The best sportsman of your class

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Тема: Найкращий спортсмен класу

Aim:

Practical aim: to develop pupils’ speaking, reading, writing, listening skills through various creative activities;

to develop pupils’ group communicative skills;

to organize pupils’ creative work in expending their vocabulary;

to form pupils’ opinions in discussing different kinds of sports

Educational aim: to develop creative imagination and logical thinking;

to get acquainted with the famous sportsmen and their results ;

Cultural aim: to foster the interest for learning and discovering new things;

to widen pupils’ knowledge about the world of sports;

to increase the pupils’ cultural level;

to form habits of healthy living;

to develop pupils’ interest to English

Equipment: pictures of different kinds of sports, cards, portraits of sportsmen, diplomas

The way of the lesson

1.                    Introduction

Warm – up activities

Role – play “Interview with David Beckham”

Card 1

You are the correspondent of the newspaper “Sports Fanatic”.

Be ready to interview a famous football player.

1.      Ask when and where he was born.
2.      Ask about his height.
3.      Ask he is married.
4.      Ask if he has children.
5.      Ask about his hobby.
6.      Ask when he had his debut in Manchester United.
7.      Ask when he won the European Cup.
8.      Ask when he began to play for the national team.
9.      Ask when he became a captain of the national team.
10. Ask when he joined Real Madrid.

Card 2

You are Beckham. These are facts from your biography. Be ready to give the interview.

Birthday: May 2, 1975

Place of birth: England

Height: 180 cm

Hobby: shopping

Family: married to V. Adams

Children: three sons

Club: Manchester United (1992 – 2004),

 Real Madrid (since 2004)

1992: debut in MU

1998: began to play for the national team

1999: won the European Cup

2. The main part

Т. Hello! Nice to meet you today! How are you? I hope, today you’ll enjoy our lesson, and speaking about the world of sport. Today we are having the competition. For this purpose we need two teams. Every team consists of 6 – 8 players and the captain. The rest of the pupils will be spectators but they also will take part in the game as there’re special tasks for them too. Captains, please, introduce your teams. Now we start.

Round 1. What do you know about sports?

1. In what game do you hit the ball? (football)
2. How many players are there in a football team? (11)
3. What are summer kinds of sport? (running, football)
4. What are winter kinds of sport? (hockey, skating, skiing)
5. What is the name of the International games? (Olympic Games)
6. What sport can be played alone? (jumping, running, swimming, windsurfing)
7. What games can be played in teams?(volley – ball, football, basket – ball)
8. What sports can be played in the gymnasium? (table – tennis, jumping)
9. Name the games which need the ball. (volley – ball, basket – ball, football, baseball)
10. Name the great Ukrainian sportsmen (S. Bubka,

      A. Shevchenko,Y. Klochkova)

11. Name a game beginning with “T” (table - tennis)
12. Name a game beginning with “F” (football)
13. Name a game beginning with “V” (volley – ball)
14. Name a game beginning with “B” (basket – ball)
15. A game for two teams that you play with a sticks on the ice – ground ( ice – hockey)
16. A game for two people that you play with a small ball on the table (table tennis)
17. An English favourite game is … (football)
18. Popular outdoor winter sport (skiing)
19. A game that you play on a board (chess)
20. A game for two teams that you play with a ball and a basket (basket – ball)
21. This kind of sport includes things like running, jumping (athletics)
22. Canada’s national sport is … (hockey)
23. Yana Klochkova is the best …(swimmer)
24. A person who trains sportsmen is this or that kind of sport … (trainer)
25. A place where boys and girls go in for sports … (gymnasium)
26. You can swim there in winter… (swimming – pool)
27. The group of sportsmen who play together (team)
28. Someone who plays a sport (player)
29. What is Britain’s national sport? (cricket, football)
30. When did the first Olympic Games take place?

