Focus: Module Introduction and Sports

Vocabulary
Objectives
By the end of the lesson(s), students will be better able to:
understand the content of the module
recall sports vocabulary they already know
use some new sports vocabulary
Time Needed
1 hour 20 minutes
Learning/Teaching/Assessment Tasks/Activities
Students work on activities that enable them to acuire sports vocabulary
Materials Required
Some initial stimulus or display, such as a video clip or a poster
!andouts on "#odule $ntroduction and Sports %ocabulary&
Supplementary #aterials 1'2
() *rack 1: +ules at a sports centre (for Supplementary #aterials 2)
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Module Introduction and Sorts !ocabular"
*eacher,s -otes
$t is important to .ive the module the sense of a be.innin. and end and teachers are
advised to try to make the /rst lessons memorable0
!ere are some ideas for the openin. lesson:
display of sports posters in the room
playin. music of a reco.nisably sporty nature
display of some sports euipment
*eachers can help students to cope smoothly with the module by su..estin. ways in
which they could prepare in advance for various sections so that they do not need to do
thin.s in a panic or rush0 $t will also mean that they do not miss some e1cellent
opportunities, such as the school,s Sports )ay or the 2lympic 3ames, to .ather useful
materials for their work0 Students may do the followin. in advance of various parts of the
module:
10 .ain some knowled.e of fan websites
20 collect some samples of sports .oods advertisin.
40 note sports .oods in shops
50 /nd some websites to assist consumers of sports .oods
60 keep an eye out for /lms with a sportin. theme
70 8ot down ideas for an end'of'module display and keep useful pictures and information
for it
90 collect e1amples of di:erent types of sports writin., e0.0 brochures
;0 /lm a few minutes of action or take some photos on sports day or at the school
swimmin. .ala, or a sports match takin. place in school
<0 think of ideas for a survey and who they would ask to answer their uestions
100 listen with more attention than usual to sports commentators
*eachers can remove items they decide they do not have time to include, or which do
not suit the needs of their students0 *he tasks above reuire more attention to sports
elements in daily life and collectin. useful information, te1ts and recordin.s related to
sports0 *hey will hei.hten students, awareness of the sports .enres, which may be useful
for the writin. tasks to be done later on in the module0
Students should be reminded to keep all handouts and materials for this module properly
in a folder0 *eachers may also ask students to keep a lo.book=8ournal to record and
re>ect on the learnin. process throu.hout the module if they wish0
Sorts and #ames
Learning Activit"
!ocabular"
*his simple e1ercise helps students to recall or learn the names of some ma8or sports0
$nitial letters are .iven as a clue to prompt students to come up with the answer uickly0
*eachers may test students, previous knowled.e by .ivin. students some time to
complete the e1ercise on their own and circulate to see what they can do unaided0
?lternatively, teachers may set up a whole'class competition and divide the class into
.roups=teams to see which .roup can come up with the most correct answers0
?nswers can then be uickly .athered orally around the room0 $f a class has any spellin.
problems, visual reinforcement should be .iven by writin. the answers on the board or
displayin. a slide after .atherin. the answers orally0
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Ans$ers%
10 badminton 110 motor'racin.
20 baseball 120 runnin.
40 cyclin. 140 snooker
50 darts 150 suash
60 divin. 160 swimmin.
70 fencin. 170 table'tennis
90 .olf 190 taekwondo
;0 .ymnastics 1;0 tai'chi
<0 ice'skatin. 1<0 tennis
1008udo 200 volleyball
&atering 'or Learner (iversit"

