UNIT 8: SPORTS AND GAMES

Lesson 5: Skills 1

I. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Develop reading skill for general and specific information about Pelé.
- Talk about famous sportspeople.
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity.
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Be ready to make and share ideas among classmates.
- Develop self-study skills.
II. Materials
1. Teacher: Grade 6 textbook Global Success, computer, projector, lesson plan.
2. Students: Grade 6 textbook Global Success, notebook, pens.
III. Procedure
Stage Stage aim Procedure Mode
Warm-up To introduce *Game: Who is faster Team-
(5 mins) the topic of - Class is divided into 2 teams. work
reading and - Each team discuss the questions together and
also revise raise hand to take turns to answer the question.
the previous Each right answer will be given 1 point. The
lesson. group having more points will be the winner.
1. How many players are there in a football match?
2. How long does a football match last?
3. How often is the World Cup held?
4. Who is this man?

5. Who is this man?

 Answer key:
1. 22.
2. 90 minutes.
3. every 4 years
4. Neymar
5. Pelé
- Teacher leads students into the lesson by showing
the picture of Pelé, and lets students know they
are going to read a conversation about him.
Vocabulary To prepare VOCABULARY Individual
(5 mins) students with Teacher introduces the vocabulary by providing
vocabulary. definitions of the words.
1. career (n): [definition] + [picture]
2. goal (n): [definition] + [picture]
3. score (v): [definition] + [picture]
Pre-Reading To activate Task 1: Work in pair, discuss the questions. Pair-work
(3 mins) students’ 1. What do you know about Pele?
knowledge of 2. What is special about him?
the topic of - Teacher has students work in pairs and discuss the
the reading questions about Pelé. It is not important whether
text. they know much or little information about Pelé
as long as they concentrate and talk with each
other.
While- To develop Task 2: Read the dialogue quickly to check your Individual
Reading reading skill ideas in
(12 mins) for general Task 1.
information - Teacher tells students to read the text quickly and
(skimming). check their ideas in Task 1.
- Teacher sets a strict time limit to ensure that
students read quickly for information.
- Teacher encourages students to give any piece of
information they can remember (and it is not so
important if they cannot say any true information as
long as they speak English).
Example:
● ... best footballer

● ... from Brazil

● ... won the World Cup
● ... the King of Football
 - To help
students Task 3: Read the text again and answer the Pair-work
develop questions.
their - Teacher gives students some time to practise
reading skill reading the dialogue.
for specific - Teacher asks students to read the new and difficult
information words/ phrases in the dialogue, then checks with
(scanning). students the meanings of the new words. Explain to
- To help them if necessary.
students - Teacher asks students to find the key words in each
broaden and question, then find the information in the dialogue
deepen their to answer the questions.
knowledge - Teacher confirms the correct answers to the class.
of the Answer key:
famous 1. Pelé was born in 1940.
football star 2. His father did. / His father taught him.
Pelé. 3. He scored 1,281 goals in total.
4. (He became Football Player of the Century) in
1999.
5. They call him “The King of
Football”.
Post-reading - To check - Teacher asks students to close their book and ask Whole
(2 mins) students’ questions in task 3 again. class
understanding - Students raise hands to answer questions.
about the text
and help
students
prepare ideas
for speaking
task.
Pre-Speaking To help Task 4: Read the following facts about two Individual
(4 mins) students form famous sportspeople.
the ideas for - Students work by themselves and read the fact
their files of two famous sportspeople. Teacher may
speaking. ask them whether they know these sportspeople,
and what else they know about them.
- Teacher explains any new words to students if
necessary, makes sure students understand
everything and they can use these facts to prepare
for the next speaking activity.
- Teacher reminds students of how to pronounce the
year number.
Example: 1978, 1996, 2001
 Then check and make sure students can prounouce
the year number correctly.
While- To help Task 5: Choose one sportsperson in Task 4. Talk Group
Speaking students about him/ her. Use the following cues. work
(8 mins) practise - Teacher has students work in groups of four, lets
speaking them take turns to talk about the sportsperson they
about a have chosen.
famous - Teacher lets students have freedom to choose what
sportsperson.
information to mention. (They can skip some
points, or add some of their own.)
- While students are talking, teacher goes round the
class and monitors, remembers not to stop them in
order to correct their mistakes.
- When the talking time is over, teacher collects
common errors and discusses them with the whole
class.
Post- To check - Students work in pairs. One student is an Pair-work
Speaking students’ interviewer and the other is a famous
(5 mins) understanding sportsperson. Students role-play an interview.
and develop - Teacher and students can brainstorm possible
their speaking interview questions before the activity.
skill. Suggested questions:
1. When was he/she born?
2. Which sport does he/she play?
3. Why he/she is famous?
4. Do you like him/her? Why?
- Teacher calls some pairs and gives feedback.
Consolidation To Teacher asks students to talk about what they have Whole-
(1 mins) consolidate learnt in the lesson. class
what students
have learnt in
the lesson.
Homework To review the Teacher asks students to write down their opinion
lesson they about a famous sportsperson.
have learnt
and prepare
for the next
lesson - Skills
2.