“Sport in our life”

6 class

“Sport in our life”

Objectives: - to teach students to conduct dialogues

- to develop pupils’ language skills in new communicative situations on the basis of interactive technologies

- to motivate pupils in learning grammar (using GO, PLAY, DO - words; Present Perfect Tense)

Equipment: pictures of different kinds of sports,

cards with key words for composing dialogues,

words for the game “Hurry up” on the blackboard,

tests on the computer

1. Warming up

• Who is on duty today? Who is absent today?

• What day is it today? What date is it today?

• What is the weather like today?

P: I think the weather is good today because: The sun is shining brightly. The sky is blue. It’s not snowy. It’s not windy. It’s not wet. That’s why the weather is good today.

• Imagine that the weather is bad today. What would you say if the weather was so?

P: I think the weather is bad today because: The sun is not shining. The sky is grey. It’s windy. It’s cold. It’s wet. That’s why the weather is bad today.

• The theme of our lesson is “Sport in our life”. During this lesson we will revise vocabulary about sport, will read, write, listen to the text and speak, work on the computer, do some tests.

• Pupils do you enjoy sport?

• Do you remember the poem “Doing Sports”? Let’s recite it together.

(Pupils recite the poem)

• Thank you. Now I suggest you play game. Look at this word (gymnastics). You should make up words connected with sport which begin with the letters forming the word “Gymnastics”.

(Cards are on the blackboard)

G – game

Y - yachting

M - motor biking

N - net

A - athletics

S - swimming

T - training

I - ice hockey

C - climbing

S - skiing

2. Grammar Revision

Let’s remind when we use words DO - 1, GO - 2 and PLAY - 3. Explain rules with examples on the pictures. When do we use GO?

(If we speak about sports ending in –ing we use GO. For example: swimming, climbing..)

(If we speak about ball games and chess we use PLAY. For example: football, tennis)

(if we speak about other sports we use DO. For example: athletics, karate..)

• Let’s check your hometask. Show me your pictures, please!

• What sports is on your picture? (It’s swimming…)

• Put a number of the word you see on the blackboard to complete the sentence.

(I DO karate. I GO swimming. I PLAY football.)

(Pupils see numbered cards with words and show own pictures to find out how to use these words. Pupils show their home work – pictures of sports and put numbers of words they suit to. For their work they get 1-3 points and fill in a blank of the Grading Table)

3. Vocabulary Practice

- And now match the following words to their translations.

1) wrestling a) шахи

2) gymnastics b) атлетика

3) boxing c) хокей

4) figure skating d) шашки

5) chess e) боротьба

6) draughts f) важка атлетика

7) weightlifting g) гімнастика

8) fencing h) бокс

9) hockey i) фігурне катання

10) athletics j) фехтування

(Checking results and pupils fill in the Grading Table – 1-3 points)

• Choose the explanation for the words on the blackboard:

Karate

cycling

football

athletics

basketball

parachuting

canoeing

• a sport in which people race in a narrow light boat

• sports in which people run, jump or throw things to see who is the best athlete

• the sport of riding a bicycle

• a game in which two teams try to win points by throwing a ball through a net

• a sport originated in Japan in which you fight using your hands and feet

• a game in which two teams try to score a goal

• a sport or activity where a parachute is used

• Writing Test (on the computer)

Level 1 – Match the words with their translation. (for 3 min)

Level 2 – Write down the translation of the word. (for 3 min)

4. Listening

And now I want you to listen to the history of Olympic Games.

Pre-listening tasks:

1. Do you know anything about the Olympic Games? (Olympic Games are sport games for all nations. During Olympic Games all wars stopped.)

2. How often are they held? (They held every four years.)

3. What sports do sportsmen complete in? (Running, jumping, athletics, swimming, boxing, basketball, football.)

Post-listening.

Use cards and choose the right answer. (p.52)

5. Writing

Write and paste the sheet of paper! (Group work)

• I see that the most of the pupils like sports. And now tell me in what way sports really help you to keep fit. How does sport help you in your life?

