world
champion. "It was wonderful," said the 25-year-old. "I knew it was going to be like
this. There wasn't a doubt in my mind that it was going to be loud and it was going to
be great. "

Give them a 2 or 3 minutes to read over the title and first paragraph. Start with
the first section.
the type of article: news article
the topic of the article: 2012 Olympics
the setting /the main person in the article: in London/ Usain Bolt
Then, move on to the next section. Give them a couple minutes to answer the
following question using the first two paragraphs.

Who is this famous celebrity (job, age, nationality and family)?

age: twenty-five years-old
nationality: Jamaican
job: sprinter
family: poor family
Then, move on to the next section. Give them a couple minutes to answer the
following questions, using the third and fourth paragraph.

What is his main accomplishment? What did he do during the 2012 Olympic
Games? (his gold medal, the event, his time, etc.)
gold medals and event: defended 100 m title
200 m title (during last Olympic game)
time: 100 m title in Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds
Then, move on to the next section. Give them a couple minutes to answer the
following questions.

How did he do it? Use the have-en form and answer the question.
has always dreamt of winning the Olympics
hardwork- has trained 7 days a week
has trained since his early childhood

How do they describe him? Give some adjectives.

great, lightening bolt, true champion, wonderful
What is his nickname? Why?
Lightening bolt b/c maybe the fastest man ever

2. Lesson:
*Use the help sheet as inspiration to write trace crite for the Lesson.*
Vocabulary:
sprinter
train
achieve a goal
lightening bolt

news article
2012 Olympics
in London
Usain Bolt

This is a news article

about the 2012
Olympics. It is about
Usain Bolt.

25 years old
Jamaican
sprinter
from a poor family

This is a news article

about the 2012
Olympics. It is about
Usain Bolt.

200 m title (during last

Olympic game)
defended 100 m title
(2012)
in Olympic record time of
9.63 seconds

He won the 100 m and

200 m titles in the last
Olympics. He defended
his 100 m title and ran it
in a record time of 9. 63
seconds.

b/c has always dreamt of

winning the Olympics
hardwork- has trained 7
days a week/ has trained
since his early childhood

He accomplished his
goal because he has
always dreamt of
winning the Olympics
and has trained 7 days a
week/since his early
childhood.

great, lightening bolt,

true champion,wonderful
Lightening bolt b/c the
fastest man ever

3. Phonetics:
/eI/ Usain, nickname, maybe, Jamaica

He is a true champion.
He is nicknamed the
lightening bolt
because he is maybe the
fastest man ever.