Sport and Keeping Fit
Alphabet Sports
Can you think of a sport that starts with each letter?
B___________
Cricket, climbing
C___________
Football, fencing
F ___________
Golf, gymnastics
G___________
Hockey, horseracing
H___________
motor sports
M___________
Boxing, bowling
Judo
J___________
Racing, running
R___________
Soccer, swimming
S___________
Tennis, table tennis
T___________
wrestling
W___________
Yachting
Y___________
Sports
Can you answer these sports questions?
1. Write down as any sports Football, tennis, basketball,
as you can that use a ball. table tennis…
2. What sports can you
think of that are
dangerous?
3. What sports use these:
a) A shuttlecock
b) A racket
c) Shin pads
d) A net
Climbing, motor racing,
boxing (?) , wrestling,
bungee jumping…
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Badminton
Tennis, badminton
Football (on legs)
Tennis, football (the
goal) badminton
Pre-Listening
- What’s your favourite
sport? What do you
like about it?
- What do you do to
keep fit and healthy?
- Listen to the man
telling you how he
keeps fit. What does
he do?
Listen again and answer the questions
1. When and why did he
start jogging?
2. What does he say
about the first time he
went running?
3. Why does he like
running?
About a month ago, because
he was a bit fat.
It was difficult. He was out of
breath and hot. It hurt.
He likes the feeling of
running free, it reminds him
of being a boy.
4. Why doesn’t he like
He doesn’t like them looking
running when there are
at him, he feels he can’t stop
people around?
to rest.
5. What problem does he He eats a lot when he gets
have with running?
home/ has a big appetite/ he
is getting fatter.
Talk about these health and sport
questions with a partner.
1. What do you do to keep
fit and healthy?
2. What sports do you love
and which ones do you
hate?
3. What sports do people
like in your country?
4. Do you think some
sports are too
dangerous and should
be made illegal?
5. Do you think sports
people are paid too much
money?
6. ‘Sports are a complete
waste of time.’ What do
you think about this
statement?
7. What do you like the
most, World Cup football
or The Olympics?
8. Tell me what sports
are/were you best at and
worst at?
Writing – A sporting article
Tell us about the last
sporting event you
attended. This could be a
football match, a race, a
school sports day, a
swimming event –
anything.
What was it like? What
happened?
Please write an article
about the event.
- Arrange your writing in
paragraphs with an
introduction, body and
conclusion.
- Make sure the article is
interesting to read.
Please write 150 words.