TP2 Vocabulary Lesson Plan

Greeting 

Good evening, everyone!

Glad to have you here!

- Lead-in 3 min

Can you see the pictures on the screen?

[slide 2]

What are they doing? (doing sports)

Yes, today we are going to talk about SPORTS.

Do you like sports?

What kind of sport do you like?

Why / why not?

【nominate ss to response】

- Language clarification (Presentation) 12-15 min

Set-up 1 min

Okay, now, work in pairs, match words and pictures together in 3 min.

You can take a screenshot.

I will type the words in the chat box for your convenience.

basketball / badminton / cycling  / kayaking / volleyball / tennis / cricket / football / golf / archery  / karate / American football / running / swimming / skiing / skateboarding / table tennis / ice hockey / baseball  / climbing

Monitor 3 min

Feedback 2 min

Answer keys:

1 American football 2 archery 3 badminton 4 baseball 5 basketball 6 climbing 7 cricket 8 cycling 9 football 10 golf 11 ice hockey 12 karate 13 kayaking 14 running 15 skateboarding 16 skiing 17 swimming 18 table tennis 19 tennis 20 volleyball

Drill unfamiliar words. 

e.g. 

cricket 板球

karate  /kəˈrɑːti/ 空手道

kayaking /ˈkaɪækɪŋ/ 皮划艇

- Elicit TL 

Set-up 1 min

When we are asked about our favorite sports, what's the right response?

I like playing basketball or I like basketball? (playinng)

Good! 

When we talk about sports, only knowing the names is not enough. 

We have to know the right collocations.

Look at the pictures of sports in the first column of the worksheet and write collocations with go, play and do for each sport in the second column, e.g. play golf. 

I put some more words in the column in case of any unfamiliar sports.

Work in pairs. 3 min

Wait a sec for the setup of breakout rooms.

Monitor 3min

Feedback 2 min

When the students have finished, go through the answers with the class.

Answer key:

play golf

do weightlifting 

go ice skating

play baseball 

go swimming 

play basketball 

play badminton 

go cycling 

do archery

do boxing 

go skiing

play football

Can you work out the rule here?

Maybe you can put these sports into diff catagories, like outdoor sports, indoor game, and ball game.

P.S.

Actually we use the word 'go' to talk about doing outdoor sports (we 'go hiking,' 'go biking,' 'go hunting,' 'go fishing'); we also 'go swimming' and 'go running'). I don't know of any other sports we use 'go' for.
We use 'play' when we are talking about playing any kind of ball or card or dice game, and with many games of chance, and for boardgames (such as monopoly, scrabble, chess). Thus we say: 'play tennis,' 'play baseball,' 'play basketball,' 'play rugby,' 'play football,' 'play soccer,' 'play raquetball,' 'play golf,' and yes, 'play catch' (generally meaning to 'practice catching a ball'). And we say, 'play poker,' 'play cards,' and 'play lotto.' We also 'play chess' which is boardgame.

You can also talk about 'playing an instrument' but to some minds 'playing an instrument' is not a game and the word play is translated differently in some languages depending on whether it's an instrument being played or a game.

You can't go or play boxing or karate though you can practice both and you can have a match (where two opponents meet).

I guess when you go fishing or hiking or running, you are moving along.

And when you play, you are having a good time (even when you are losing a lot of money in a card game apparently; don't ask me why; that's just the psychology of the English word 'play.').

You apparently don't have that good a time getting all beaten up boxing and you certainly do not move very far from where you are. Sports that involve fighting thus don't use 'play' or 'go' as far as I know.

- Controlled practice of TL (Practice) 10 min

Okay, everyone!

I am sending you msg in private chat box. 

Each one of you will receive a specific sports from the table.

Have you receive my msg?

Ok, don't tell anyone your sport.

Then interview your partner to find out who in the class does each sport, where they do it and how often. 

Do you play golf? 

Where do you play golf? 

How often do you play golf? 

Work in groups. 3 min

I will rearrange the group for you to interview all your classmates.

Monitor 3 min

Feedback 2 min

Nominate students to share answers.

- Freer practice of TL (Production) 10 min

Answer questions about sports and then try to find another student for each question who has the same answer.

First, answer the sports questions on the worksheet by writing each response in the 'My answer' column next to the question. Work individually, 2 min.

When the students have finished, explain that they are now going to find another student for each question who has the same answer as them. 5 min

When a student finds someone with the same answer, they write the person's name in the last column and ask a follow-up question to gain more information, noting down the answer next to the name.

Monitor

Feedback 3 min

When everyone has finished, the students give feedback to the class on what they found out. If there are any interesting findings, encourage the students to discuss them in more detail.