MOTIVATING CHILDREN TO

PLAY SPORTS

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Lesson Objectives

Lesson: Motivating children to play sports

At the end of today’s lesson, you will:

• Be able to talk about motivating children to play sports

• Be able to pronounce the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ correctly

• Be aware of some vocabulary relating to today’s topic

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Warm up
Answer the questions below.

1. Did you play any sports

when you were a kid?

2. What are some advantages

of playing sports?

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Dialogue
Learn how to talk about motivating your children to play sports.

Jolie Jane

I heard your son won the 90 Meter

Sprint in his school's sports Yeah, he's very physically active. I
competition. always encourage him to take part in
sporting activities.

I wish my son was more active. He

just reads books or watches TV after Why don't you ask him if he'd like
school. to join a sports team?

Why don't you watch some sports

I did, but he said no. He's scared of
together? It might help him get
getting hurt.
inspired.

Great idea! Maybe we'll watch You could also take him out and
badminton together. play with him.

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Speak Out Loud
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ correctly.

Read all the words below:

Win Skiing Run Playing

Competition Injured Strong Sporting

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Pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ correctly.

Common mistakes:

/ŋ/: Win, Skiing, Run, Playing, Competition, Injured, Strong, Sporting

Correct pronunciation:

• Skiing, Playing, Strong, Sporting

/ŋ/

• Win, Run, Competition, Injured

/n/

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Conversation
Pair work: Choose a context and talk with your teacher in 2.5 minutes.

Student: Suggestions:

- Why don't you ask … if he/ she'd like to join a

sports team?
Talk with your teacher about motivating children
- Maybe we'll watch … together.
to play sports.
- You could also take … out and play with
him/her.

Your kid is overweight. Your kid is afraid of getting Your daughter is very shy.
Encourage him to join his injured. Talk with him to help Encourage her to join a sports
school's football team. him feel at ease. team to boost her confidence.

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Assessment
Here are some comments on your performance.

Student Pronunciation Grammar Other

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Homework
Complete the assignment below and find more in Related Lessons.

✓ Pronunciation: The sounds /n/ and /ŋ/

Homework ✓ Vocabulary: Motivating children to play sports
✓ Finish your homework with Native Life.

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