First Discoveries

Unit 7:Enrichment 3
Online session 3

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Unit 7: Enrichment 3

Communicative objective

By the end of this session, you will be able to describe

your favourite sportsperson.

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 Football everywhere
• Which is your favorite football team? Why?
Warm-up

5 minutes

whole My favorite football team is Barcelona

class because they have great football
players.
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 Are you a football fan?

• Answer the following questions.

Pre-
production 1. What does FIFA mean?
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2. What are some positions on a soccer field?
mid-field, forward, goalkeeper, defense
3. Is Gianluca Lapadula from the USA?

4. Where and when is the next FIFA World C u p ?

5. Who is the best player of all times?

5 minutes 6. Who is Peru’s 9?

whole Ask and answer more questions.

class
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 Are you a football fan?
▪ Work in pairs.
▪ Ask and answer these questions.
Production ▪ You can Google some information.
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1. When is the Champions League final match?
The Champions League final match is on Saturday, June 10th, 2023.
2. Which is considered the best soccer team in the world?
Real Madrid is considered the best soccer team in the world.
3. Who is considered the best soccer player now?
Lionel Messi is considered the best soccer player now.
4. Who is the best soccer player of all time?
Pele is the best soccer player of all time.
5. How long is a football match? (time)
A football match is 90 minutes long. / A football match lasts 90 minutes.
10 minutes 6. In which positions can a footballer play?
A footballer can play in midfielder, forward and defender positions.

pairs

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 Are you a football fan?
Feedback
• Ask the class some new questions.

5 minutes

whole class

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 tennis player
Who’s your favourite sportsperson? basketball player
surfer
• Read this description of a sportsperson. runner
• C a n you guess the name of the soccer player? volleyball player
Pre- swimmer
production Etc.
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He is from Argentina. He is 35 years old. He is
married and has three children. He is a
professional football player.
He is the captain of his national team.
He plays forward for the PSG club in France.

5 minutes Then think of your favorite sports person

and Google some information about
her/him.
whole
class
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 Who’s your favourite sportsperson?
▪ Work in pairs.
▪ Ask your partner questions about his/her favorite sports person.
Production ▪ Try to guess.
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You can ask questions about:
• nationality
• age
• family
• sport
• club
• other features

10 minutes Start like this:

A: Is your favorite sportsperson male of female?
B: My favorite sportsperson is female.
pairs A: Where is she from?
B: ...

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 Who’s your favourite sportsperson?
Feedback
• Describe your favourite sportsperson.

5 minutes

whole class

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Wrap-up

Now I can…
√ describe my favourite sportsperson.

2 minutes

whole class

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Preparation
for
next class

Study Unit 8.

Attend next online session.

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 ▪ First Discoveries - English Discoveries Handout

▪ https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/p/pele.htm
Sources ▪ https://depor.com/futbol-peruano/seleccion-peruana/peru-rusia- 2018-
lucha-legal-enfrenta-albumes-panini-navarrete-67768

▪ https://www.guidingtech.com/33828/chromes-incognito-mode-
private/

▪ https://www.pinterest.com/frsrphoto/st-vincent/?lp=true

▪ http://www.actualmx.com/childish-gambino/

▪ https://hypebeast.com/2018/1/david-beckham-mls-expansion-
franchise-team-miami

▪ https://wc-football.jimdo.com/

▪ https://peru.com/futbol/mundial-rusia-2018/peru-vs-escocia-
conoce-precio-entadas-partido-29-mayo-noticia-564365

▪ https://www.pinterest.se/pin/540854236475989621/?autologin=true

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