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C - TAKE PART IN THE WORLD SPORTS FESTIVAL

Get Ready

A. Match the pictures to the sports.Students study the photos carefully and try to match the sports to the photos. Check the answers with the class.

KEY : 1.g 2.b 3.c 4.d 5.j 6.e 7.h 8.i 9.a 10.f

B. Now complete the table. Then listen and check. (GO.L.3)

Ss work in pairs. Allow them to think about the verbs that go with the sports. Then play the recording. Ss check their answers.

KEY : Do: fencing, karate, gymnasticsGo: horse riding, cycling

Play: squash, golf, handball, soccer, hockey

This activity helps Ss understand words and phrases related to interests and frequently used in everyday life while listening.

RECORDING 6C.1Do: fencing, karate, gymnasticsGo: horse riding, cyclingPlay: squash, golf, handball, soccer, hockey

C. Which equipment do you use to play these sports? Draw lines between the sports and the equipment.

Students look at the sport equipment and their names. They match the equipment to the sports.Check the answers with the class.

KEY : golf - clubstennis - rackethorse riding - saddleice hockey - puckboxing - gloveswindsurfing - boardtable tennis - paddle

TEACHER’S TIP If you want, you can give more collocations related to sports and games.compete in a racelose / win a gamelose / win a matchlose / score / win a pointmiss / score a goalhit / kick / pass / throw a ball

D. Work in pairs. Use the equipment in exercise “C”. Use the materials below and make similar dialogues as in the example.

Write the following words on the board and pre-teach them.rubber - leather - wood - plastic - ironThen ask Ss to make similar dialogues as in the example. Volunteers can act the dialogues out.

KEY : Ss’ own answers

E. Work in pairs and share your ideas about these sports. Use the adjectives below.

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Students work in pairs. They make sentences. They look at the prompts and use the adjectives. They share their opinions about the sports. Pairs act out their dialogues.

KEY : Ss’ own answers

This activity helps Ss give reasons why they agree or disagree.

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F. Which sport do you do in your free time? Why do you prefer it? Give reasons to your classmates. (GO.SP.3)

Allow Ss five minutes to think about the sports that they do in their free time. They explain why they like doing it and give reasons.

SUGGESTED ANSWER:I do windsurfing because it’s exiciting and fun. I love adventure and excitement.

This activity enables Ss to be eager to talk about familiar topics.

Together we can do it.A. What does “UNESCO” stand for?Allow Ss a minute to think what UNESCO stands for. Then Ss work in pairs and compare their answers. Check the answers with the class.

KEY :a. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization

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TEACHER’S TIP UNESCO:The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO / juːˈnɛskoʊ/ ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter. UNESCO has 196 Member States and eight Associate Members.UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major programs: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information.

B. The World Sports Festival is an international sports event. Guess and tick the aims of this festival.

Ask Ss if they have heard about “The World Sports Festival”. Allow Ss to think about it. Don’t give any explanation. Then Ss work in pairs and they try to guess the aims of this festival. Then they come together with other pairs and check their answers. Write the aims on the board. Tick the ones they say. But don’t say if they are true or not.

KEY : Ss’ own answers

SUGGESTED ANSWER:Enthusiasm for sportsFaith in today’s youthSeeing sports as an essential part of a healty society.

C. Read about the World Sports Festival and findwhosupportsthefestival.

Ss focus on the text. They control whether their guesses are correct or not. Then they read it carefully and find who supports the festival.

KEY :UNESCO

TEACHER’S TIP• Draw Ss’ attention to the “Keep in Mind” box.

This lesson provides an introduction to the passive and Ss are taught present form only. If you have time, you can write some active sentences on the board and Ss change them into passive form.People grow tea in Rize.Tea is grown in Rize.

• We sometimes use “be able to” instead of “can”. Notice that “be able to” is possible in all tenses. But Ss are not responsible for all tenses but just for present form.

D. Read the text again and write the bold words in the text next to their synonyms below.

Ss can work in pairs. When most pairs have finished writing, check the answers with the class.

KEY :1. competitors2. be friend3. competition4. various5. participate6. achievements

E. Now cover the text and summarize it. (GO.R.4)

Ss read the text again. Do not answer any other vocabulary questions at this stage. If Ss insist, explain that they do not need to understand every word to summarize it. Then Ss cover the text and try to summarize the text according to the questions.

KEY : Ss’ own answers

With the help of this activity, Ss summarize the written text.

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F. Fabian is a sports freak and he coaches little kids at the weekends. He is talking about the rules of a sport. Read the speech bubble and findwhichsporthe’stalkingabout.

Ss read the bubble and find which sport he is talking about.

KEY :Handball

TEACHER’S TIPPut Ss into pairs and ask them to decide what the two most important rules are in the class. Elicit their ideas on the board, writing them up with “must” “mustn’t”. Remind Ss the usage of “must”. Use the grammar reference.e.g. You must come to class in time. You mustn’t eat during the lesson.Watch out for the typical mistake of using “to” with “must”.e.g. I must go to the bank.

