TASK I. LET'S KNOW MORE ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES (Estimated duration 45')

- The class will be divided into 5 groups of 5 students each.

- This task requires that you work in small groups in order to enhance social skills and cooperative learning strategies with the intention of achieving common effective outcomes.

- You should be responsible enough to use critically, creatively and ethically the Information and Communication Technologies; from which you are expected to gather, manage and select information which you will have to tranform into meaningful knowledge.

-  I am going to monitor your work, writing down the way each of you contribute to the group. If there is anything you need, do not hesitate to ask me.

-  All of you will have to contribute equally to the group project. Additionally, creativity, innovation, precision  and a good use of English will be especially appreciated in the final assessment of the task.

- Description of the task: Each group will be given one of the five topics below, on which you are expected to look for certain information which will be included in the wiki. The main purpose of the wiki is that all together can discover knowledge, learn to present information properly and enjoy your partners' work while you are familiar with the most outstanding characteristics of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Group 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES. PURPOSES OF BOTH CULTURAL EVENTS. 

Group 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES.

Group 3. HOW MANY COUNTRIES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES? WHO ARE THE "ATHLETES WITHOUT A COUNTRY"?

Group 4. WHICH ARE THE SYMBOLS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES? WHAT DOES EACH RING COLOR REPRESENT IN THE FIVE RINGS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES?

Group 5. WHAT SOCIAL EFFECTS DO THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES HAVE NOWADAYS?