(1) Sports
b. Broken Sentences
Vocabulary
Names of sports:
Items
water sports, track and field events, ball games, diving,
swimming, surfing, running, long jump, high jump, tennis,
table tennis, basketball, football, badminton, ice-skating,
cycling
Names of sports facilities:
swimming pool, gym, table tennis room, basketball court,
tennis court, football field, badminton court, ice-skating rink,
cycling path
Names of sports equipment:
racket, shuttlecock
Adjectives to describe sports activities:
healthy, thrilling, exciting, frightening, interesting, relaxing,
boring, expensive, inexpensive, dangerous, safe, suitable,
popular, difficult, easy
Adjectives to describe feelings:
thrilled, excited, frightened, interested, relaxed, tired, bored
Phrases to describe the sports activities (make me + adj.):
make me tall / strong / fit / healthy
Verbs to show preferences:
love, like, enjoy, prefer
Activity Description
Each pupil holds a broken sentence strip and walks around the classroom to find the
right partner in order to form a complete sentence.
Materials
Broken sentence strips
Procedures
1. Pupils are each given a broken sentence strip and they walk around the classroom
to share the information on the strip with their classmates.
2. When they have found the right match, they need to sit with their partners to
indicate that they have formed a complete sentence.
3. When all pupils have found their right partners, the teacher goes through the
answers with them by asking them to read aloud the sentences to the whole class.
Teaching Notes
To reduce the noise level and make it more manageable in a big class, the teacher may
instruct the first half of pupils to play the game first. When the first half have done the
matching, the second half of the class can play the game.
Answer Keys
I love swimming …
… because it is very thrilling. I can swim as fast
as a fish! It makes me feel excited.
I don’t like playing tennis …
… because it is difficult to understand the rules.
It makes me bored. It is also expensive to buy a
good tennis racket.
I love playing basketball …
… because I enjoy playing in a team. It is a
suitable sport for young people. It makes me tall
and fit too.
I don’t prefer playing football …
… because the game is too long. It makes me feel
tired.
I don’t enjoy diving …
… because it is dangerous to jump into the water
from high above. It makes me feel frightened.
I prefer playing table tennis …
… because it is an inexpensive game. You only
need to buy a table tennis ball and a racket.
I like running in the gym …
… because it is comfortable to stay indoors.
It makes me strong and healthy too.
I enjoy ice-skating …
… because it is an interesting and relaxing sport.
I am thrilled when I can skate on the ice quickly.
However, it is not safe to play the game if you
haven’t learnt it from a coach.
I don’t prefer high jump …
… because I am too short and I cannot jump high
enough.
I prefer playing badminton …
… because it is a popular sport. It is also exciting
to see the shuttlecock going up and down quickly
in the court.
Broken Sentence Strips
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… because it is very thrilling. I can
I love swimming …
swim as fast as a fish! It makes me
feel excited.
…
I don’t like playing tennis …
because
it
is
difficult
to
understand the rules. It makes me
bored. It is also expensive to buy a
good tennis racket.
… because I enjoy playing in a team.
I love playing basketball …
It is a suitable sport for young
people. It makes me tall and fit too.
I don’t prefer playing
… because the game is too long.
football …
It makes me feel tired.
… because it is dangerous to jump
I don’t enjoy diving …
into the water from high above. It
makes me feel frightened.
… because it is an inexpensive game.
I prefer playing table tennis …
You only need to buy a table tennis
ball and a racket.
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… because it is comfortable to stay
I like running in the gym …
indoors. It makes me strong and
healthy too.
I enjoy ice-skating …
I don’t prefer high jump …
… because it is an interesting and
relaxing sport. I am thrilled when I
can skate on the ice quickly.
However, it is not safe to play the
game if you haven’t learnt it from a
coach.
… because I am too short and
I cannot jump high enough.
… because it is a popular sport. It is
I prefer playing badminton …
also exciting to see the shuttlecock
going up and down quickly in the
court.