UNIT 12
WATER SPORTS
(B: Speaking)
•What types of sports do
you know?
•Among them, which are
called the Water Sports?
- Swimming
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Water Polo
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Rowing
- Boxing
- Football
- Windsurfing
- Synchronized Swimming
- Gymnastics Artistic
- Handball
- Hockey
- Sailing
- Scuba diving
II. Task 1:
1) Activity 1: Look at the pictures and match the names with the
appropriate water sports
Swimming
Scuba diving
Water polo
Rowing
Windsurfing
Synchronized swimming
Canoeing
III. Task 2: Talk about each of the
water sports
•Activity 1: Teacher – students
•Where is swimming played?
•What equipment is required to
play with?
•Is that a team or individual game?
•Do you like it?
•Activity 2: Students – students
Type of sport
Place
Equipment required to
play with
Number of players/
participants
Water polo
pool
ball
team
Rowing
sea, lake, river
boat, oars
individually, team
Windsurfing
sea, lake
board, sail
individually
Scuba diving
sea
air tank, regulator, wet
suit, mask, fins
pairs, team
•Model:
A: Where is water polo played?
B: It is played in a pool
A: What equipment is required to play with?
B: A ball
A: Is that a team or individual game?
B: Well, people often play it in a team.
A: Do you like it?
IV. Task 3:
•Activity 1: Interview
•Some expressions:
- Could you tell me what kind of water sports do you
prefer?
/Among many kinds of water sports, which is your
favorite?
- Can you give me the reason why?
In my opinion,…/ I think…/ Because …
interesting/ exciting/ easy to play/ cheap/ keep fit/
strong/ healthy/
adventurous/ speed/ discover undersea world…
- How about…?
- Why don’t you…?
Homework
- Write a short paragraph
about the water sport you
like best.
- Prepare Unit 12: