Sports Basics

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 phrases.

Talkmor Suggestions: 

Vocabulary that students should remember. 

Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.

Level: Elementary – Advanced 


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: Elementary – Intermediate 


Round Robin Sentences: Sports

Fun speaking activity.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Individual / group work and fluency practice.

A student challenge to make a short sentence about the topic of the lesson. Keep going until students run out of sentences. Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Find Them First: Sports

Student Activity.

Teacher’s Key included.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Complete the words and find them in the grid.

Use the words to start a conversation with your partner.

Duration: 10-20 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Choose The Correct Answer: Sports

Multiple choice. Vocabulary & general knowledge test.

Teacher’s Key included.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Student activity, or a teacher-student activity in a small class.

A general knowledge and vocabulary test.

Duration: 10-15 minutes

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


On a Scale From 1-5: Sports

Individual opinion-sharing.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Pair work.

Another fun activity.

Duration: 10-15 minutes

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Modal Verbs Practice: Sports

Modal Verbs, sentences, and questions.

Talkmor Suggestions: 

A student activity or a teacher-student activity.

Students are given a modal verb and a topic. They use the modal verb and make a sentence. 

Use the same modal verb to ask a question.

Duration: 10 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Upper-intermediate


Choose a Column: Sports

Where do I belong?

Talkmor Suggestions:

Teacher-student activity.

Teacher reads a list of random words; students choose which column they belong to.

Duration: 5-8 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


What’s The Word?: Sports

Class contest.

Teacher’s key included.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Student activity. Encourage quick thinking.

Duration: 5-10 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Can You Name 5: Sports

Fun thinking.

Talkmor Suggestions:

Teacher-student activity OR pair work.

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Elementary – Intermediate


Your Teacher Says: Sports

Fun Activity/fun debate. The teacher reads a sentence to the students. The teacher says whether the sentence is True or False. Students argue Yes or No!

Talkmor Suggestions: 

Teacher-student activity. 

Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.

Level: Beginner – Intermediate


Fix The Spelling: Sports

Students put the letters in the correct order.

Students then put the words in alphabetical order. 

Teacher’s key included.

Talkmor Suggestions: 

Student activity. 

Duration: 10-15 minutes.

Level: Beginner – Intermediate


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