Unit 12 water sports (b speaking)

Can you name these water sports?








1. swimming
2. water polo
3. windsurfing
4. rowing
5. synchronized
swimming
6. scuba diving


Vocabulary.
What are they?

- oar [ɔ:(r)] (n) mái chèo


Vocabulary.

- regulator ['regjuleitə](n) máy điều chỉnh

Vocabulary.

- fin [fin] (n) vây cá


Vocabulary.

- air tank (n) bình hơi


Vocabulary.

- mask [mɑ:sk] (n) mặt na


Vocabulary.

- synchronized swimming ['siηkrounaizd'swimmiη](n)


Vocabulary.

- scuba-diving ['sku:bə 'daiviη](n) lặn có bình khí nén


Vocabulary:
- scuba-diving (n): lặn có bình khí
- windsurfing (n): mơn thể thao lướt ván buồm
- synchronized swimming (n): bơi nghệ thuật
- oar (n): mái chèo, cây chèo. ['siηkrounaizd'swimmiη]

(v): chèo (thuyền)
- air tank (n): bình dưỡng khí.
- regulator (n): máy điều chỉnh.
- fin (n): vây cá.
- mask (n): mặt nạ


Work in pairs
Look at the table and talk about each of the water sports.


2. Task 2: Look at the table and talk about these sports
Place

Equipment
required

Number of
players

pool

ball

team

Rowing

sea, lake,
river

boat, oars

team,
individually

Windsurfing

sea, lake

board, sail

individually

sea

air tank,
regulator,
wet suit,
mask, fins

pairs,
team

Type of sport
Water polo

Scuba-diving

Example: Water polo is played in a pool. It is played with a ball and

people play it in a team.


1. What
1. Water
is this
polo
kind
is played
of sportwith
played
a ball.
with?
2. Do players
play itplay
in a it
team
individually?
2. Players
in aor
team.


1.1.What
Players
equipments
need an airare
tank,
required
wet suits,

for
masks,
this sport?
fins,..
2. Do
2. people
Players play
can play
it initainteam
pairsor
orindividually?
in a team


T : Where is water polo played?
S1:________________________
It is played in a pool.
T : What equipment is required to play with?
S1: _______________________

ball.
T : IsAthat
a team or individual game?
S1: ________________________
T : Do
you like
it? often play it in a team.
Well,
people
S1:____________________________

Yes, I think it’s a very interesting sport.
I’ll try it later.


Work in groups to talk about these water sports below:
1. Rowing

4. Swimming

2. Windsurfing

5. Synchronized swimming

3. Scuba-diving
Example: Water polo is played in a pool. It is played with a
ball and people play it in a team


Suggested answers:
1. Rowing is usually played in the sea, a lake or on a river. It’s
played in a boat and people in a team use oars to push the
boat to go forwards.
2. Windsurfing is played in the sea or a lake, especially where
there is strong wind. It is played with a board and a sail.
People can play it individually.
3. Scuba-diving is played in the sea. People who play it must
have required equipment: an air-tank, a regulator, a pair of
fins and a mask. People usually play it in pairs.