Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 unit 12: Water sports

Type of sport Place Equipment required Number of playersRowing sea, lake, river boat, oars individually team, Windsurfing sea, lake board, sail individually Scuba-diving sea air tank,

Can you name these water sports?

6 scuba diving

- regulator ['regjuleitə](n)

Vocabulary.

máy điều chỉnh

- fin [fin] (n)

Vocabulary.

vây cá

- air tank (n) bình hơi

Vocabulary.

- mask [mɑ:sk] (n)

Vocabulary.

mặt nạ

- synchronized swimming

Vocabulary.

['siηkrounaizd'swimmiη](n)

- scuba-diving

Vocabulary.

['sku:bə 'daiviη](n) lặn có bình khí nén

- scuba-diving (n): lặn có bình khí

- windsurfing (n): môn thể thao lướt ván buồm

- synchronized swimming (n): bơi nghệ thuật

- oar (n): mái chèo, cây chèo

(v): chèo (thuyền)

- air tank (n): bình dưỡng khí

- regulator (n): máy điều chỉnh

- fin (n): vây cá

- mask (n): mặt nạ

['siηkrounaizd'swimmiη]

Look at the table and talk about each of the water sports.

Work in pairs

Type of sport Place Equipment required Number of players

Rowing sea, lake, river boat, oars individually team,

Windsurfing sea, lake board, sail individually

Scuba-diving sea

air tank, regulator, wet suit, mask, fins

pairs, team

Example: Water polo is played in a pool It is played with a ball and

people play it in a team.

2 Task 2: Look at the table and talk about these sports

1 What is this kind of sport played with?

2 Do players play it in a team or individually?

1 Water polo is played with a ball.

2 Players play it in a team.

1 What equipments are required for this sport?

2 Do people play it in a team or individually?

1 Players need an air tank, wet suits, masks, fins,

2 Players can play it in pairs or in a team

T : Where is water polo played?

Well, people often play it in a team.

Yes, I think it’s a very interesting sport.

I’ll try it later.

Example: Water polo is played in a pool It is played with a

ball and people play it in a team

Work in groups to talk about these water sports below:

Suggested answers:

1 Rowing is usually played in the sea, a lake or on a river It’s played in a boat and people in a team use oars to push the boat to go forwards

2 Windsurfing is played in the sea or a lake, especially where there is strong wind It is played with a board and a sail People can play it individually

3 Scuba-diving is played in the sea People who play it must have required equipment: an air-tank, a regulator, a pair of fins and a mask People usually play it in pairs

4 Swimming is played in a pool It doesn’t required any equipment and people play it individually.

5 Synchronized swimming is also played in a pool It doesn’t required any equipment and people play it in a team

Suggested answers:

Discuss the questions: Which of the above sports would you

prefer playing/participating in? Explain why.

Work in pairs

T : Do you like water sports?

Well, it’s very interesting It helps me keep

fit and doesn’t take time and money What

about you?

I like better/ more than

I have a strong preference for