G. Read the speech bubble again. What mustn’t you do during the game?

Ss focus the text in the bubble and find what they mustn’t do during the game.

KEY :You mustn’t touch the ball with your feet and you mustn’t push, hold or hit your opponent.

H. Talk about the rules of your favourite sport andaskyourclassmatestofindthenameofthis sport. (GO.SP.7)

Now Ss work individually and write the rules of their favourite games. Then they read their sentences. The other Ss try to guess his/her favourite sport.

KEY : Ss’ own answers.

This activity helps Ss give instructions to tell the process of an activity or a task.

Extra activity: If Ss are not eager to work alone, you can put the Ss into groups of four. Each group chooses a sport and write the rules of the game they chose. When each group reports their rules, the other groups find what it is.

Discipline and competing are learnt here.

A. Do you like team or individual sports? Give your reasons. (GO.SP.1 / GO.SP.3)

Draw two columns on the board. Write individual sports in column A and team sports in column B . Allow Ss to think about the sports and put them into the correct column. Refresh their knowledge about sports. Then ask them which one they like most. They give their ideas by giving reasons.

KEY : Ss’ own answers.

SUGGESTED ANSWERI like team sports because I like being in a group and I like cooperation.I love individual sports because I feel free when I do sports alone.With this activity Ss clarify hobbies / interests

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with reasons and are eager to talk about familiar topics.

B. Which is more important in sport, winning or taking part?

Ask Ss which one is important in a competition for them, winning or taking part. They share their ideas.

KEY :SUGGESTED ANSWERIn my opinion, taking part is more important than winning a game because if you take part in a sport event you feel the atmosphere, you become friends with people from other countries, you learn the spirit of competition.

C. Erika, Andreas and Whitney took part in the World Sports Festival in Vienna last year and they became good friends. Listen to their commentsandfindwhosaidthesesentencesand write “E” for Erika, “A” for Andreas and “W” for Whitney. (CO.L.4)

Explain that they are going to listen to comments of three people. Ss will decide who said thesesentences. If you give clear instruction about listening, Ss will focus on the text better. Play the recording .

KEY :1.A 2.E 3.E 4.W 5.A 6.W 7.E

This activity enables Ss to appreciate what they listen.

RECORDING 6C.2ErikaIf you want to take part in sports seriously, you must take part in this tournament. Discipline and competing are learnt here. Moreover, you have the chance to meet a lot of nice people and a lot of experience is exchanged by the athletes from all over the world. AndreasIt was an incredible feeling to be a part of the World Sports Festival. The atmosphere was breathtaking. The unique spirit of the games can’t be described easily. You have to be a part of it. The tournament not only supports sports and exercise among youngsters, but also encouragesteamspirit.Thisisdefinitelyagoodaddress for sport interested youngsters.WhitneyThe tournament in Vienna is a great chance

to meet others, to become familiar with other languages and cultures and to form lifelong friendships. It was an impressive experience for my team and me. We all enjoyed it very much and we wanna take part again next year.

D. Are Erika, Andreas and Whitney happy with their experiences in Vienna. Why / Why not? (GO.SP.6)

Ss discuss whether Erica, Andreas and Whitney are happy with their experiences or not. They will give examples to support their opinions.

KEY :Yes, they are happy because they learnt discipline and competition, they had the chance to meet a lot of nice people and exchange experience, they become familiar with other languages and cultures, they learnt what team spirit means.

This activity helps Ss tell whether they agree or disagree with the audio or written material.

E. Work in pairs. Ask and answer as in the example. Tell why you agree or disagree with your partner. (GO.SI.5 / GO.SP.5)

Ss work in pairs. Read the dialogues and make similar dialogues. Volunteers can act their dialogues out.

KEY : Ss’ own answers.

The aim of this activity is to help Ss give reasons why they agree or disagree. They also give a simple description using their own feelings and impressions.

F. Write about your favourite sport. (GO.W.8 / CO.W.7) Ss first make a mind map about their favourite sport. They think the words that are related to their favourite sport. Writing should include the answers of the questions. Ss swap papers. They check and correct their partner’s mistakes. Highlight the items in Peer Correction Code. Walk around the class and check Ss’ papers. You can display the best writing on the class wall.

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QUIZ TIMEFocus Ss on the questions in the quiz. Ask them to answer the questions. Ss look at the key and check their answers. They learn how much they know about sports.

CHECK YOUR PROGRESSStudents self check themselves as one of the ways of developing independent learners. Observing oneself also promotes critical thinking abilities and allows learners to be aware of their strengths and weaknesses.

Ss’ own answers.

This activity enables Ss to write in order to give information. While writing, they also use words and word groups according to their functions and genre appropriately.

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