 (more than 600 years old)

31. What is a popular cricket ground? (Lord’s)
32. What composition did Tommy write at the English lesson? (“The Last Football Match”)
33. When and where did the last Summer Olympic Games take place? (Beijing, China in 2008)
34. When and where did the last Winter Olympic Games take place? (Torino, Italy in 2006)
35. When and where will the next Summer Olympic Games take place? (London, Great Britain in 2012)
36. When and where will the next Winter Olympic Games take place? (Vancouver, Canada in 2010)
37. How often do summer and winter Olympic Games take place? (every 4 years)
38. When did the first winter Olympic Games take place? (1924)
39. How many medals did the Ukrainian sportsmen win during the last winter Olympic Games? (2)
40. What kind of medals did the sportsmen win during Olympic Games? (gold, silver, bronze)
41. When do the British play football? (in winter)
42. When do the British play cricket? (in summer)
43. How long does the game of cricket last? (from a few hours to two or three days)
44. How many rings can you see on the Olympic Flag? (5)
45. Why are there 5 rings? (5 continents)
46. What do the colours symbolize? (green – for Australia, black – for Africa, blue – for Europe, red – for America, yellow – for Asia)
47. The name of the game sounds as a kind of a sweater in Ukraine (golf)
48. Alice watched the game in Wonderland. The Queen was playing it with the help of birds (cricket)
49. “Manchester United” is a famous English …

(football team)

50. Which is the largest stadium in Kyiv? (Dynamo)
51. When and where will the next European Football Championship take place? (Poland, Ukraine in 2012)
52. In what cities of Ukraine will it take place? (Kyiv, Kharkiv, L’viv, Donets’k)
53. A game similar to tennis (badminton)
54. Another name for table tennis (ping – pong)
55. The “queen of sport” (athletics)

Round 2.  What kind of sport is it?

1.      It is a game. Both men and women can play it. The players have a ball. They play the ball with their hands. There are 6 players in every team. (volley – ball)
2.      It is the most popular game in England and in our country. Both men and women can play it now. The players have a ball. The game lasts for 90 minutes. It has 2 halves. The players kick the ball and run after it. There is a referee on the pitch. He blows a whistle from time to time. The players try to score a goal. (football)
3.      It is one of the most popular games in the world. It was first played in Canada. It is a team game. It is a winter game. Only men and boys can play it. Many people like watching the game on TV. The players don’t run on the field. They skate. They have sticks in their hands. (ice – hockey)
4.      It is a very beautiful kind of sports. It gives the sportsmen strength, rhythm and grace. The sportsmen do some exercises or dance to the music. The sportsmen have beautiful costumes on. (figure – skating)
5.      This game is played everywhere in our country: at schools, universities and sports clubs. It was first played in the USA. The team has 5 players. They bounce the ball on the floor up and down with one hand. They try to throw the ball into the basketball. (basket - ball)
6.      You play this game in the swimming – pool. You need a ball and two goals and you must be very good swimmers. (water polo)
7.      You play this game outside. Using a club you have to hit a small ball into a hole in the ground which is usually about 100 metres away. There are 18 holes altogether. The player with the lowest number of hits (or “strokes”) is the winner. (golf)
8.      There are 2 players. You play on the table which has 6 pockets around the side. There are 22 coloured balls on the table. You have to try and hit the balls into the pockets using a stick. (billiards)
9.      There are 11 players in each team. You play on a grass pitch, with a net at each end. The aim is to score by putting, the ball into the net, using your head or your feet. You’re not allowed to touch the ball with you hands. (soccer) 
10. A sport exercise when you are pushing yourself suddenly up into the air using your legs (jumping)
11. A sport in which people race in a narrow light boat (canoeing)
12. A sport or activity where a parachute is used (parachuting)
13. The sport of jumping over a high bar using a long pole (pole vault)

Round 3. Sport puzzle

There are fourteen sports in this puzzle. 

Can you find them?

Round 4. Olympic Games

Match the cities and years

Beijing                                 2000

Sydney                                 2004

Atlanta                                 2010

Athens                                 2008

Torino                                  2012

Moscow                               2006

Barcelona                            1980

Seoul                                   1996

Vancouver                           1992

London                                1988

Round 5. Sports & Countries

Match the counties and their sports

1.                   baseball                      a) Scotland
2.                   curling                        b) China
3.                   cricket                         c) the USA
4.                   windsurfing                d) England
5.                   kung fu                        e) Canada
6.                   hockey                         f) Australia

Round 6. Do you know this kinds of sports?

