Topic 2 Sport Events
Presentation
What are the most popular sport events/ competitions in the world?
What sport events are popular in your country?
Vocabulary
Ex.1. Fill in the gaps with the words below.
Play, originated, healthy, chooses, held, makes, invented
Many kinds of sport from England.
The English have a proverb "All work and no _______ makes Jack a dull boy.
Early to bed and early to rise ________ a man _________, wealthy and wise.
Table tennis was first in England in about 1880.
5) The Olympic Games are every four years.
The International Olympic Committee __________ the locations of both summer and winter games.
Ex.2. Underline the correct word.
1. The referee/trainer blew his whistle to start the match.
2. The golfer hit the ball with his bat/club.
3. Paul practices at the archery range/alley every Saturday.
4. The coach/ teacher made the athlete train for five hours.
5. Jack is very good at the pole/high vault.
Ex.3. Complete the text using the verbs from the box.
SQUASH
will make is began has worked play to get
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Squash _____________ (1) at Harrow School in the mid-nineteenth century, but _____________ (2) since... its way into almost every city and district in Britain and throughout Europe.
Squash ____________ (3) one of the fastest games in the world. Two people _________ (4) in a small confined space surrounded by high walls with no net to keep them apart. The principal aim is _______ (5) to the point at the centre of the court and to stay there. Squash players hope that the game __________ (6) them stronger and fitter, but, like many sports, squash can be very dangerous. The most obvious danger is the small ball that shoots through the air extremely fast.
Ex.4. In pairs, ask and answer the questions using the model.
Making suggestions |
Agreeing/disagreeing |
Why don’t we…? How/What about…? Let’s …? I think we should… |
That’s a good/great/fantastic idea. Sure, why not. I don’t really feel like it. That sounds interesting/boring/great… |
Model: - Why don’t we go to the football match this evening?
- I don’t really feel like it.
- Well we can watch it on TV.
- That’s a good idea.
Reading
Ex.5. What does this symbol stand for? What do these rings mean?
Ex.6. Read the following text carefully, choose the best option to complete the sentences below.
In 2005, the International Olympic Committee selected London as the host city for the 2012Olympic and Paralympics Summer Games. London had also hosted the Olympic games in 1908 and 1948. Athletes and spectators from around the world will gather during July, August and September to celebrate summer sporting excellence. The Games, along with the region's spectacular natural playground and its vibrant venues such as the Olympic Park, Wembley Stadium, Wimbledon, The Mall, Riverbank Arena, Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, etc. will put London in the spotlight as a premier sporting destination. The Olympic Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Games will be done at the Olympic Stadium where her majesty the Queen will be greeted by the President of the IOC at the entrance of the stadium as the Head of State of the Host Country. Then we will see a procession of the participating teams into the stadium, nation by nation. Teams enter in alphabetical order, according to the language of the Host County, apart from the Greek team, which enters first for the Olympics, and the team of the Host Nation(in this case Great Britain), who march in last. London will host the following Olympic and Paralympics events: - The 26 Olympic sports at London 2012 will be aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoe and kayak, cycling, equestrian, fencing, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, table tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling among others. These games will take place in 28 venues. - The 20 Paralympics sports at London 2012 will be boccia, football, goalball, paralympicarchery, paralympic athletics, paralympic cycling, paralympic equestrian, paralympic judo, paralympic powerlifting, paralympic rowing, paralympic shooting, paralympic swimming, paralympic table tennis, volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair tennis which will take place in 21 venues. The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will be held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012, followed by the 2012 Paralympics Games from 29 August to 9 September. There will be 5,500 Olympic athletes and officials. Over 205 countries are expected to participate in 305 events at the Olympic Games and over 147 countries will take part in the Paralympics. |
1. The Summer Olympic Games will be held in… a) Olympia b) Vancouver c) London |
2. … is a summer sport. a) Football b) Ice skating c) Curling
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3. The Paralympic Games start on… a) July 29 b)August 29 c)September 9
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4. ...countries will participate in the Summer Olympic Games a) 5,500 b) 147 c) 205 |
5. The Opening Ceremony will be done … a) at the Olympic Stadium b) at the Olympic Park c) at Wimbledon |
6.This is not a paralympic game … a) Boccia b) Fencing c) Boxing |
Ex.7. Label the pictures.
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Ex.8. Complete these sentences.
1. London was chosen as the host city for the 2010 Olympic Games by _______________________________________________________________________
2. The 2012 Olympic Summer Games will be held from __________________________
_________________________ to ____________________________________________
3. The number of athletes participating in the ___________________________________
is larger than in the ________________________________________________________
4. The Olympic Games will be done in places such as ________________________________________________________________________
5. During the opening ceremony we will see a procession of _______________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Ex.9. In the 1st paragraph of the text (ex.6), find Ukrainian equivalents for the words.
1. hosted _________________________ |
2. spectators _________________________ |
3. spotlight__________________________ |
4. arena_____________________________ |
5. venue___________________________ |
6. excellence_________________________ |
Ex.10. a) Identify the meaning of the words in bold type.
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The
Olympic Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 will be done at the
Olympic Stadium where
her majesty the Queen will be greeted by the President of the IOC.
-The Greek team, which enters first for the Olympics.
-The Host Nation (in this case Great Britain), who march in last.
b) Complete the sentences using where, which, who.
1) Wembley Arena is the place _______________the badminton and rhythmic gymnastics competitions will be done
2) The Olympic marathon course, _________________was set to finish in the Olympic Stadium, was moved to the Mall
3) Free ticket for the Opening Ceremony were given to the survivors and families of those ______________died during the 7 July 2005 London bombings
4) The Olympic and Paralympic mascots are animations ________________depicts 2 drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton: Their names are Wenlock and Mandeville
5) Michael Phelps is an American swimmer ________________has won 16 Olympic medals
Ex.11. Complete the chart about one of the famous sportsman or sportswoman.
Model: Nadia Comaneci, Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps
Name |
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Sport |
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Tournament or Competition won |
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Place where he or she lives |
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Times a week he or she trains |
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Ex.12. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions using information in the chart.
Speaking
Ex.13. Listen and decide what kinds of sport are commented on.