Interview a friend; report to the class.

• What’s your favourite sport? Mi favorite sport is

soccer
• How often do you play it? I play every weekend
Read the text. • When was the last time you played it? Before quarantine in
my neighborhood.
I’m Gopher and I love sports. My favourite sport • Do you prefer team sports or individual sports?
is baseball. I play it twice a week with my friends I prefer team sports
from school. My dad taught me a lot about • Do you think sports are important? Why (not)?
baseball. We used to practice in our garden at
…yes important because •sports are important
Football (AmE soccer)
home. I once broke our kitchen window and mum How many ball sports
for health • American football
wasn’t too happy. Nowadays my dad has become do you know?
quite lazy and it’s hard to get him off the couch. Work in a group. • tennis
Have you ever had an accident while playing sports? Tell the class. Explain the rules of
• volleyball
one sport.
• cricket
Questions for Gopher about his father:
• bowling
• (sports/father/like) What sports does your father like?
• basketball
• (prefer/watching/playing) Does he prefer playing baseball or
• polo
watching ?
• water polo
• (where) where do you play your favorite sport?
• softball
• (how often) how often do you play favorite sport?
• handball
• (when) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Gopher’s younger brother Max is into golf. He’d like to become the •
new Tiger Woods, so he has already started cheating on his Why practising sports is good for you:
girlfriend. Unfortunately, his golf game hasn’t improved much yet. • …………………………………………………………………
• Your parents will stop nagging you.
•
Give him some tips to get better: • I would lose some weight
• Buy better golf balls.
• I would be taller
• Watch professional videos • …………………………………………………………………
• I would be more handsome
• Practice every day
• my brain works more
• Get new golf clubs
• my parents would be happy
• Play with friends to improve
• i can see my friends
•
 • Football (AmE soccer)
• American football
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Handball
• Water polo
• (Golf)
• Baseball
• Softball
• Polo
• Tennis
• Squash
Prepare some questions for Gopher about dad: • Racquetball
• Cricket
• What sports does your father like? • Croquet
• Does he prefer playing them or watching them? • Bowling
• (Field) hockey
• Where does he watch (play) them? • Sepak takraw
• How often does he watch (his favourite sports)? • …

• Hen does he watch them?

Why practising sports is good for you:

Give him some tips to get better: • It keeps you fit.

• Take golfing lessons.
• Practise a lot.
• Become a member of the local golf club.
• Buy an instructional DVD.
• Buy a book such as Golfing for Dummies
• Watch some YouTube videos.
• Get new golf clubs.
• It keeps you healthy.
• It keeps you slim.
• It’s good for your wallet (most sports aren’t very expensive).
• You can meet your friends.
• You can meet a girlfriend/boyfriend.
• You could become a sports star and make lots of money.
• …