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A Lesson Plan Speaking (and Writing) of Sports

In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 3 Format(s): Text

This lesson plan offers several sports-related photographs and classroom activities that use the pictures for individual, pair, or group work. The activities include a sentence-combination task, structured writing questions, open-ended writing tasks, a charting task, and questions for a whole-class discussion. The author gives suggestions for making the tasks easier or more difficult for multiple levels.

Women in Sports

In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This article outlines the history of women in sports. It includes a discussion of important female athletes, female participation in the modern Olympics, and Title IX in the United States. The piece concludes by giving sketches of the accomplishments of several important female athletes-- "Babe" Didrickson Zaharias, Wilma Rudolph, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Jackie Joyner-Kersey.

The Lighter Side: Winter Sports Word Search

In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This winter sports word search gives students clues to the name of a sport they need to find in the puzzle.

Lesson Plan: Create Your Own Sporting Event

In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This lesson plan, for intermediate learners, has students use their knowledge of sports, build their sports vocabulary, practice sport-related verbs, and create a written and visual presentation of a sporting event they create. The author provides a list of activities for individual, small group, and whole class work.

NASCAR: An American Sport and Pastime

In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 4 Format(s): Text

This article, written for students, is about NASCAR, a popular auto racing sport in the United States. It offers the history of the sport, interesting pictures, and a piece on the importance of a pit crew. There is also a profile of Jeff Gordon, a popular and winning driver. Also included are a list of NASCAR vocabulary and websites of interest, an overview of the sport and its rules, and information on three legendary drivers.

Rodeo: A Uniquely American Sport

In: English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 3 Format(s): Text

The feature article, “Rodeo: A Uniquely American Sport,” includes sections about the history of rodeo, classic rodeo events, the growth of professional rodeo, the making of a rodeo cowboy, rodeo heroes, and rodeo and fine arts. Websites of interest and a glossary of rodeo terms accompany the article, as well as many images.

Lesson Plan: Be a Good Sport

In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 2 Format(s): Text

This lesson plan, targeted at upper-beginner and lower-intermediate learners, includes listening, speaking, and writing activities centered on the sport of lacrosse. At least two activities are included for each skill, such as a mini-presentation and a discussion of why being a good sport is a good way to practice speaking.

Fishing—A Sport for All Seasons

In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 2 Format(s): Text

Fishing is the feature lesson topic for this issue. Catching fish with hooks is known as angling, which is why fishermen are typically called anglers. Americans fish in urban and rural settings and enjoy many different kinds of fishing including bass fishing, fly fishing and ice fishing. The article discusses recent trends in fishing, including high-tech tools such as GPS devices.

Getting Students Into Impromptu Groups and Pairs for Collaborative Learning - Part 1

In: Teacher's Corner: Classroom Management Format(s): Text

Group and pair work provide students frequent opportunities to practice using English with a variety of people in a lower-stakes setting.

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