Lesson Details
Lesson 3: What Games and Sports Do You Like?
Key words: aerobics, yoga, jogging, middle-aged, breaks, couch potato, frequency, once a week, twice a month, three times a year
A
Talk about these questions.
- Do you know what games and sports these are?
- Do males and females in our country enjoy any of these games and sports?
- Do you enjoy any of these or other games and sports? Which one/s?
- Which of the above sports are commonly practiced by women in your locality? Which ones are by men?
B
Work in pairs. Which of these activities are popular with the following age groups? Tick (√) the activities. Then compare with your partner and make sentences. (There can be more than one activity for each group.)
| | Children | Teens | Young Adults | Middle-Aged People | Older People | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Aerobics | | | | | | | Baseball | | | | | | | Bicycling | | | | | | | Football | | | | | | | Swimming | | | | | | | Tennis | | | | | | | Yoga | | | | | | | Jogging | | | | | |
Examples: A: I think aerobics are popular with teens. B: And with young adults too.
C
Pairwork. Take turns asking the questions in part A of the above exercise. Give your own information while answering.
D
Listen to the statements and notice how the bold part of a word is pronounced.
- I hardly ever go for a walk in the morning.
- I often go swimming on Fridays.
- I seldom do yoga.
E
Work in pairs. Take turns to say about your exercise habits using a word given in Section D.