1. International Factors
International sporting events.
(What makes them high profile and popular?)
The Olympic Games.
Competitions.

2. Put these events in order of size biggest at the top.
1) IOC Summer Olympics
2) Tour de France
 3)  FIFA World Cup
4) UEFA Champions league
 5)  ICC Cricket World Cup
6) European Football Championships
7) FIA Formula 1 World Championships
 8) Rugby World Cup 
 9) IOC Winter Olympics 

3. The Actual Answers 1) FIFA World Cup 2) IOC Summer Olympics
 3) ICC Cricket World Cup 
4) European Football Championships
 5) UEFA Champions league 
6) Rugby World Cup 
7) FIA Formula 1 World Championships
 8) Tour de France 
9) IOC Winter Olympics 

4. What sports have their own World Championship?
Discuss with your partner and write down two adding a couple of facts about the tournament the book Page 118.
Are there any other high profile events which are very popular but not World Championship events?

5. Superbowl
97.5 million Americans tuned in to see the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots a year ago.
30 seconds of advertising time during the 2010 telecast is expected to cost US $2.6 Million dollars
Other events include Wimbledon, Champions League, Pay per view Boxing events.

6. Popularity of Sports
1)Football Soccer. The most important and popular sport in the world. In Europe and Latin America is the number one sport in all countries, in Africa is almost the most important sport as well its becoming a mayor popular sport in China, Korea, Japan and the Middle East. Weakness: Its no so popular in India, USA and Canada. Women Football is not as popular as men.
2) Basketball The second most popular sport in the World. Its one of the most popular sports in USA, Canada, the second in importance in Europe, Brasil, Argentina and China. n?1 sport in Lithuania. Weakness: It?s a sport for tall people, not so popular in Africa, the middle east, India, and East Asia.
3) Car Racing (F1, Rally, CART etc). The highiest TV rating sport in the World. Weakness: Some people don?t consider this to be a real sport.
4) Tennis. A worldwide sport, played everywhere. Wimbledon, Roland Garros, US Open, Australia and the Davis Cup and mayor world sports events. For Women it?s the most popular sport in the World. Weakness: It?s a sport for middle and high class people.
5) Athletism (includes swimming) The World Cup is the third in importance after the Soccer World Cup and the Olympic games. Weakness: Its being constellation of sports in which Capitalism fought peacefully against the Communist countries. In Latin America and the Third World Countries, this kind of sports are not that popular.
6) Golf Another Worldwide sport, played everywhere. Specially in USA and Europe. Weakness: Its a sport for very high class people.
7) Boxing. Some people consider Boxing the second sport in popularity. But it depends too much on the actual boxers in activity. Weakness: It?s a danger sport, only occasionally there is a fight that stimulates the worlds attention.

7. Viewing Figures Sport/Event/Claim/Verifiable*Football,
Italy v France World Cup final, 715.1m/260m
American football, Super Bowl Steelers v Seahawks, 750m-1bn/
98mWinter Olympics, Torino 2006 opening ceremony, 2bn/87m
Football, Champs League Arsenal v Barça, 120m/86m
Formula One, Brazilian Grand Prix, 354m/83mNASCAR, Daytona 500, n/a/20m
Baseball, World Series game five, n/a/19m
Golf, US Masters (final day), n/a/17m
Tennis, Wimbledon men's singles final, n/a/17m
Basketball, NBA finals game six, up to 1bn/17m
Cycling, Tour de France (final stage), n/a/15m
Golf, US Open (final day), n/a/10mGolf, Ryder Cup (final day), up to 1bn/6m
Commonwealth Games, Melbourne opening ceremony, 1.5bn/5m
Cricket, ICC Champions Trophy final, n/a/3m

8. Why do we have 2 sets of figures?
What makes an event high profile?
Who makes it high profile?

9. Answers The Media (hype and exposure)
Sponsors with promotions and logos on their products, adverts.
Heritage of the event (how famous).
Popularity
Command large audiences
Financial backing
Can be positive or negative (Drugs, Corruption, Security issues, over commercialism, boycotts)

10. Quiz Time H/W make questions on the topic. (Cranium)
Must make two questions form each of the following games:
Pictionary (drawing the clue)
Moulding from plastacene
Hum the theme tune from a chosen high profile event. Or play the part of a famous sports personality from your named high profile event.
Data head (some facts that they have to guess true or false from)

11. Olympic Games
Aim: Understand the issues relating to The Games + the advantages and disadvantages of hosting them.
Can you name all 35 Olympic sports that will take place in London 2012 (Athletics covers all track and field)
How many of these do we cover at school.

12. History of the Olympics
Probably the highest profile sporting event.
Takes place every 4 years.
Started 776BC in Olympia, Greece.
Motto “Higher stronger faster”
The IOC (International Olympic Committee) people in charge, was founded in 1894.

13. Recent Games and controversy associated with them
Pick two of the games dating back from 1936 in Berlin and outline the main political issues relating to it. Make note of key terms P.120
Discussion: Based on what you have read of the more recent Games (China) what will be the political issues associated with it?

14. Beijing
The Beijing Olympics have come to a close after 16 days of thrilling competition - with the home nation sat on top of the gold medal table (51 Golds).
China has spent seven years planning for this event. It must be relieved that these Olympics are being hailed as both a sporting and an operational success.
Worries about air pollution, protesters and media freedom were eventually overshadowed by what went on in the sporting arenas.
At the closing ceremony the International Olympic Committee President, Jacques Rogge, said they had been "truly exceptional games".
Worries and protests about human rights and Tibet did not really figure

15. You will present these next lesson. Websites see sheet.
Discussion: Do you think the Olympics has got too big. Should events that have their own World Championships be involved. Kerboodle test
H/W
Look up about the London Olympics and make a note of the advantages and disadvantages of hosting the games for us.
Imagine you are trying to convince the IOC (me) that London should hold the Games and another county to persuade me that they should not..
You will present these next lesson.
Websites see sheet.