MEET WENLOCK AND 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 0:20:12. 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.

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 2012. 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.

1. What colour is Mandeville’s stopwatch?

It is pink.

2. How many bracelets does Wenlock have on his wrist?

He has got five friendship bracelets.

3. What do Wenlock´s bracelets stand for?

They stand for the Olympic rings.

4. 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.

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 .

streetstravelling

Scrapyard

scrapmascots

find

stormlibrary disasterfix

knowcall

ZOE SMITH

LOUIS SMITH

TOM AGGAR

VICTORIA PENDLETON

SHELLY WOODS

WEIGHTLIFTING

ROWING (PARALYMPIC)

GYMNASTICS

MARATHON (PARALYMPIC)

TRACK CYCLING

Shelly Woods

Victoria Pendleton

Tom Aggar

Zoe Smith

Louis Smith

Another episode by Mandeville and Wenlock

MANDIP SEHMI

ELLIE SIMMONDS

SHANAZE READE

PHILLIPS IDOWU

TOM DALEY

PHILLIPS IDOWU

TOM DALEY

MANDIP SEHMI

ELLIE SIMMONDS

SHANAZE READE

DIVING

MOUNTAIN BIKING

TRIPLE JUMP

FREESTYLE SWIMMING (PARALYMPIC)

RUGBY (PARALYMPIC)

Canoeing

Figure skating

Handball

High jump

HockeyHurdles

Horse riding

Hammer throw

Javelin

Judo

Karate

Netball

Long jump

Shotput

Synchronised swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Water polo

Target shooting

1. The Olympic games were created by .

a) Americansb) the Ancient romansc) the Ancient Greeks

2. The Olympic games are held every years.

a) 2b) 6c) 4

3. The first Olympic games we know about date back to .

a) 776 BCb) AD 394c) 1875

4. The Olympic flag has got rings.

a) 6b) 7c) 5

the Ancient Greeks

4

776 BC

5

5. The Olympic rings show .

the unity between the five continents

a) the first five countries that participated in the gamesb) the unity between the five continentsc) the first five sports

6. The Olympic torch is carried .

a) all over the worldb) from Rome to Athensc) from Athens to the Olympic town

from Athens to the Olympic town

7. The athletes who compete in the Olympics are .

a) all professionalb) mostly amateurc) all famous

mostly amateur

8. Athletes compete in different sports.

a) 33 b) 44c) 55

33

9. There are nearly events in the Olympic Games.

a) 200 b) 400c) 600

400

10. The first, second and third place finishers receive medals.

a) gold, stilver and steel b) bronze, silver and goldc) gold, silver and bronze

gold, silver and bronze