7.4 The leisure centre - tto123

7.4 The leisure centre - tto123

The leisure centre

Introduction

The subject of this period is sporting facilities.

  • Form groups of three or four pupils.

Discuss the following questions in your group:

  • What is a leisure centre?
  • What is the difference between a leisure centre and a gym?
  • What activities are offered in a leisure centre and in a gym?

Write down a list of English words involving sports.

Step   Activity Aim Time
  Introduction Find out what you already know. 10
Step 1 Listening
Sports centre		 You can understand a conversation about two people who are showing people around a sport centre. You can answer questions about these recordings. 15
Step 2 Reading
Leisure centre		 You can understand a text about what you can do in a leisure centre and answer questions. 15
Step 3 Vocabulary You can understand and use the vocabulary about 'Leisure time'. 15
Step 4 Grammar
Grammar test		 You can understand and use interrogatives. 15
Step 5 Speaking
A discussion about sporting facilities.		 You can have a discussion about sporting facilities. 10
Step 6 Writing
An essay about sporting facilities.		 You can write an essay about sporting facilities. 15
Step 7 Evaluation Reflect on what you have learnt. 05
Step 8 Extra
Leisure Seeker		 Watch the trailer.  

Step 1 - Listening

Sports centre
You are going to listen to Maya (part A) and Bill (part B) who are showing people around the sports centre they work in.

  • Do assignment 1 and listen to the recording.
  • Read the questions.
  • Listen again and do assignment 2.

Assignment 1

  • Listen to the recording and fill in the grid (on your own).
  • Compare and discuss the answers in your group.

 

Maya

Bill

size of the centre

 

 

 

classes

 

 

 

 

other facilities

 

 

 

 

prices

 

 

 


Questions

  1. What information do you get about the main rooms in Maya’s sports centre?
  2. What does Maya say about the dance classes?
  3. What other facilities are there in Maya’s sports centre?
  4. What does Maya say about the changing rooms?
  5. What does Maya say about the prices?
  6. Which part of the sports centre is Bill showing?
  7. What does Bill say about shoes?
  8. What other facilities are there in Bill’s sports centre?
  9. What does Bill say about the changing rooms?
  10. What does Bill say about the prices?

Step 2 - Reading

Leisure centre
You are going to read a text about what you can do in a leisure centre.

  • Do assignment 1 and read the text.
  • Read the text again and do assignment 2.

Assignment 1

The title of this text is “Leisure centre”.
Read the text and discuss the following questions in your group:

  • Do you think this is a good title?  Explain your answer.
  • Can you think of an alternative title?

Leisure centre
There are many different kinds of sports that are undertaken by a wide variety of different people. Some people do sport for their career and other people purely do sport for enjoyment and recreation. Some sports, like cricket, require the use of a lot of equipment, while others need very little in order to successfully play a game in that sport.

Some people use public playing fields to play sport for free, while other sports such as squash, tennis, badminton and table tennis are usually paid for on an hourly basis in the comfort of a local leisure centre.

Most sports are played with a round object often known as a ball. Some sports use more than one ball and snooker is one of the unique sports that make use of a number of balls while being played. The game itself is often controlled by an impartial individual known as an umpire in cricket and a referee in sports like football and rugby.

Most sports last no more than a few hours, however some athletic tournaments can last for up to a week and a game of cricket can be five days in duration before a winner is announced.

Some people prefer to watch sport. This can either be done by going to a stadium, a local leisure centre, park or on the television. It is often cheaper to watch sport from the comfort of a person’s home than to visit the stadium or a special event. Some sports, such as football and cricket, are really popular in the United Kingdom but not in the USA. In the USA people often play basketball and baseball. However, most countries put aside time to compete in world sporting events such as the football world cup or the Olympics, which occur every four years.

Nowadays, people who suffer from any kind of disability are also encouraged to participate in sport and most sport equipment is adapted to suit the needs of a disabled person. This means sport is something that can be enjoyed no matter the physical ability of the person. The para-olympics takes place a week after the main event and it is equally popular. Participation in sporting activity is encouraged by doctors and at schools given the beneficial impact it has on the health of the individual that participates, and it is for this reason and the competitive nature of individuals that sport remains a very popular activity worldwide.

Step 3 - Vocabulary

  • Study the vocabulary. (10 minutes)
  • Do the exercise.

Vocabularylist The leisure time

Step 4 - Grammar

You are going to take a grammar test.

  • Revise the grammar of theme 7.
  • Take the grammar test.

Step 5 - Speaking

A discussion about sporting facilities
Discuss the following statements in your group:

  • Leisure centres should be free of charge.
  • Everybody should go to the gym at least once a week.
  • All leisure centres should have facilities for disabled people.
  • People who don’t exercise have no right to health care.

Step 6 - Writing

An essay about sporting facilities
You have discussed about sporting facilities. Now you are going to write an essay about it. Use the arguments from your discussion.

Statements from the discussion:

  • Choose one of the statements of the discussion and explain why you chose this one.
    • Leisure centres should be free of charge.
    • Everybody should go to the gym at least once a week.
    • All leisure centres should have facilities for disabled people.
    • People who don’t exercise have no right to health care.
  • Describe the advantages of your chosen statement.
  • Describe the disadvantages of your chosen statement.
  • Write a conclusion based on your arguments.

Ask your teacher how many words you have to use.

Step 7 - Evaluation

What have you learnt in this double period?
Answer the following questions:

  • What was the easiest part of this lesson?
  • What did you already know?
  • What was the most difficult part?
  • What was new to you in this lesson?
  • What do you have to ask your teacher?

Step 8 - Extra

The Leisure Seeker Trailer

Check out the new trailer starring Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, and Kirsty Mitchell!

  • Watch the trailer.
  • Describe in four sentences what the film The Leisure Seeker is about.

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    Toelichting
    Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1, 2 en 3. Dit is thema 7 'Hobbies and sports'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Sports facilities. Deze les gaat over sportfaciliteiten en vrijetijdscentrum. De luisteropdracht gaat over een sportcomplex. In de grammaticaopdracht worden de interrogatives besproken.
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    VWO 2; HAVO 1; VWO 1; HAVO 3; VWO 3; HAVO 2;
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    arrangeerbaar, engels, interrogatives, sportfaciliteiten, stercollectie, the leisure centre, tto123, vrijetijdscentrum

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