Move it! Learning verbs and places

SIN Josep Comas i Solà 3rd of ESO

Look at the following pictures. They present different actions that you can associate with sports.

CAN YOU GUESS THEM? (Tip: some of them are in your student’s book, page 49)

Actions

Actions

swim

jump

hit

Actions

dance

throw

ski

Actions

ride

walk

catch

Actionsskate

run

kick

Actions – more verbs

- Train- Beat- Warm up- Win- Lose- Draw- Score- Get injured

Go

• Running• Cycling

Play

• Tennis• Hockey

Do

• Karate• Gymnastics

Can you say which verbs are regular and which ones are irregular?

Regular verbs (-ed) Irregular verbs

PlayWarm upTrainScoreJumpDanceSkiWalkKickSkate

SwimHitThrowRideCatchRunBeatWinLoseDrawGet injured

SwamHitThrewRodeCaughtRunBeatWonLostDrewGot injured

SwumHitThrownRiddenCaughtRunBeatenWonLostDrawnGot injured

Base form Past simple Past participle

How many actions can you spot in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeYXeoYXZwY

a) courtb) poolc) pitch (UK)/field

(US)d) slopee) trackf) sports hallg) stadium

Where can we practise sports?

1. A circular path to race2. An area drawn on the ground to

play tennis, basketball…3. A container full of water4. An area painted with lines to

play football, rugby…5. The side of a hill or mountain6. A large closed area with

thousands of seats for sports events

7. A large room where some indoor games are played.

A2 / B3 / C4 / D5 / E1 / F7 / G6

a) captainb) coachc) fansd) playere) refereef) spectatorsg) team

Guess who is/are the…

1. Followers or supporters of a team

2. Person who practises a team sport.

3. Lead player of a team4. Person who enforces the rules

in a game.5. Group of players6. Leader of a team. S/he also

trains players.7. People who attend a match or a

game for entertainment.

A3 / B6 / C1 / D2 / E4 / F7 / G5

Barça b___ Madrid 3-0. Spain and Italy have the same score: they

have d____. Yesterday we s___ at the swimming p___ and

we also j_____ from the 10 metre platform! Sue likes s_____, so she likes steep s_____. I

hope she doesn’t g__ i______! In basketball matches during the half time

cheerleaders d____ in the middle of the c____. Last month Messi w__ the Ballon d’Or

because he s_____ a lot of goals every season.

Let’s practise what we have learnt!

Barça beat Madrid 3-0. Spain and Italy have the same score: they

have drawn. Yesterday we swam at the swimming pool and

we also jumped from the 10 m platform! Sue likes skiing, so she likes steep slopes. I

hope she doesn’t get injured! In basketball matches during the half time

cheerleaders dance in the middle of the court. Last month Messi won the Ballon d’Or

because he scores a lot of goals every season.

Let’s practise what we have learnt!