Lesson Plan "Dream Big"

2mins

9.1B: Exercise and Sport LP : Injuries and the language of physical education

Learning objectives

9.S3 explain and justify their own point of view on a range of general and curricular topics

9.L3 understand most of the detail of an argument in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

You will be able to:

• Listen to the recording and elicit important details 
• Support speech with argumentation through classroom discussions.

Outline

1. Warm-up 5min

2. Vocabulary 5 min

3. Listening 10min

4. Reading 20min

5. Reflection 5min

3mins

Warm-up 5min

Share your ideas

- Which are top 3 extreme sports? (write your answers to group chat)

• Who is more risk taker?

Men or Women?

Young or adults? Why?

5mins

Forbes Top 10 Most Dangerous Sports ( MS Word)

Now look at Top 10 Most Dangerous Sports according to Forbes.

• Do you agree?
• Would you add other extreme sports do this list? Why? Why not?

2mins

Listening “Extreme sport in the UK” Pre-listening: Match the words with definitions

• Parkour
• To stay afloat
• A rush
• Foaming water
• A challenge
• Rapids
• The thrills and spills (of …)
• An adrenaline junkie

• a person who is addicted to the feeling of excitement or fear that comes with dangerous activities
• white water with lots of bubbles
• a part of a river where the water moves very fast
• this expression is used in relation to an experience that is exciting and full of surprises
• (in a boat) to stay on top of the water, to not sink
• a sudden feeling of excitement
• the sport of finding the fastest way through a city environment by jumping, climbing and running
• something that is enjoyably difficult and stimulating to do

Answers

1. G

• E
• F
• B
• H
• C
• D
• A

8mins

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/extreme-sports

• Watch the video and decide whether the following statements are true or false

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ShareFormPage.aspx?id=yVLbOR7jwkKAg3U1W3KN46QDbK7MygVDnr9B5kqQDd5UNzMwUVoyMEczMklFRUxVMU9YRUc5SDhIVC4u&sharetoken=eMWc6OBaoeMDXvjZIiLA (for teachers)

5mins

Discuss your answers

1. Extreme sports are only popular in the mountains in the UK.

2. People who enjoy fast and dangerous sports, like white-water rafting, are called thrill seekers or adrenalin junkies.

3. In white-water rafting you have to try to stay afloat in the river.

4. Parkour is sometimes called free jumping.

5. The idea of parkour is to jump and climb over things like steps, railings and trees.

6. You need special clothes and shoes to do parkour classes.

2mins

Sports Injuries

• Do professional sportsmen get injured a lot?
• Is there any possibilities not to get injured in extreme sports?
• What are common sports injuries? Why?

3mins

Vocabulary

7mins

Reading “Sport Injuries”

Read the text about sport injuries and answer the questions:

1. What sport injuries are there?

2. Why do sports injuries happen?

• What do you do if you have an injury?
• What are the ways of preventing sports injuries?

3mins

Reflection

At the end of the lesson, learners reflect on their learning:

- What has been learned

- What remained unclear

- What is necessary to work on