6. Vocabulary practice

Explain the rule how to use play, go and do, then practise them in speech.

• Play is used with ball sports or competitive games where we play against another person.

• Go is used with activities that end in -ing, for sports and hobbies that we go out to do.

• Do is used for a recreational activity or a non-team sport that does not use a ball.

Name the kinds of sports and ask pupils to make up word combinations, e.g. volleyball — play volleyball, jumping — go jumping.

Running, football, rugby, long jump, volleyball, gymnastics, high jump, basketball, swimming, karate, hockey, tennis, cycling, fencing, horse riding, athletics, soccer, baseball, boxing, badminton.

Do ex. 3, p. 93.

7. Writing and speaking

Work in pairs

Ask questions and complete the chart. Practise your dialogues.

— What kind of sports activity do you go in for?

— I go skiing.

— When do you usually go skiing?

— In winter.

— And where do you ski?

— On a mountain or in the park nearby.

Student A
What kind...?	ski	tennis	yoga	cycling
When...?
Where...?

Student В
What kind...?	work out	swimming	volleyball	karate
When...?
Where...?

8. Summary

What do you prefer? What activities don’t you like?

• I like...                            

• I don’t like...                    

• I am fond of...                  

• I can’t stand...

• I’m crazy about...

• I’m hopeless at...

• I’m good at...

9. Homework

Write a short paragraph about sports that you, members of your family and your friends like and go in for.

Lesson 34. The olympic games

Цілі: формувати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; вдосконалювати навички читання й усного мовлення з опорою на лексико-граматичні структури; розвивати мовну здогадку й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань.               

Procedure

1. Warm-up

Read chorally all the words and find the odd words in each column.

1	2	3
boxing	volleyball	jumping
table tennis	cricket	running
badminton	basketball	gymnastics
polo	football	skiing
chess	hockey	cycling
wrestling	baseball	rugby
judo	swimming	athletics

Key:

1) polo — the other words are competitions in pairs;

2) swimming — the other words are team games;

3) rugby — the other words are individual competitions.

2. Speaking

Do ex. 1, p. 93.

3. Reading

Do ex. 2, p. 93-96.

4. Vocabulary practice

Practise the words from p. 97, find them in the text, read the sentences with them and then complete the sentences below.

1. Disabled athletes from all over the world compete in ... sports.

2. Sportsmen have ... in any weather.

3. The room was lit by the ... of a single candle.

4. There is a true ... of hope among the people.

5. These athletes will... our country in the next Olympic Games.

6. The ... is thought to bring bad or good luck.

7. They couldn’t... the torch because the matches were wet.

8. Nearly 500 teams ... in the competitions every year.

9. The next Olympics will... in Brazil.

10. The long flight... the Atlantic Ocean was successful.

Key: 1 wheelchair; 2 to compete; 3 flame; 4 spirit; 5 represent; 6 mascot; 7 light; 8 take part; 9 take place; 10 across.