Unit 12. Sports and pastimes

Class 6 Unit 8 : Sports and Games Teacher: Dương Nguyên Trọng Thủy 1
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GETTING STARTED
At the gym
Duong: Wow ! This gym is great !
Mai : Yeah, I really like coming here. The equipment modern and the
people are friendly. What sports do you do, Duong ?
Duong: Well, I can do a little karate, and I play table tennis. Last week I
played with Duy and I won for the first time.
Mai: Congratulations ! How often do you do karate ?
Duong: Every Saturday.
Mai : You’re very fit ! I’m not good at many sports.
Duong: I have an idea. You can come to the karate club with me
Mai: No, I can’t do karate.
Duong: But you can learn! Will you come with me on Saturday ?
Mai : Well … Ok.
Duong: Great! I’ll meet you at the club at the club at 10 a.m.
Mai : Sure. Where is it ? How do I get there ?
Duong: It’s Superfit Club, on Pham Van Dong road. Take bus 16 and get
off at Hoa Binh park. It’s 15 minutes from your house.
Mai : OK. See you then.
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a. Answer the following questions.
1. What sports can Duong do?
______________________
2. Who is going to learn karate ?
_________________________
3. Why does Mai like going to the gym ?
______________________________
4. What happened last week ?
__________________________
5. Where are they going to meet on Saturday ?
_____________________________________
Duong can play table tennis and do karate
Mai is (going to learn karate).
Because the equipment (there) is modern and the people are friendly
Duong played with Duy and won (for the first time).
At the karate club.
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b. Find these expressions in the conversation. Check
what they mean.
1. Wow !

2. Congratulation !

3. Great !

4. See you (then)

Wow: used to express surprise
Used to congratulate sb/ to tell sb that
you are pleased about their success
Great : used to show admiration
See you: used when you say goodbye
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c. Work in pairs. Make a dialogue with the expressions.
Then practise them.
Example: A: Wow ! You’ve got a new bike.
B: Yes. My mum bough it for me.
She wants me to keep fit.
Can you make a similar conversation ?
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1. boxing 2. fishing 3. aerobics
4. chess 5. table tennis 6. karate
7. cycling 8. swimming 9. volleyball
10. tennis 11. skiing 12. running

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3. Using the words in 2, name these sports and games
1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________
5. ____________
6. ____________
cycling
table tennis
running
swimming
chess
skiing
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4. Work in pairs. Put the words from 2 in the correct groups.
Example: go swimming
chess
table tennis
volleyball
tennis
boxing
aerobics
karate
fishing
cycling
swimming
running
skiing
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5. Put the correct form of the verbs play, do, go , watch and
like in the blanks.
1. Duong can karate.

2. Duy is not reading now. He a game of tennis on TV.

3. Michael swimming nearly every day.

4. Phong doesn’t play football. He reading books.

5. Khang volleyball last Saturday evening.

do
________
____________
is watching
________
goes
________
________
played
like
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6. Work in pairs. Ask your partner these questions to
find out how sporty they are.
1. Can you swim ? A. Yes B. No
2. Do you play outdoors every day ? A. Yes B. No
3. Do you get up early and do morning exercise ?
A. Yes B. No
4. What do you usually do at break time at school ?
A. Play in the schoolyard B. sit in the classroom
5. What do you think of sports/ games ?
A. Very good/ useful B. A waste of time

If you answer to the questions are mostly “A”, you are sporty.
If they are mostly “B”, do more sport and try to be more active.
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