Online Resources - Tour de France

The Tour de France, the world's most famous cycling race, is coming to London and Kent in July 2007. The event offers teachers the opportunity to carry out activities related to language learning, cross-curricular links and cultural awareness. It could also be used as the focus for a primary languages day. Listed below are some online resources to help primary schools plan activities on the theme of the Tour de France. Teachers may need to tailor some target language material for use in the primary classroom.

If you would like to suggest additional resources for this list, please contact nacell@cilt.org.uk. For resource ideas for other special events, see our Festivals and Special Events page.

Information | General resources | Curriculum and languages resources

Information

Tour de France 2007 Description: The official Tour de France website. Available in English, French, German and Spanish.

Le Grand Départ Description: The Tour de France in London and Kent. Available in English and French.

General resources

Le Grand Départ - Fun and Games Description: Time trial racer game and wallpaper downloads.

Mapstars Tour de France 2007 Description: Interactive map showing the different stages of the race.

The Tour de France is coming to town Description: Photos of floral and shop displays in France.

Bicycle-stuff Description: Free clip art images.

Curriculum and languages resources

ALL London - Le Tour de France Description: Activities and background information in English and French. Although aimed at lower secondary, material can be adapted for primary learners.

Kent Clusterweb - Tour de France Description: Primary languages and cross-curricular learning activities and resources created by the Advisory Service Kent (ASK).

TJ and the Tour Description: Specially developed by Comenius London for the Tour de France. A comic book adventure of a young British cyclist, TJ Taylor, it follows his adventure in being chosen for an elite cycling team and takes him right up to the start ramp for the 2007 Prologue. Thereafter, the story is in the hands of the reader. There are two versions of TJ and the Tour, one with text – narrative in English and speech in French and another without text so that users of other languages can create their own narrative and add their own text. TJ and the Tour also comes with a number of ideas to utilise and develop the comic in class.

FRENCH

A Chacun Son Tour Description: These cross-curricular materials are being used by schools across France as part of their project work on the Tour de France. They come with teachers notes and additional resources.

BBC French - Tour Phrasebook Description: Essential cycling phrases.

BBC Ma France - Le Tour de France Description: Vocabulary lessons and activities (with audio).

Le Grand Jeu LCL du Tour de France Description: Racing game.

Le vélo mini-dossier Description: Tout savoir sur le vélo. Includes activities, games and songs

Tour de France Description: Teaching resource for primary French produced by Gill Maynard at Anglo-European School, Essex.

TV5 - puzzle Description: Interactive wordsearch.

GERMAN

Spielen mit der Maus - Tour de France-T-Shirt Description: Make your own Tour de France t-shirt activity.

Das Thema Tour de France für Kinder Description: Do you like or dislike the Tour de France?

Tour de France - Fragen und Verstehen Description: Information and facts about the Tour de France.

Tour de France 2006 Description: Includes history, facts and quiz.