The Olympic Games Speaking and writing.ppt

Unit 2 The Olympic Games Speaking and writing Look at the pictures and say the English names of the following sports. I. Warming up football basketball Warming up volleyball badminton Warming up baseball table tennis Warming up tennis high-jump Warming up running swimming Tell your partner about your favourite sport. Give reasons why you like it so much. Think about: how you became interested in that sport. your favourite athlete. what you do to improve your skill. II. Pair work Some useful expressions My favourite sport is … because … I like … because … I became interested in it when … My favourite athlete/footballer/sportsman is … I like him/her because … I practise … In the future I hope to … Pair work Write a short passage entitled “My favourite sport”. Begin by explaining which sport you have chosen and why. Make three short paragraphs using the outline you have written while talking. Give a reason for each of your ideas: one for each paragraph. Finish by saying what you hope to do with this sport in the future. Make your sentences more interesting by using some different linking words. III. Pre-writing Read the writing sample on p. 16. Then work with your partner and answer the following questions. Do you think the writer wrote according to the instructions? Why do you think so? Please list your reasons. Pre-writing Look the sample passage and pay attention to the words in blue. Pre-writing One function of the linking words: to show logical relationships and order of what we write Work in pairs and make sentences with the following linking words. Then help your partners correct the errors if any. although apart from such as as well Pre-writing IV. Assessment 2/1 point(s) 4/3 points 5 points Marks More than 3 such errors 2 or 3 such errors No such errors Other grammatical errors or spelling errors Used more than 2 linking words wrongly Used linking