SPEAKING B1-B2
SPORTS
DO YOU LIKE SPORTS?
YES
1. What sport's( do you like? 2. Have you ever won a cup or a trophy? 3. Have you ever -een in/ured doin! sport? 4. $o you prefer doin! sport or -ein! a spectator? 5. $o you prefer watchin! individual or tea& sports? ". $o you !o to watch a local sports tea&? #. re there !ood sports facilities in your town? %. 0s there any sport you1d like to learn to play well? ). How &any hours do you spend a week watchin! sport on 23?
NO
1. What sport's( do/did you have to do at school? 2. $o/$id you en/oy it? 3. $o you do any sport in your free ti&e? 4. $o you think you1re fit? Would you like to !et fitter? 5. $o your fa&ily and friends like sport? ". 0s there any sport you don1t &ind watchin! on 23? #. What sport do you hate watchin! &ost on 23? %. Have you ever -een to a -i! sportin! occasion? ). $o you think physical education should -e optional at school?
TALK ABOUT
YOUR RELATONSHIP TO SPORTS 1. What sports did/do you play in school? 2. What's your favorite sport and why do you like it? 3. When and where did you learn the sport? 4. How often do you play it and who do you play/do the sport with? 5. re you !ood at it? ". Who do you usually play sports with? #. $o you like to watch professional sports on television? What is your favorite sport to watch? %. Which fa&ous athlete 'sports&an / sportswo&an( would you like to &eet? ). Have you ever tried any e*tre&e sport? 1+. re there !ood sports facilities in your city or villa!e? What is &issin!? SPORTS, FAME AND MONEY 1. re there any sports&en/sportswo&en in your country that are successful worldwide? 2. re people in your country cra,y a-out sports? 3. What do you think the top five &ost watched sports are in the world? 4. $o you think professional athletes earn enou!h &oney. not enou!h &oney or too &uch &oney? 5. Why or why not?
SPEAKING B1-B2
". 4o&eti&es sports tea&s ask the city to help the& -uild a new stadiu&. $o you think the city should !ive &oney for this? Why or why not? When the city helps -uild a new sports stadiu&. who -enefits the &ost 5 the tea&. the city. the near-y -usinesses. or the sports fans? #. 0s it !ood that professional sports are so co&&ercial nowadays? SPORTS AND KEEPING FIT 1. What do you do to keep fit? 2. Why keepin! in !ood shape has -eco&e so i&portant in our lives? 3. How do you feel after doin! so&e sport? 4. Why is &odern society so o-sessed a-out keepin! fit? 5. 6an you !ive any tips a-out what to do and what not to do when doin! so&e sport? ". 6an you na&e so&e physical risks related to sports? #. What are so&e of the -enefits of sports? How are sports -eneficial to you? YOUR OPINION ABOUT SPORT 1. $oes sport help to -uild up friendship or. rather. &ake ene&ies? 2. Why is foot-all so attractive to so &any &en and why is aero-ics so allurin! to wo&en? 3. What do you think of sports such as wrestlin!. 2hai kick -o*in! or 7apanese su&o? 4. $o you consider chess to -e a sport? Why? Why not? 5. $o you think the way so&e people -eco&e dedicated fans of a particular tea& is healthy or unhealthy? ". 0s the at&osphere of a foot-all &atch the sa&e as of a -asket-all &atch or a &atch of tennis? #. 0s there a real difference. in your opinion. -etween watchin! sport on 23 and actually !oin! to the event? %. $o you think the 8ly&pic 9a&es are &ore than /ust a -i! sports co&petition? ). What are the potential pro-le&s for child athletes who dedicate the&selves to their sport? 1+. What do you think a-out e*tre&e sports? 11. How do &ass &edia cover sports events? 12. What1s your opinion a-out sports centres? 13. $oes it -other you that people !a&-le on sportin! events? 14. 0s fishin! viewed as a sport in your culture or solely a way of &akin! a livin!? 15. 0f you had the opportunity to do away with any sport. what sport would you do away with? Why? 1". 0n which sports are there &ost cases of cheatin!? Why do people cheat in sports?
ACTIVITY I
Match the p ace! a"# !p$%t!& c'%c('t ) c$(%t ) c$(%!e ) p'tch ) p$$ ) ! $pe ) t%ac* tennis / -asket-all: foot-all / ru!-y / hockey: swi&&in! / divin!: athletics: ;or&ula 1 / &otorcyclin!: !olf: ski:
ACTIVITY III
SPEAKING B1-B2
C$+p ete ,'th do, go $% play? <<<<<<< aero-ics <<<<<<< -ad&inton <<<<<<< -ase-all <<<<<<< -asket-all <<<<<<< -owlin! <<<<<<< cyclin! <<<<<<< fishin! <<<<<<< /udo <<<<<<< rock cli&-in! <<<<<<< sailin! <<<<<<< soccer <<<<<<< swi&&in! <<<<<<< volley-all <<<<<<< wei!ht liftin! <<<<<<< foot-all <<<<<<< !olf <<<<<<< !y&nastics <<<<<<< hockey <<<<<<< horse-ack ridin! <<<<<<< ice5skatin! <<<<<<< /o!!in! <<<<<<< karate <<<<<<< roller5skatin! <<<<<<< skiin! <<<<<<< surfin! <<<<<<< tennis <<<<<<< walkin! <<<<<<< windsurfin!
ACTIVITY II
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