SPORTS

sport = athletic activity that requires some skill or physical power

What are some sports you know?

Individual vs. Team Sports

Individual sport – a sport done by one person alone.

Team sport – a sport done by a group of people.

*Some sports can be played both individually or as a team.

Individual vs. Team Sports

What is this sport? Is this sport mainly an individual or a team sport?

Competitive vs. Recreational Sports

Competitive sport:- when you do a sport competitively you want to win, to get a prize, money or a medal.

Recreational sport:- when you do a sport recreationally you do it for fun, to stay healthy, or to have a nice time with friends.

Competitive vs. Recreational

Example answer 1: I prefer to do competitive sports / recreational sports because ______________________.

Example answer 2: I prefer to do sports for competition / for fun because ______________________.

Do you prefer competitive or recreational sports? Why?

Traditional vs. Extreme SportsTraditional sports – sports most people know well and that usually have clear rules, for example: golf, badminton

Extreme sports – newer, more dangerous sports that usually do not have clear rules, for example: snowboarding

A quick look at some extreme sports

Skydiving – jumping out of an airplane with a parachute

A quick look at some extreme sports

B.A.S.E. jumping – jumping off buildings, antennas, spans and earth with a parachute

A quick look at some extreme sports

Kite surfing – surfing on water with the help of a kite

A quick look at some extreme sports

Ice climbing – climbing up ice with the help of ice picks

A quick look at some extreme sports

Rallying – racing a car or motorcycle NOT on a track

Extreme sportsWhat’s this extreme sport?_________ jumping – jumping off ___________, antennas, spans and ___________ with a parachute

Extreme sportsWhat’s this extreme sport?

__________ – racing a car or motorcycle NOT on a _______

Extreme sportsWhat’s this extreme sport?

__________ – climbing up ice with the help of ice _______.

Extreme sportsWhat’s this extreme sport?

__________ – surfing on water with the help of a ______

Extreme sportsWhat’s this extreme sport?

__________ – jumping out of an airplane with a __________

YOUR TURN!

Ask your partners about their favorite SPORTS! (5 mins.)

1. What is your favorite sport? Why?

2. Do you do this sport alone or with others?

3. Do you do this sport for fun or for competition?

4. What is another sport you would like to try? Why?

YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS

Tell the class about your partners and their favorite SPORTS!

This is my partner ______.His/her favorite sport is __________.

He/she likes it because ____________.

He/she does this sport alone/with others.

He/she does this sport for fun/competition.

Another sport he/she would like to try is _____ because __________________.

YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS

Let’s REVIEWT/F: There are no sports that can be played

both by an individual or by a team. T/F: Recreational sports are sports played for

______, competitive sports are sports played to ______.

T/F: Newer, more dangerous sports are called ___________ sports.

Fill in the blank: The five extreme sports we learned about today are: sky ______, ______ jumping, ______ surfing, ice _________, and __________ (car or motorcycle racing not on a track).

SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS!