SPORTS and GAMES
1. Different types of sport
2. My favourite sport
3. Importance of sport
4. Significant sports events
5. Negative aspects
Comment on the following quotations.
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his
own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
Mickey Mantle
The five S’s of sports training are: stamina, speed,
strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of
these is spirit.
Ken Doherty
Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the
following subtopics:
Types of
sports
Sports
events
Professional
sports
Sports
equipment
SPORT
Reasons
for doing
sports
Body
protection
Sports
fields and
areas
Name some sports from the following categories:
• outdoor and indoor sports
• team (collective) and individual sports
• summer and winter sports
• amateur and professional sports
■
water sports
■
athletics (field and track events)
■
air sports
■
extreme sports
Name the sports in the pictures. Which categories do they
belong to? Which of them do you practise or watch on TV?
Which sports are common disciplines in the Olympic Games?
1.
2.
synchronised swimming
5.
10.
golf
7.
hurdling
11.
tennis
4.
swimming
6.
American football
3.
gymnastics
8.
shot put
12.
9.
mountain biking
13.
handball
baseball
football
14.
volleyball
vaulting
Name the sports in the pictures. Which categories do they
belong to? Which of them do you practise or watch on TV?
Which sports are common disciplines in the Olympic Games?
1.
2.
ski jump
5.
3.
speed skating
6.
9.
7.
10.
cross country skiing
sledding
downhill skiing
giant slalom
4.
8.
alpine skiing
11.
ice hockey
snowboarding
figure skating
12.
bobsleigh
curling
Match the pictures below with the names of sports
equipment. What sports are they used for?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
RACKET
BASKET
MAT
SKIS
H.
SKI POLES
HELMET
CLUB
PUCK
GOGGLES
I.
J.
VAULTING HORSE
K.
BAT
PADDLE
SKATES
SKI BOOTS
BOXING GLOVES
HOCKEY STICKS
L.
P.
TABLE
O.
RINGS
M.
N.
Look at these sports areas. What sports are practised on them?
1.
3.
2.
boxing ring
4.
tennis court
6.
5.
volleyball court
ski slope
golf course
ice rink
8.
7.
swimming pool
9.
football pitch/field
athletic field/track
Which of the sports below would you dare to try and why?
Where can you practise them?
1.
4.
2.
3.
5.
6.
Which do you consider risky? What accidents could happen?
What are the reasons for doing professional and amateur
sports? Discuss the question following the hints below.
relaxation
health
active work out
development of
character
clear mind
money
cooperation
muscle gain
stamina
new friendships
winning/losing
weight loss
team building
Which sports are popular among children, teenagers, middleaged generation, women and men?
1.
5.
4.
2.
6.
3.
7.
8.
What are the symbols of the Olympic Games? Talk about the
significance and history of the Games.
"In the name of all competitors, I
promise that we shall take part in
these
Olympic Games, respecting and
abiding by the rules that govern them,
in the
true spirit of sportsmanship, for the
glory of sport and the honour of our
teams."
It is not important to win,
but to take part.
Pierre de Coubertin
Where will the next winter and summer Olympic Games be
held?
What are the sportsmen/sportswomen below famous for?
1.
2.
Michal Martikán
5.
Karol Beck
Anastasia Kuznecova
Martina Moravcová
7.
6.
Ralf Schumacher
4.
3.
Žigmund Pálfy
Pavol Hurajt
What negative aspects are related to professional sport?
Do you know any sportsmen/sportswomen who were banned
from sports competition because of doping? Why do they
take steroids?
Look at the chart of sports typical for other countries,
choose one and prepare a short presentation about this
particular sport and explain its basic rules. Include things
from the box.
SPORT
COUNTRY
PLACE
EQUIPMENT
Cricket
Great Britain
pitch
bat, ball
Polo
Great Britain
field
helmet, ball,
horse,
Football
The USA
field
oval ball
Curling
Great Britain
ice rink
curling stone,
curling broom
Lacrosse
The USA
field
lacrosse stick,
lacrosse ball