hơ about a game?

A Pair work How popular are these sports in your country?. Answer the questions Watch sport do you like to watch?. Why do you like to do it D Group work ask one another questions in par

Activity 1

Look at these pictures Then discuss the questions

below

A Pair work

How popular are these sports in your country?

What other sports are popular in your country?

What sports do you think are the most exciting? The most boring? Are you a sports fan? Why or why not?

“Soccer is very popular I think it’s our most popular sport?

B Listen

you will hear the beginning of interview with Ella, Tony and Joanne Answer the questions

Ella Tony Joanne

1 what sport

do you like basketball

2 Do you

watch it live

or on TV

3 How often

do you watch it?

C listen You will hear the rest of the interview

Answer the questions

Watch sport do you like to watch?

Do you do it for fun or to win?

Why do you like to do it

D Group work ask one another questions in part B and C

Activity 2 A pair work Add three sports to the chart

“Table tennis is missing Let’s add it to the list”

B Pair work

In an average month, how often do you take part

in each sport in part A Number each sport from 0 to 4

0= never 1 = hardly 2 = sometimes 3= quite a bit 4= all the time

“ I do aerobics quite a bit How about you”

“ Oh I hardly ever do aerobics”

C pair work add up your scores Then go to page 93

D join another pair Decide which sport in part A are :

Completive sports indoor sports relaxing sports team sports Individual sports outdoor sports seasonal sports year-round sports

Activity 3 Group work Discuss these questions

What’s your favorite sport now?

What was your favorite sport as a child?

Who’s your favorite sports team?

What’s the most exciting sports event you’ve watched?

“ My favorite sport now is definitely surfing”

Activity 1 A Pair work

Look at these games Then discuss the questions below

Mah-jongg

charades Which game have you played?

Which games did you enjoy the most?

Which games did you enjoy the most?

Which game do you play regularly? From time to time?

scrabbles

checkers

sokudo solitaire

“ I played math-jogg once, but I didn’t enjoy it”

B listen

three people are talking about their favorite games from part A

Terry Lisa Claudi

o

2 what equipment do you need?

3 Does the games involve luck or skill?

4 How long does a game last?

C Pair work Can you guess the game they described?

“ I think Terry described ”

Activity 2 A Pair work

How many games can you think of each category? Use the games from Activity 1 and your own ideas

Card games

Computer games

Party games

puzzles

Tile games

B Group work Discuss these questions

What types of games do you like ? What types do you like? What games would you like to learn?

Do you ever play word games? Which ones do you know?

“ I like board games, like chess and checker”

“ well, I really like computer games My favorite is ”

Activity 3 A Group work

Read these instructions for two games Then play one of the games

B communication task Work in group of three

One of you should look at Task 9 on page 79 ,

another at Task 29 page 87, and another task at Task 41 on page 92 You are going to learn about and play some word games

Self Study

For extra grammar, listening and vocabulary practice,

go to pages 106-107