Sport 5

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Sport 5

Goals

Speaking: You can  interview someone and paraphrase their answers. Can show some initiative in an interview or consult, but is very dependent on the interviewer in the interaction. B1+ Can exchange, check and confirm collected factual information about familiar everyday and non-everyday matters within their field of expertise with some confidence. 

Writing: You can  write an interview article. B1 Can report on events and describe the emotions and reactions to these events. B1+ Can write short, simple essays about interesting topics.

Vocabulary: Learn vocabulary about sports (winning/losing and competition).

I loved .............. freedom we had.

1. a
2. the
3. no article

We brought ........... special cream to prevent the mosquitos from bitting us.

1. a
2. the
3. no article

Last week I went on a canoeing trip on .................. Lake Superior.

1. a
2. the
3. no article

At half-time in the game, the ............. is 1–0 to Arsenal.

1. score
2. result
3. both

The score at the end of a game is also the result.

The final score/result was 2–0. 

The score at half-time was 1–0. (NOT The result at half-time was 1–0.)

2–0 (spoken as two nil)

Croatia ..................... Germany 3–2.

1. beat
2. won
3. both

Brazil ........................ 1–1 with Argentina last night.

1. drew
2. equaled
3. defeated

The shop sells ............ equipment.

1. sports
2. sport
3. both

Common mistakes 

In British English, the noun sport is used in the plural when it describes another noun (e.g. equipment, facilities, club). The shop sells  equipment. (NOT sport equipment) However, you will hear the singular sport used before another noun in American English.

Last year, our team ........... the final for the first time in 10 years butwe lost.

1. made it to
2. reached
3. both

Were many new records ............ at the last Olympics?

1. set
2. held
3. both

Who ............ the world record for the 1,000metres these days? Is it a Russian?

1. sets
2. holds
3. both

Competition in sport 

• She set a new Olympic record last year. 
• He holds the record for the 100 metres breaststroke. 
• England qualified for the World Cup but got knocked out in the third round. [achieved the necessary
  standard but lost at the third stage and were then excluded from the competition] 

Competition in sport 

Our team made it to / reached the semi-final but then we were beaten. [won every stage of the competition except the last but one, and so did not enter the final match/event] 

Most sports are very competitive these days. [involve a strong desire to win and be better than other people] 

She felt proud as she held the trophy in her hands. [cup or other object that shows she has won] 

Players who disagree with the referee set a bad example to the spectators and to their fans. [people who are present at a sporting event to watch it]

cut - cute

net - neat

set - seat

pick - peak 

hit - hot - hut

ship - sheep

Minimal pairs: vowels 

 Minimal pairs are pairs of words or phrases that differ in only one sound, but have different meanings. Make sure you pronounce these words correctly, because the wrong pronunciation can cause misunderstandings. 

 

set - sat	tub - tube
men - mean	cot - caught
snack- snake	hid - hide
hop - hope

Paraphrasing

When you want to check if you've correctly understood what a speaker said, you can repeat what he or she said using other words. This is called paraphrasing. 

Some useful phrases: 

Tips for paraphrasing: 

• Keep it simple and use your own words when paraphrasing. 
• Check the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases by using synonyms or descriptions.

I'm interested in what you said about ... 

You said earlier that ... 

So, you're saying that... 

Is that what you mean? 

Do you mean that...? 

I thought you said that... 

Indirect speech

In reports and summaries, you use indirect speech to report the words spoken. You use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell' and 'ask'. To turn direct speech into indirect speech, rephrase sentences from the first person perspective to third person. 

Direct speech: Interviewee: 'I'm just happy to be a part of the club.' 

Indirect speech: He says he is just happy to be a part of the club. 

Some useful phrases: 

He tells about... 

She explains that ... 

Andy points out ... 

The interviewee admits... 

He adds that ... 

She asks if ...

From interview to article

 After you've interviewed someone, use the following tips to turn your notes into a well- developed, meaningful and coherent article. 

• Select the information you can use for your article by defining subthemes and combining questions and answers that deal with the same subtheme. 
• Define the article's target audience. 
• Organise the information into paragraphs.

From interview to article

• Use indirect speech: switch from the first person ('I...') to the third person (He/She ...). 
• Include the most important quotes from the interview and use quotation marks. 
• Avoid repeating the same words too close together; use synonyms instead. 
• Take out filler words like 'uhm' and 'you know' and unimportant comments and check your article for grammar and spelling mistakes.

Workshop

Speaking: 44, 45 and 46

Writing: 47 and 48

Debate: Work in groups of four. You are going to debate an issue connected with dangerous sports. 

Possibly Dangerous Sports: Boxing / Bulls fighting

Debate: Dangerous Sports

• Each team is going to present their arguments in 3 minutes (non-stop talking). 
• The counter team asks a question about the arguments presented. (60 seconds)
• The team answers the question and tries to persuade the counter team of their point of view. (60 seconds)

At the end of the debate each student votes for or against an argument about dangerous sports.

There have been an average of 10 boxing deaths per year since 1990 

In March 2017, promoters announced plans for the World Boxing Super Series, which will have $50 million in prize money.

Debate: Dangerous Sports

• Work in groups of four. You are going to debate an issue connected with dangerous sports. 
• Work with your team. Beside the proposition, you will find arguments: four for the proposition and four against. 
• Choose which arguments will help you to argue your case and decide how you can develop them, e.g. by giving examples and talking about consequences.

Debate: Dangerous Sports

• Decide how you can refute the counter-arguments.
• Add other arguments or ideas which occur to you and think of examples and consequences which will make them more persuasive.
• Decide who in your team is going to put forward each argument or idea. Share them out so that each person has plenty to say.
• Work with the other team and debate the issue.

Debate: Dangerous Sports

Possibly Dangerous Sports:      Boxing         /          Bull fighting

For

- All sports too dangerous in one way or another.

- Dangerous sports are exciting and entertaining

- It is our free choice if we want to do these sports.

- Athletes know the risk they are taking.

- Dangerous sports give you an adrenaline rush.

- There are good careers in dangerous sports.

Against

- Martial arts glamourise violence. 

- Dangerous sports make people more violent.

- These sports are not a good way (or at least not the only way) to get fit and healthy.

- Why is it okay to punch someone in a boxing ring, when it isn’t normally okay to punch someone?

Adrenaline is an important and healthy part of normal physiology. Your body has evolved its adrenal system over millions of years to help you survive danger. However, sometimes psychological stress, emotional worries, and anxiety disorders can trigger the release of adrenaline when it's not needed.

Governments should ban dangerous sports!

For

Against

Neutral

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