• P: I go in for tennis regularly. I go in for running and aerobics. I do aerobics exercises when it is possible: while cleaning the flat, watching TV, even at breaks at school. It helps me to be healthy and keep fit.

• P: I don’t go in for sports but I do morning exercises every day so I am full of energy.

• P: I go jogging three times a week. It’s a great pleasure to jog early in the morning when the air is fresh. I am in high spirit, my soul is singing.

• P: Sport is necessary for life. People who don’t go in for sports often fall ill. They have weak health.

• P: People who go in for sports are strong and healthy and look young.

• P: I think everybody should do sports every day. It’s very good that we have physical training at school. PT and English are my favorite lessons. I don’t think that I’ll become a famous sportsman but I go in for sports for myself. Sport helps me feel well and keep fit.

• P: I don’t do anything special to keep fit but I get a lot of exercises doing things I enjoy. After school I play ping-pong or badminton. It helps me feel cheerful. Sport helps me even in studying.

(Verbal grading)

6. Speaking

• Well, I am very glad that you are fond of sports. Your next task is to make up dialogues according to the situation.

CL  T

Situation 1

One of you is an interviewer. The other is a famous sportsman. Ask and answer the questions. The interviewer wants to get the following information:

• when the sportsman began to go in for sports;

• if s/he wanted to become a professional;

• how much time s/he trains a day;

• her/his hobby;

• her/his advice to young people who want to make a career in sport.

- When have you begun to go in for sport? – I have begun to go in for sport when I was 7 years old.

- Did you want to become a professional? – Yes, I did. I always dreamed to be a top player.

- How much time did you train a day? – I trained 5 hours a day.

- What are your hobbies? – My hobbies are running,

- What is your advice to young people who want to make a career in sport? – Young people have to go in for sport because it’s very important for their health.

Situation 2

One of you is an American student who came to your school, the other one is a pupil. Ask and answer the questions. An American boy wants to get the following information:

• sports and games popular in your school;

• where children can do sports;

• sport equipment at school;

• competitions held for school sports teams.

• What sports and games are popular in your school? – Football and volleyball are popular in our school.

• Where do the pupils do sports? – They do sports on the sports-ground and in the gym.

• Do you have any sport equipment? – Yes, we do.

• What competitions did you hold at school? – We held football and volleyball competitions.

7. Reading

Read the text with blanks and prepare the questions to other groups to find the missing information.

Card 1

FOOTBALL

People in England love football. English football is _______ (How old?). Chinese football is 2,500 years old.

There are _____ (How many?) people in a football team. The teams try to score a goal. Players wear _____ (What?). Fans have flags, rattles and whistles. There are many football clubs. Manchester United is a famous English club. Their colours are red and black. Their nickname is “red devils”. ____ (Who?) was David Beckham.

Card 2

FOOTBALL

People in England love football. English football is 700 years old. Chinese football is _______ (How old?).

There are 11 people in a football team. The teams try to score _____ (What?). Players wear T-shirts, shorts and boots. Fans have ____ (What?). There are many football clubs. Manchester United is a famous English club. Their colours are _____ (What?). Their nickname is ____ (What?). The top scorer of Manchester United was David Beckham.

8. Grading pupils’ work

Pupils make self-grading of the work on the lesson in the “Grading Card”.

6 Form Name……………………………………………………………………………………

Listening ( 8* 1,5 points)

According the Grading Cards teacher say results of the participation in the lesson.

Discussing the summery marks and putting it into the Grading table.

Well, very interesting work you have done!

Thank you very much for your work!

Now put marks in this table and write a sum mark. 1 min for writing! Start please!

Let’s see!!

Who has got 12 points? – Anyone!

Who has got 10 points? – M, K, D..! very good I agree with you! You have worked very well today and made so great projects!

8 points – You have made some mistakes during answers and presentation of your project. Be attentive in using Present Perfect Tense! In general, you have worked not bad!

Analyzing

• this lesson we have revised vocabulary of topic “Sport”

• did reading, writing, listening and speaking on this topic

• worked on the computer with a new test-programs

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