1. MEET WENLOCK AND MANDEVILLE

2. mANDEVILLE
Mandeville’s name comes from Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, which held The Stoke Mandeville Games, the inspiration for the Paralympics Mandeville wears a pink stopwatch on his wrist which on models reads 0:20: His helmet-like head with three points coloured blue, red and green represents the agitos, the Paralympic Symbol. Also they are pieces of steel made to fill the hole in the stadium.

3. wenlock
Wenlock’s name is inspired by Much Wenlock in Shropshire, England, where the Wenlock Olympian Society held its first Olympian Games in 1850, regarded as an inspiration for the modern Olympic games. He has five friendship bracelets on his wrist. Each bracelet takes the colour of an Olympic ring. The three points on his head represent the three places on the podium. The pattern on his body with the logo of the games symbolises the whole world coming to London in The shape on the front of his head represents the shape of the Olympic stadium roof. In the run-up to the games Wenlock hopes to make as many friends as possible and always looks on the bright side of life.

4. NOW TRY TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM
What colour is Mandeville’s stopwatch?
It is pink.
How many bracelets does Wenlock have on his wrist?
He has got five friendship bracelets.
What do Wenlock´s bracelets stand for?
They stand for the Olympic rings.
What is the agitos?
It´s the Paralympic symbol.
Whose head represents the Olympic Stadium’s roof?
Wenlock´s head.
What was used to fill in the hole in the stadium?
Pieces of steel.
What does Wenlock hope for?
He hopes to make as many friends as possible in the run-up to the games.
Who is always optimistic?
Wenlock.

5. Watch the video and complete text below
“Rainbow Rescue”
Watch the video and complete text below
A fierce storm soaks the of Bolton.
This is no night for
Watch out!
Next morning something stirs in the
It´s Mandeville. But, where´s Wenlock?
Wait! That´s not
The could do with some help now, and they know where to it.
And then suddenly the returns.
The school ! What a !
No one can that! Unless…, of course, … Wenlock and Mandeville exactly who to
streets
travelling
Scrapyard
scrap
mascots
find
storm
library
disaster
fix
know
call

6. Try to identify the following sports people
ZOE SMITH
LOUIS SMITH
TOM AGGAR
VICTORIA PENDLETON
SHELLY WOODS

7. Can you guess the different sports?
WEIGHTLIFTING
ROWING (PARALYMPIC)
GYMNASTICS
Shelly Woods
MARATHON (PARALYMPIC)
Victoria Pendleton
TRACK CYCLING
Zoe Smith
Louis Smith
Tom Aggar

8. “Adventures on a Rainbow”
Another episode by Mandeville and Wenlock

9. Try to identify these other sports people
MANDIP SEHMI
ELLIE SIMMONDS
SHANAZE READE
PHILLIPS IDOWU
TOM DALEY

10. Now try to guess these other sports?
DIVING
MOUNTAIN BIKING
PHILLIPS IDOWU
TRIPLE JUMP
RUGBY (PARALYMPIC)
MANDIP SEHMI
FREESTYLE SWIMMING (PARALYMPIC)
ELLIE SIMMONDS
TOM DALEY
SHANAZE READE

11. Do you know these other olympic sports?
Handball
Canoeing
Horse riding
High jump
Figure skating
Hurdles
Hockey
Hammer throw

12. Javelin
Netball
Taekwondo
Judo
Shotput
Target shooting
Karate
Water polo
Synchronised swimming
Long jump
Table tennis

13. How much do you know about them?
lympic
Games
How much do you know about them?
1. The Olympic games were created by
the Ancient Greeks
a) Americans
b) the Ancient romans
c) the Ancient Greeks
2. The Olympic games are held every years. 4
a) 2
b) 6
c) 4
3. The first Olympic games we know about date back to
776 BC
a) 776 BC
b) AD 394
c) 1875
4. The Olympic flag has got rings. 5
a) 6
b) 7
c) 5

14. 5. The Olympic rings show
the unity between the five continents
a) the first five countries that participated in the games
b) the unity between the five continents
c) the first five sports
6. The Olympic torch is carried
from Athens to the Olympic town
a) all over the world
b) from Rome to Athens
c) from Athens to the Olympic town
7. The athletes who compete in the Olympics are
mostly amateur
a) all professional
b) mostly amateur
c) all famous
8. Athletes compete in different sports. 33
a) 33
b) 44
c) 55
9. There are nearly events in the Olympic Games.
400
a) 200
b) 400
c) 600
10. The first, second and third place finishers receive medals.
gold, silver and bronze
a) gold, stilver and steel
b) bronze, silver and gold
c) gold, silver and bronze