LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSUNUSUAL SPORTS
May 12, 2022
Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of English: English for Teenagers
Tags: Health And Well-being; Sport and Fitness; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 05/12/2022
The topic of this lesson is unusual sports. Students will read an article that presents four unusual sports and learn appropriate vocabulary to talk about sports. They will listen to two teenagers discussing the sports and choosing to do one together. In addition to this, students have the task of inventing and discussing a new sport. (by Richard Moon)
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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
Josh: Thanks for showing me around.
Mary: No problem, I remember starting a new school. It can be a bit scary on your own.
Josh: Yes, and I don’t know where anything is.
Mary: Well, this is the noticeboard for students, where all the clubs and activities put up their news and things like that. Oh, look, it’s sports week this week.
Josh: What’s that?
Mary: Every year, the sports department organizes some new sports to try. Everyone registers for one, you train each afternoon, and then spend Friday afternoon doing it. Want to do the same one? Then we can do it together.
Josh: Sounds cool! What are the options?
Mary: Here, look at this poster; it seems there are four on offer. That one looks fun. Look at the photo. How do they do that without dropping everything?
Josh: Yeah, I was a runner on the track team at my old school, but we never did any circus skills, and I’m awful at catching things generally, never mind three things at the same time!
Mary: Well, that’s what the training is for. It could be fun. I kind of prefer team games, though.
Josh: Yes, me too. How could we do the second one? It’s twenty degrees outside.
Mary: Well, the school has buses. They’d take us to an ice rink, I guess. Looks interesting. But a bit slow.
Josh: Yes, and a bit like cleaning (laughs). That one looks more energetic and fun. We can play on a team – that will help me get to know people.
Mary: Don’t you have to be really tall, though?
Josh: I played in defense for the volleyball team at my last school too, and I’m not so tall, so I don’t think so. Anyway, it looks like fun, and I love ball games.
Mary: And everyone would probably help each other, and if nobody can use their arms, then the ball would come lower than in volleyball. It would be a bit like soccer, I think.
Josh: How about this one – I grew up by a lake and spent most of my time in the water. It would be so great. I’m a trained lifeguard, too.
Mary: Are you? That’s cool. But there’s a little problem if we want to do it together.
Josh: What’s that?
Mary: I can’t swim. I went canoeing once and fell in. Someone had to pull me out of the water. I was freezing.
Josh: Oh, well I can teach you, but probably best in a swimming pool to start with.
Mary: Really, thanks!
Josh: Start at the weekend?
Mary: Sure!
Josh: Okay, so for sports week, we’ll have a go at the other one, then, right? The team ball game? What does it say? Sepak Takraw? I don’t know how to say the name.
Mary: Neither do I. Maybe that’s the first thing they’ll teach us.
Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-teenagers/unusual-sports. Accessed on June 26, 2024. © 2008–2024 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.
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