Topic: Sportsmen speak foreign languages.

Dear pupils! We have an unusual lesson today. It is dedicated to the European Day of Languages and to the sportsmen, who can speak more than one foreign language! As you know, all sportsmen were children. They went to school, did their homework , took part in sports competition and  had sports days .

Warming up

By the way, would you like to know how to say sport in different  European languages?

Sport in French is le sport.

In Turkish, it's spor.

In Lithuanian, it's sportas.

In Russian, it’s cnopm.

In Italian, it’s gli sport.

In Spanish, it’s deporte.

In Sweden, it’s sport.

Do you love sport? Do you have a sports day at school? How often do you have it? What do you do on that day? Look at the pictures and say if you have these activities on the sports day. Begin your answer like this:

I sometimes take part in the ... competition.

• jumping
• swimming
• jogging
• relay
• sack racing
• three legged race
• the tug-of-war
• running

2. Language task

And now we are going to  watch a short cartoon about  Pig Peppa’s sports day at school. Peppa Pig - Sports Day (15 episode / 2 season) - YouTube

1. Watch the video and

 Match the animals to their names;

1 . sheep  a) Peppa

2. elephant  b) Rebecca

3.rabbit  c) George

4. pig   d) Suzy

   e) Emily

2. Watch the video again and choose the correct answer.

 1. How many competitions were there at school?

1. 3  b) 4  c) 2

2. What was the first competition?

a) jumping  b) the relay c) running

3. Who won the running competition?

a) Rebecca  b) Peppa  c) Emily

4. Why did Peppa  lose that competition?

a) because she fell b) because she was talking to Suzi c)because she ran slowly

5. What was the second competition?

a) jumping  b) the relay c) the tug of the war

6.  Who took part in it?

a)Suzy  and George         b) Peppa  and Rebecca  c) Rebecca and George

7.  Who jumped farther?

a) Peppa  b) Rebecca  c) George

8.  What was the third event?

a) swimming  b) the relay  c) climbing

9.  Who was Peppa’s  teammate?

a) her mother  b) her brother  c) her father

10.  Who became the winner?

a) Suzy   b) Emily  c) Peppa

11. What was the last event of the sports day?

a) climbing  b) sack racing  c) the tug of the war

12. What was the score?

a) one to six   b) a draw c) four to one

Task  3. Answer  the questions.

1. Why couldn’t Peppa win?
2. Who helped Peppa to calm down?
3. What phrase did  Peppa’s father say to her?
4. Do agree with him?
5. Will it help Peppa to win?
6. What do children need to achieve good results?

Task  4.  Now let’s speak about real sportsmen and sports competitions.

One of the most popular sports is football. Do you know how to pronounce the word “football “ in different languages?

Who is  the most famous footballer nowadays? What do you know about him?

Who is your favourite sportsman? Where is he from? What languages does he speak? What were his parents? What else do you know about his family?

What are his greatest achievements? What trophies has he won?

Do you know any interesting facts about him?

3. Post -Language task.

Who is your favourite sportsman? Where is he from? What languages does he speak? What were his parents? What else do you know about his family?

What are his greatest achievements? What trophies has he won?

Do you know any interesting facts about him?

Complete the table with the information that you have heard today.

Hometask: write a project about your favourite sportsman.