Sports and games

SPORTS and GAMES

• Different types of sport
• My favourite sport
• Importance of sport
• Significant sports events
• Negative aspects

• 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

• Comment on the following quotations.

• Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:

• 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 some sports from the following categories:

• 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?

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• synchronised swimming

• swimming

• golf

• baseball

• football

• mountain biking

• shot put

• hurdling

• American football

• vaulting

• volleyball

• handball

• gymnastics

• tennis

• 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?

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• ski jump

• speed skating

• sledding

• snowboarding

• giant slalom

• figure skating

• alpine skiing

• downhill skiing

• ice hockey

• bobsleigh

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• curling

• cross country skiing

• Match the pictures below with the names of sports equipment. What sports are they used for?

• RACKET BASKET VAULTING HORSE
• MAT SKI POLES BAT SKATES
• SKIS HELMET PADDLE SKI BOOTS
• CLUB PUCK BOXING GLOVES TABLE
• GOGGLES HOCKEY STICKS RINGS

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• Look at these sports areas. What sports are practised on them?

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• boxing ring

• volleyball court

• tennis court

• athletic field/track

• golf course

• swimming pool

• football pitch/field

• ski slope

• ice rink

• Which of the sports below would you dare to try and why?
• Where can you practise them?

• Which do you consider risky? What accidents could happen?

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• What are the reasons for doing professional and amateur sports? Discuss the question following the hints below.

• relaxation

• stamina

• health

• active work out

• clear mind

• money

• development of character

• winning/losing

• new friendships

• cooperation

• weight loss

• team building

• muscle gain

• Which sports are popular among children, teenagers, middle-aged generation, women and men?

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• What are the symbols of the Olympic Games? Talk about the significance and history of the Games.

• Where will the next winter and summer Olympic Games be held?

• "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

• 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?

• What are the sportsmen/sportswomen below famous for?

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• Michal Martikán

• Karol Beck

• Ralf Schumacher

• Žigmund Pálfy

• Pavol Hurajt

• Anastasia Kuznecova

• Martina Moravcová

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

• 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.