Make up the words given in a jumbled form

Khocye

Ntisen

Hescs

Kistagh

Nirngun

Bofaltol

Igiogng

Ballhand

Bdyo bduiling

Atbogin

Clinimbg

Incygcl

Bidslliar

Ringaft

Round 7. All about sports

One word in each line is not about sport. Find and circle it.

1.      fencing, yachting, cooking, cycling
2.      cricket, badminton, tennis, dancing
3.      ball, goal, racket, knee
4.      score, calculator, point, draw
5.      contest, concert, competition, tournament
6.      team, game, band, champion
7.      athlete, footballer, winner, singer
8.      track, court, ring, knife
9.      fan, club, door, stadium
10. stick, ball, match, trailer

Round 8. My favourite sportsman

Speak about him or her.

1 team – My favourite Ukrainian sportsman

2 team – My favourite foreign sportsman.

Round 9 . The best sports poets

Each team is going to recite the poem.

1.Everybody likes to play

And there are a lot of games

Grown- ups are fond of sports,

Little children play a lot.

Summer is the best season,

To play games is nice a reason.

Tennis, hopscotch, hides – and – seek

We can play them all the week.

Winter is the best season for

Snowballs, hockey and some more.

As for me I am keen on summer:

Swimming in the water. Lying on the towel,

Sitting under shady trees –

It’s a very pleasant season.

2. Sports is fun for boys and girls

It’s much better than the toys

You can sledge, and ski, and skate

And play snowballs with Kate

You can swim and play football

You can jump, and you can run

You can have a lot of fun

3.Britain invented many sports and games

And it gave them their special names

Rugby, football, cricket and golf,

Boating, sailing and boxing are old

These games are played all over the world

The most popular football matches are held

In Britain there are several national football teams

Best of the in the FA Cup competition are seen

Tennis or lawn tennis is another popular game

Now the International Championship at Wimbledon is main

But skiing and skating are not so popular, you know

Because in Britain in winter there is no much snow

Round 10. The name of sports

Complete the mine crossword with the names of sports and find the key word.

1. You play this sport with stick. (hockey)
2. You need a table for this sport. (table tennis)
3. You have a net in the middle and you use a big

 ball. (volley – ball)

4. What people do in the swimming pools?

 (swimming)

5. Jumping as far as you can. (long jump)
6. Lilia Podkopaieva was a great champion of this

kind of this sport. (gymnastics)

7. You do this in small boats, often on

rivers. (canoeing)

8. It’s good to be tall for this sport. ( basket - ball)

Round 11. Guess the sport person

Name the person who takes up:

• Wrestling (wrestler)
• Cycling (cyclist)
• Swimming (swimmer)
• Running (runner)
• Mountaineering (mountaineer)
• Boxing (boxer)
• Skiing (skier)
• Racing (racer)
• Hunting (hunter)
• Football (footballer/ football player)
• Chess (chess player)
• Athletics (athlete)
• Skating (skater)
• Volley -ball (volley- ball player)

Round 12. The best runner

Teacher calls out one of the words, and the member of each team runs to the blackboard to cross out that word on the team’s side of the blackboard. The team gets one point for each word.

Team A                                 Team B

wrestling                               boxing

gymnastics                            fencing

boxing                                   hockey

figure skating                        wrestling

chess                                     to take part in

draughts                                competition

weightlifting                         player

fencing                                  skating

athletics                                to go in for

hockey                                  chess

to go in for                           figure skating

to take part in                       athletics

courageous                           results

results                                   draughts

competition                           weightlifting

swimming pool                     gymnastics

sportsman                           jogging

player                                  swimming pool

skating                                 courageous

jogging                                 sportsman

3.             Summing -  up

   T: Our game is over. The final score is … in favour of the team… The best sportsman of our form is …

Now let’s sum up. What have we done at the lesson?

Have you ever learned something new about sports? Was it interesting for you?

4.              Home Assignment

T. The lesson is over. Produce the booklet “The world famous sportsmen”.

Thanks for your work during the lesson I hope you liked it.