Teacher’s Guide: Sports
Lesson Objectives.
Target language.
Vocabulary.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Introduce and extend language for this topic.
Level: Beginner
Warmup: Sports
Simple discussion questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner – Advanced
Word Library: Sports
Vocabulary list and useful sentences.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should know/remember.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
Mixed Sentences: Sports
Students put the words in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner
Choose a Column: Sports
Where do I belong?
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students choose words from a word bank and add them to the correct column.
Duration: 5-8 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
Get In Line: Sports
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students unscramble the words and then make a sentence with the words.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
Places: Sports
Where do I belong?
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students add a list of sports to different venues.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
News: Sports
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Beginner
Interview: Sports
Simple interview (discussion) questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Missing Letters & Odd One Out: Sports
Students fill in the missing letters.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. It can also be a class competition.
Students see who can complete the list first.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Beginner
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Odd One Out
Students underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Each line has four words.
Underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest.
Level: Beginner
Play Go or Do: Sports
Where do I belong?
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students add sports to different categories.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
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Fill the Gaps: Sports
Student Activity.
The teacher’s Key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Students find the correct words and fill in the gaps.
Reading and pronunciation practice.
Duration: 5 minutes
Level: Beginner – Elementary
