Lesson 35. You are good at sports, aren't you.

Цілі: формувати навички вживання tag-questions; вдосконалювати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; вдосконалювати навички читання й усного мовлення; розвивати мовну здогадку й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; виховувати доброзичливе ставлення до співрозмовника і позитивне ставлення до здорового способу життя.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

The British are a sporting nation. They are fond of different sports. Write the words on the board. Which are team sports, which are individual sports?

Which words are the same in your language? (Football, tennis, basketball...)

Which words are nearly the same? (Gymnastics, hockey, karate...)

Write a list of any other sport words you know.

2. Listening

Listen to the text and answer the question.

• Which sports are the most popular in Great Britain and in Ukraine?

The British are a sporting nation. They are fond of different sports. Thousands of people watch football, rugby and tennis competitions on TY and go to the stadiums. However, the British prefer to go swimming and running. Ukrainian people are fond of sports too. The most popular sports in Ukraine are football, hockey and track and field athletics. A lot of people also like watching figure skating and gymnastics competitions.

3. Reading

Read the text and do the task.

THE HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES

The first games which later called “the Olympics” were held about a thousand years before our era.

In those times numerous states on the territory of modern Greece often waged wars. The ruler of one of these wanted to live in peace and he decided to organized athletic games.

From that time all the games were held every four years in Olympia. All wars were stopped. Best athletes arrived from many Greek states to Olympia to compete in running, long jumps, throwing of discus and javelin and wrestling. Fist fighting (boxing) and chariot races were included in the Games. Only men could take part in the Olympics. Women were not allowed anywhere near them.

All the athletes took an oath that had been preparing well for the Games, promised to compete honestly and keep the rules of the sacred Olympics. Winners were called “olympionics”. They were awarded olive wreaths and cups of olive oil.

The Olympic Games were accompanied by arts festivals. Singers sang hymns, poets recited poems, orators made speeches — all this in honor of the sacred Games.

Match the new words with their Ukrainian equivalents.

Work in pairs Translate the text.

4. Grammar practice

Explain the rule and do ex. 1, p. 98.

5. Writing

Do ex. 2, p. 99.

6. Speaking

Do ex. 3, p. 99.

7. Writing

Do ex. 4, p. 99.

8. Summary

You would like to get some precise information.

Ask any tag-questions connected with sport.

Sample questions:

1. You are good at sports, aren’t you?

2. You can skate well, can’t you?

3. You couldn’t skate well when you were 5, could you?

4. You like playing football with your friends, don’t you?

5. Football is extremely popular in our country, isn’t it?

6. You aren’t interested in boxing, are you?

7. Olympic Games didn’t take place in Ukraine, did they?

8. Our athletes have always taken part in all Olympic Games, haven’t they?

9. There is a gym nearby your house, isn’t there?

9. Homework

Do ex. 5, p. 100.