Special Olympics

Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 4.4 million athletes in 170 countries. Special Olympics competitions are held every day, all around the world—including local, national and regional competitions, adding up to more than 70, 000 events a year.

These competitions include the Special Olympics World Games, which alternate between summer and winter games. Special Olympics World Games are held every four years. The most recent World Summer Games were the Special Olympics World Summer Games, held in Athens, Greece, from June 25, 2011 to July 4, 2011.

The most recent Special Olympics World Winter Games were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from January 29 to February 5, 2013. At the same time, the first Special Olympics Global Development Summit was held on " Ending the Cycle of Poverty and Exclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities, " gathering government officials, activists and business leaders from around the world.

The next World Games will be the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, California from July 25 to August 2, 2015. Graz and Schladming, Austria will host the next Special Olympics World Winter Games from March 14–24, 2017.

Special Olympics has more than 32 Olympic-type individual and team sports that provide meaningful training and competition opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. A few are listed below:

The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games is a sporting event that will be held in Los Angeles on July 25 to August 2, 2015.

The official anthem is the song Fly performed by Avril Lavigne.

Special Olympics is an international organization that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports everyday around the world.

Answer the questions:

· What is Special Olympics?

· What are kinds of Special Olympics?

· What sports are there in Special Olympics?

· How many countries are participants of Special Olympics?

· How many athletes do participate in the event?

· When and where is the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games?

· When and where is the 2015 Special Olympics World Winter Games?

Assignment.

· Make a short message about any athlete who won in any sport within the Special Olympics.

· Listen and sing the song Fly by Avril Lavigne. Put in the right words.

Practical lesson #14

1. Name the modern methods and technologies of teaching children with disabilities. Complete the table:

2. Read the texts about Teaching strategies and Art therapy. Discuss.