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__** Week 4 **__ __**Task**__ Create an imaginative story based around the London Olympic Games. Your story must include a New Zealand athlete coach, a lost piece of equipment and a gold medal for New Zealand. The sound of the paparazzi cameras clicking and clicking woke up Mark Hager, head coach of the womens black sticks. Today was the Black Sticks big moment of showing the whole world what they are here in London for.

Mark Hager was up at 6 o'clock in the morning. He was packing his and the Black Sticks water bottle and things for the big day. First he went and took a shower and cleaned up. He was out of the shower and was ready to leave but before that he had to have his breakfast so off he went to the supermarket and brought some bread, ham, lettue and his best friend BBQ suace. He left the tickets to go to the game place on the counter top while he was making his breakfast.

After that it was time to leave, he said some supporting and meaningful things the Black Sticks before they went into the van that they had borrowed for the day. Another hour went past and they finially arivied at the airport. They were off and ready to have another 30mins of break in the plane. Mark Hager's face turned red, Rhiannon Dennison the youngest player in the Black Sticks said in a questioning voice " Whats wrong coach" but there was no answer from Mark Hager, now all the team was looking at him in a 'what's wrong' kinda look. Mark Hager finially open his mouth and said "I think I've forgotten our tickets", everyone was shocked and had a half dead monsters face. The team started to panic, Mark Hager was shocked and tried to recap where he had left them, and then it hit him, it was on the counter top where he had left it when he was making his breakfact. He quickly calmed the team and asked the van driver if he could get them for him, thankfully enough there wasn't any traffic and the van driver politely handed over the tickets just in time for their flight. The next was history. But at the end they made it in time for their game and have made New Zealand prode and have returned with a bronze medal. - The End __** Week 3 **__ __**Task 1**__ Olympic Games Article: 1. Give the article a new HEADLINE 2. Rewrite the article in your own words 3. Find an image that relates to the article. 4. Publish on your wiki page.
 * Choose ONE sport that you are interested in and FIND a news article relating to that sport. Once you have done that, complete the following activities:**



Thomas, who was part of the five-man team that won Team GB’s first gymnastics medal in 100 years when they took Olympic bronze on Monday night, was left to rue a stumble backwards as he completed the routine in the fourth of six rounds at the North Greenwich Arena. The 23 year-old from Wolverhampton recovered strongly however to finish in seventh place – Britain’s best finish in this event since Walter Tysall won a silver medal in 1908. For Thomas, the overriding emotion was one of nothing ventured, nothing gained. “It was worth taking the risk, if I had got a similar score as I did in the team final I would have been in the medals,” said Thomas, who has another chance at a medal in the final of the vault next Monday. “Some people might say I would have played safe but sometimes that might not be enough to get you a medal. If you go all-out then you have nothing to lose and that’s what I did. I would do it again.” Thomas’ team-mate Dan Purvis made a similarly costly error on a night that was dominated by the brilliance of Japan’s Kohei Uchimura, the three-time world champion, who took gold after a sublime display.
 * Kristian Thomas says difficult routine 'worth the risk' despite British gymnast falling outside Olympic medals **

Kristian Thomas tasks the risk and says he would do it agian. Kristian Thomas, Britians gymnastist took a risk on doing a pommel horse routine but had failed but still came 7th. “Some people might say I would have played safe but sometimes that might not be enough to get you a medal. If you go all-out then you have nothing to lose and that’s what I did. I would do it again" says Kristian Thomas.

__** Week 2 **__ __**Task 1:**__ __The Olympic Oath__ At the start of each Olympics, every athlete promises to play fairly and obey all of the Olympic rules. One athlete from the host country takes his oath at the opening ceremony on behalf of all athletes. __The Olympic Creed__ A judge from the host country recites the Olympic Creed, which appears on the scoreboard during the Opening Ceremony:
 * " In the name of all the competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams"**
 * "The most important thing in the Olympic games is not to win, but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well"**
 * YOUR TASK is to write a new Oath OR Creed for future Olympic Games.**

"In the name of all competitors, I promis that we will obey and respect the rules, for the honour and respect of our country and compititors"
 * __ Week 1 __**

__**Task 1:**__ Select one New Zealand athlete going to the Olympic games and write a short biography about them. You could include personal information or concentrate on their sporting achievements. Include a photo.

Christopher Grant Wood, soccer player, was born in Auckland, 7 December 1991. He is 1.91m tall and weighs round 93.88kg. Early life Chris Wood attened Cambridge East Primary, then St's Paul's Colliegate School. His sister Chelsey Wood is also a soccer player, having repersented New Zealand at the 2008 FIFA Womens World Cup and the 2010 FIFA Womens World Cup. In May 2010, he was named in the All Whites World Cup Squard, and at the age of 18 he was the youngest member of the New Zealand team. Chris Wood represented New Zealand at the under 17 level and was a standout performer for the Kiwis at the 2007 FIFA World Cup, a tournament which earned him a trial with English football club West Bromwich Ablion. Chris Wood agreed his first professional contract, signing a two-year deal at the West Bromwich Ablion club. Task 2:
 * The Olympic Anthem**

Symbolism is one of the strong components expressed within the Olympic Games. The Greeks appreciated and honoured poets and their descriptive language as part of the Olympic spirit.

The "Olympic Hymn" of the modern era was written by Greeks Costis Palamis and Spiros Samaras. It was translated into French, and was used at the first Modern Olmpic Games held in Athens in 1896. Since 1960, it has been used at the Opening Ceremonies of each Olympic Games.

The hymn is played or sung during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Originally written in Greek, it has been "freely" translated into other languages and below is the main version.


 * Your task is to write a new Olympic Athem for 2012 Olympic Games.**

The Olympics are here Athletes ready to race Looking around to see who they need to compete On the roll to get a treat Nothing can make them quit Diving and running sprinting quick Olympics is what we do together Now is the perfect weather Come on athletes lets do our best