Colegio Universitario de Limón

Empleate English A1
Topic #9 Talking about sports and exercise
Week 6

Vocabulary

Soccer

Discussion

In groups, discuss these questions orally:

1. Do you play or practice any sport?

2. Do you do exercise? How often?
3. What is the name of the sport or exercise you like?
4. Since when you do or practice it?
5. Why do you like that sport?

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 Colegio Universitario de Limón
Empleate English A1
Topic #9 Talking about sports and exercise
Week 6

Listening

A. People are talking about sports and exercise. Listen and number the pictures.

A B C

D E F

B. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.

A:   Do you _____________ any _____________, Nick?

B:   Yes, I love playing sports. But my _____________ sport is _____________.
A:   Really? Are you on a team?
B:   Yeah, I am. It’s a lot of _____________.
A:   How _____________ do you _____________?
B:   Oh, about _____________ a _____________. So, how about you? Do you play sports?
A:   Well, it depends. Do you think playing video games is a sport?
B:   Umm…. I’m not sure about _____________.

C. Watch the video and share your opinion about it.

What are e-sports?

Look at this statement “the government has acknowledged professional video gamers as athletes”. Do
you consider them as real athletes or not?

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Empleate English A1
Topic #9 Talking about sports and exercise
Week 6

A. Read the text about the importance of sports for children’s health. Reading

The Importance of Sport for Children’s Health

Sport helps children to develop both physically and mentally. Physical activity
should be part of our daily life. Practicing any kind of sport from an early age helps
children in many ways; for example, group activities improve interaction and
social integration. It also improves the mental level and promotes a healthy
lifestyle in adulthood, as the habits we acquire as children are often to stay. Sports
have multiple healthy benefits. If we talk on a psychological or personality level,
sports activities (especially those done in groups) help children to strengthen their
social self-esteem and allow them to understand the importance of having and
respecting the rules.

Another aspect to consider is what type of sport or activity will suit best the child considering his/her
conditions and abilities. A timider child is likely to get better at a sport where she/he has to relate to
peers. To a more active one, an individual sport such as tennis can help better develop her/his ability to
concentrate. One of the perhaps most relevant issues is the importance of physical exercise, not only in
children but also in young and old people, because moderate daily physical exercise helps prevent
overweight and obesity. Considering the growth of the percentage of children and young people with
obesity and overweight in the Western world, the inclusion of sport in the family routine becomes
almost mandatory. Sport can also have the power to help us rest. For all those fathers and mothers of
active children, try to get them to run every day playing soccer, or swimming or any other activity that
keeps them physically active.

B. Mark with an X the correct option based on the reading above.

1. Children who practice sports _________.

a) are more likely to understand why something can’t be done.
b) tend to reinforce the social abilities of the team.
c) know more about their own self-esteem than children who don’t.

2. Which of these statements is NOT true?

a) Playing tennis can help children focus their attention.
b) Practicing sports during childhood will encourage good health decisions later in life.
c) The positive experiences that sports bring play an important role only in a young
person’s life.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a) Practicing sports together can help all the members of the family sleep better.
b) Parents of active children should consider participating in sports in order to
relax appropriately.
c) Active children will be able to sleep more easily if they play sports daily.

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Empleate English A1
Topic #9 Talking about sports and exercise
Week 6

A. Read the story about David and his favorite sport.

My Favorite Sport

My name is David Ligorio and I’m 11 years old. I’m Italian and my favorite sport is soccer. I play soccer
twice a week at school and I have soccer practice on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the
afternoon.

On Saturday afternoon I usually have a match with my team. I am the goal keeper. We are very good at
soccer, and we often win. Of course, I’m in the school team, too. On Sunday’s afternoon I play soccer
with my friends in the park. My favorite team is Milan and I hope to be a champion goal keeper such as
Sebastiano Rossi.

B. Answer the following questions based on the reading above.

1. What is David’s last name?____________________________________________________

2. How old is he?______________________________________________________________
3. Which are his practice days?___________________________________________________
4. What is his favorite team?_____________________________________________________
5. Who is his favorite player?____________________________________________________

Speaking

A. Listen to the conversation. Then, practice B. In pairs, write a dialogue using the vocabulary about
the dialogue with a partner. sports and exercises.

A: I was meaning to ask you if you saw the

basketball game on Friday.
B: I wanted to go, but I couldn't.
A: It was a great game.
B: It's too bad that I couldn't make it. Who
won?
A: Our team played hard and won.
B: I really wish I went to the game.
A: It was the best game ever.
B: So tell me the final score.
A: The other team lost by three points, 101-
98.
B: It must have been a close game.
A: It really was. You should have gone.
B: Hopefully, I'll make it to the next one.

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Empleate English A1
Topic #9 Talking about sports and exercise
Week 6

Play, Do, or Go? Verbs Used to Talk About Sports Grammar

Use play for team sports or sports played with a ball.

For example:

I love to play soccer. I used to play basketball in high school In her free time, she plays tennis.

Use go for sports that end in ing

For example:

I go jogging in the morning with my husband. We go fishing every summer Let’s go swimming

Use do with sports that don´t need any equipment

For example:

She likes to do yoga. John does aerobics with Samantha I do karate on Tuesdays

Important note:
Make is not used in English to talk about sports.
Practice is rarely used to talk about sports. it is only used to talk about professional athletes
who need to practice their skills before a game or an important event. The average person
does not practice a sport.

Practice

Instructions: Choose the correct colocation form where it corresponds (play, go or do). Remember to
use the correct form depending on noun.

Example:
I go running everyday after work. / Shes goes running everyday after work.

1. He __________jogging every morning with his girlfriend.

2. My grandmother is 80 but she still _________gymnastics every morning.
3. Steven and his son _________hiking in woods every summer.
4. She _________football for his country.
5. Do you _________ basketball in another province?
6. I like to ___________ fishing with my uncle.
7. Tell me, where are you going to ___________skiing this winter?
8. Can your sister swim? – Yes, she can. she ___________swimming every Sunday.
9. I ____________dancing on Fridays and I yoga on Saturdays.
10. Karate it's a great exercise for me, but learning how to_____________ karate takes a lot of time.

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Empleate English A1
Topic #9 Talking about sports and exercise
Week 6
Writing

A. Write a short paragraph about your favorite exercise or sport. Include information about how often
you do it, when and where you do it and who you do it with.

Brainstorm your ideas

Write your draft

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Teacher’s feedback

Take into account your teacher’s feedback and rewrite your paragraph with the corrections.

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Empleate English A1
Topic #9 Talking about sports and exercise
Week 6

Instructions: Stand up and ask your classmates if they do, have done, or like any of the following sports
or exercises. Write their names under the picture. Then, share it orally.

Find Someone Who…

Plays soccer Plays basketball Does exercise

_________________ _______________
_______________

Does yoga Goes swimming Goes cycling

_________________
_________________ _________________

Plays video games Does weightlifting Plays volleyball

_________________
_________________ _________________

plays boardgames Goes running Does martial arts

_______________ _________________ _________________

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Colegio Universitario de Limón
Empleate English A1
Topic #9 Talking about sports and exercise
Week 6
Speaking
Oral presentation

In groups of four choose one sport to talk about. Take into consideration the following aspects:

 How was it created? Who invented it?

 Does it have rules? Which ones?
 Do people need any equipment? Which ones?
 Mention some benefits of that sport.

Other aspects:

 Prepare a presentation about it. DO NOT put a lot of information on the presentation, use
pictures or videos instead.
 Use Canva or Genially. Share the link of your work with your teacher.
 Add animations and transitions to do an attractive presentation.
 Avoid reading during the presentation.
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