How many medals did your country win in the last Olympics?
Which sport is your country good at?
Where are the next games?
How is a country chosen to hold the games?
Is holding the games a financial incentive?
Is it good for the country that holds the events?
Which Olympic sports do you like to watch on TV?
Does your country do better at the summer or the winter Olympics?
Do you think that the Olympics are important, or have there been too many negative things (use of performance-enhancing drugs, corrupt judges) in recent history?
Should professional athletes be allowed in the Olympics?
Do you think it's fair that an athlete who lives in one country and competes in another country can come back to his/her home country to be part of the Olympic team?
Do countries spend too much time on the Olympics?
If we held the Olympics tomorrow in this class, in which sport would you win the gold?
If you had to change one Olympic sport, which sport would you take away and which sport would you add?
A NINE-year-old bookworm from Ashley has become an inspiration for hundreds of fellow literature fans around the world – including famous author Cressida Cowell.
Faith Jackson, from Hough Green, appeared in The Guardian last month after reading an incredible 272 books in just six months – an average of a book and a half a day.
Since the news broke, the Mobberley CofE Primary School student has become somewhat of a celebrity in the world of literature.
Faith has written a guest review on Enid Blyton for popular American book blog, This Kid Reviews Book, and currently has a display board of her book recommendations in Knutsford Library.
“It was so, so difficult to pick my list, a thousand times difficult. I love so many books it was really hard to choose,” she said.
“It would be great if it made other people want to read more, because it can help your education, your imagination and it’s just so much fun to read.”
Faith’s feat also caught the eye of Cressida Cowell, author of the famous How to Train Your Dragon series.
The writer was so ‘impressed’ and ‘inspired’ by Faith’s ‘amazing achievement’ that she drew a special certificate to congratulate her.
Cressida said: “Reading for pleasure is one of the key factors in a child's later educational success, and as a nation we need to get our children reading for the joy of it, and talking excitedly to their friends about books, just as Faith is doing.
“If any child out there wants to match Faith's achievement, or indeed read just half that many books in six months, I'd be delighted to draw them their very own Original Cressida Cowell Reading Certificate too.”
Although it has been a busy few weeks for Faith, she hasn’t let it get in the way of her reading. In the month of January she read an additional 62 books, bringing her total to 334 in seven months.
“I’m definitely keeping going with my challenge. You can follow me on twitter @272BookFaith and Mummy lists what I’m reading as I read it,” she added.
A SWANSEA woman’s love affair with her cardigan shows no signs of unravelling.
Everyone has something 1......................................... — and for Pam Hopkins it has been her treasured cardigan, which she has kept for 54 years. The yellow, green and brown cosy jumper has definitely stood the test of time, as it has remained in pristine condition. Mrs Hopkins, from Llwyn Crwn Road, Llansamlet, said it was bought for her by her mother-in-law as 2.....................................
“It has never lost 3 .............................,” she said.“I was thrilled when she gave it to me. It is lovely. It is cosy and warm. I think it has worn quite well over the years.I still wear it after all these years. I don’t know where it is from 4 ..............................or from Lewis Lewis which was on High Street. Years ago you would just get all the posh shops.”
The 75-year-old, who has 5 ........................, said her family often tease her about her aging cardigan.
“They laugh at it,” she said. “They just think it is old-fashioned.”
A: a button and is still intact since it was given to me
B: as Christmas present 54 years ago
C: four children and eight grandchildren
D: but it could have been from David Evans department
Your landlord (Mr J Hawks of 47 Pimlico Rd, London SW1 3HL) has informed you that your rent is to be increased by 15%. You are, naturally, not prepared to pay such an increase. You had earlier noted on a piece of paper a few points against any rent increase.
Look at your notes below and write a formal letter to the landlord stating your case as fully as possible.
