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THE LESSON ON SPORT

Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Sport. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article:

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Are you good at sport? I’m not, but I love watching and playing all kinds of sport. My favourite sport is football the kind with the round ball, not American football. I wasn’t very good at football when I was a kid. This did not stop me playing. I played in the park with my friends for hours every day. What is your national sport? Do you like it? I love Japan’s national sport sumo. It is one of the most exciting sports in the world. You have to spend a little time getting to know the rules and the fighters. The greatest thing about sport is that it brings people together from all over the world. Another good thing is that it keeps us healthy. Sports stars are very lucky. They love their job and stay fit by doing it every day. What are you going to play next?

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THE ACTIVITIES

LISTENING GAP FILL

Are you good at sport? I’m not, but I love watching and ___________________ sport. My favourite sport is football the kind with the round ball, not American football. ___________________ at football when I was a kid. This did not stop me playing. I played in the park with my friends ___________________. What is your national sport? Do you like it? I love Japan’s national sport sumo. ___________________ most exciting sports in the world. You have to spend ___________________ ___________________ and the fighters. The greatest thing about sport is that it brings people together from all over the world. Another good thing ___________________ healthy. Sports stars are very lucky. They love their job and ___________________ every day. What are you going to play next?

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

Are you good at sport? I’m not, but I love watching and playing all kinds of sport. My favourite sport is football with kind the ball round the, not American football. I football at good very wasn’t kid a was I when. This did not stop me playing. with park the in played I friends my for hours every day. What is your national sport? Do you like it? love I sumo sport national Japan’s. It is one of the most exciting sports in the world. You have to spend a and to the know little the time rules getting fighters. The greatest that brings about is it thing sport people together world the over all from. Another good thing is that it keeps us healthy. Sports stars are very lucky. They job love doing fit and their it by stay every day. What are you going to play next?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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STUDENT SPORT SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about sport in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1

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STUDENT 2

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STUDENT 3

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Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about sport for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about sport. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about sport. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. SPORT POSTER Make a poster about sport. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY SPORT LESSON: Make your own English lesson on sport. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on sport. Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

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