)or less advanced students%
@ou can also provide the last letter of each word for the learnin. activity and cut down
on the number of items students have to deal with0
)or more advanced students%
@ou may e1pose students to more comple1 sports vocabulary and provide them with
more challen.e by askin. them to complete the crossword puAAle on sports people
(pa.es *79'*7;, Supplementary #aterials 1) or the listenin. e1ercise on introductory
talk (pa.e *7<, Supplementary #aterials 2)0
Ans$ers 'or cross$ord u**le +Sulementar" Materials ,-%
?cross )own
20 (2?(! 10 B2(CD@
90 )DED-)D+ 40 3@#-?S*
;0 (@(F$S* 50 B2GD+
100 HD$3!*F$E*D+ 60 +DED+DD
110 I#J$+D 70 SJD(*?*2+
120 ?*!FD*D 90 )$%D+
140 SC$D+ <0 SC?*D+
160 ?#?*DI+ 140 SI+ED+
170 FD?3ID 150 (?J*?$-
Tae scrit and ans$ers 'or listening e.ercise +Sulementar" Materials /-%
() *rack 1: +ules at a sports centre
$t,s .ood to welcome you all here to the school,s Sports (entre0 He are very proud of
this ,0 'acilit" and hope you will en8oy usin. it and help to take care of its /0
equiment0 $n order to keep everythin. in .ood condition and to avoid 10 injuries, we
have a number of rules0 @ou will /nd these on the notice board and if you have any
doubts about whether somethin. is allowed or not, please .o and look0 -ot knowin. a
rule is not an e1cuse for breakin. it0 @ou must check on the rules and learn them0
Fet me tell you a few important ones now0
+ules about 20 'oot$ear0 @ou are not allowed to .o about the (entre with bare feet
or do any 30 e.ercise or play any .ames barefoot0 *he only e1ception is the martial
arts such as 40 karate and taekwondo0 Hhen on the mats you should have bare
feet, but this is the only time0
?s our >oors are e1pensive wooden ones, only 50 sorts shoes which will not harm
them are allowed0 2rdinary shoes are not to be worn beyond the 60 locker room0
Jersonal belon.in.s, such as backpacks, and pieces of euipment, such as 70
racquets8, must be kept in lockers0 ?nythin. left out will be removed by the sta:
and only returned after a /ne has been paid0
@ou may not brin. ,90 roller skates or skateboards into the buildin.0
-o notices or posters may be put up in the Sports (entre0
*he only drink you may carry round the (entre is water in a sealable bottle0
Duipment, such as mats and ,,0 table:tennis tables, must be put away after use0
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*hrowin. balls a.ainst the ,/0 g"mnasium walls is not allowed0
!an.in. from the ,10 hoo rims and slam ,20 dunking are both forbidden0
Bad lan.ua.e is, of course, as throu.hout the rest of the school, not to be used0
Since there is .reat demand for the basketball ,30 courts, .ames are played to 12
points0
Hinnin. teams may continue playin. until they lose0
Dye protection must be worn when playin. ,40 squash0
Ise of e1ercise euipment is limited to 40 minutes0
,50 ;eights must never be dropped0
Duipment must be wiped after use0
Hell, $ had better not tell you too many rules or you will not remember them all0 Be
careful about footwear, bein. ,60 considerate of other people, not dama.in. anythin.
throu.h carelessness and makin. sure that you do not do anythin. to ,70 hurt
yourself0 *he only reason we have the rules is that they allow you to play the sports you
like /90 sa'el" and happily here as much as you want0 *hank you0
K "racuets& is British spellin.L "rackets& is its ?merican euivalent
Letters <age
Learning Activit"
Reading and !ocabular"
*he te1t consists of some simple fan letters0 *he headin.s and words matchin. e1ercises
reuire students to understand the main ideas of the letters0 *eachers should encoura.e
students to make .uesses and 8ustify them as far as possible0 *o enable students to read
the letters at .reater ease, teachers mi.ht like to ask students to conduct an $nternet
search on terms like "#anchester Inited&, "+eal #adrid&, "foul&, "hoop&, "referee&,
"dribblin.& and "!C??? #eet& before they start readin.0
Ans$ers%
=uestion ,
10 D 20 ? 40 E 50 ( 60 B 70 )
=uestion /
a0 win i0 time'out
b0 (the) +eds 80 coach
c0 hoop k0 tactics
d0 team l0 dribblin.
e0 scorin. (.oals) m0 in8ury
f0 transfers n0 #eet=meet
.0 fouled o0 hop, skip and 8ump
h0 referee
&atering 'or Learner (iversit"

)or less advanced students%
@ou may focus students, attention on only some key vocabulary items and reduce the
number of words students have to /nd from the letters0 Eurther, you may reduce the
number of letters that students need to read0
)or more advanced students%
@ou may adapt the learnin. activity by removin. the numbers in brackets0
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;eb >el
*here are so many websites on sports that any search will deliver a wealth of materials0
Eor .eneral purposes, all online daily newspapers o:er plenty of sports0 Dven richer in
materials are ma8or broadcasters0 *he followin. are all worth attention:
http:==news0bbc0co0uk=sport2=hi=
http:==www0chinaview0cn=sports=inde10htm
http:==www0cctv0com=pro.ram=SportsScene=11=inde10shtml
http:==www0usatoday0com=sports=default0htm
http:==www0localsportsreport0com=
http:==msn0fo1sports0com=
#a8or sports associations and lea.ues have websites, e0.0
http:==www0nba0com=
http:==www0/fa0com=
#any .overnments take a close interest in sports, e0.0
http:==www0uksport0.ov0uk=
http:==www0ssc0.ov0s.=publish=(orporate=en0html
Eor speci/c !on. Con. information, one can start with:
http:==www0hksi0or.0hk=hksdb=html=etMmain0html
http:==www0hkolympic0or.=article=mainmenu
http:==www0discoverhon.kon.0com=en.=events=sports0html
http:==en0wikipedia0or.=wiki=SportMinM!on.MCon.
http:==www0hkssf0or.0hk=
http:==www0hkrunners0com=NOnode=<04
http:==www0lcsd0.ov0hk=lschemes=cscommittee=en=papers0php
Eor lists of sports, .eneral information and advice on choosin. a sport, one can try:
http:==www0britishsports0com=sportsdirectories0html
http:==e1tremesports0suite1010com=article0cfm=MwhatMisMMinde1
http:==espn0.o0com=
http:==sports0yahoo0com=
http:==sportsillustrated0cnn0com=
?part from information on sports activities, Hikipedia also contains vocabulary lists
related to various sports0
Fan.ua.e learnin. sites o:er many e1ercises on sports words, e0.0
http:==eleaston0com=sports0html
Eor the vocabulary of individual sports, try searches for, e0.0 tennis .lossary=tennis
terms=tennis vocabulary0 Sites such as these should be useful:
http:==www0usatt0or.=or.aniAation=.lossaryMtt0shtml
http:==en0wikipedia0or.=wiki=(ate.ory:SportsMterminolo.y
He can .et much information about basketball by typin. in, e0.0 basketball words at
http:==www0answers0com=

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