Unit 12. Water sports

Good morning
Welcome to our class !
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Do you like playing sports ?
2. Name some sports you know.
3. Have you ever played water polo?
WATER POLO
Unit 12:
WATER SPORTS
Period 70 - Part A: Reading
Vertical post
Crossbar
Net
POOL
Goalie
1.8m
deep
30 m long
20 m
wide
WATER POLO
Vocabulary

Vertical post
Crossbar (n)
Goalie (n)
Water polo
Listen to the passage and pay attention to the pronunciation.
VOCABULARY
Sprint (n,v)
Punch (v)
Tie (n,v)
5 minutes to read the text silently
Task 1: work in pairs. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.


Task 2: Complete the table, using the given cues.
In a pool
1.8 meters deep
30 metres long
20 metres wide

7 players(6 swimmers and a goalie
Five to eight minutes
3 minutes
In the centre of the pool
white
Task 3: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions
Where can people play water polo?
Where is the ball when the game starts?
How can the ball be advanced?
Which player are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?
What happens to a player who commits five personal fouls?
Task 3: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions
Where can people play water polo?
2. Where is the ball when the game starts?
3. How can the ball be advanced?
4. Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?
5. What happen to a player who commits five personal fouls?
Where can people play water polo?
In a pool
Where is the ball when the game starts?
In the centre of the pool
How can the ball be advanced ?
By passing with one hand or swimming with the head above the water...
Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands ?
GOALIES
What happens to a player who commits five personal fouls?
He is ejected
Work in groups. Make a comparison between football and water polo, using the following suggestions.
On the ground/pitch
In a pool
11
7
2 halves, 45 minutes each
Quarters, ranging from 5 to 8 minutes
Football is played on the ground
WHILE
, BUT
water polo is played in a pool.
Make a comparison between football and water polo
Example:
HOMEWORK
Learn all the new words by heart.
Prepare part B: Speaking
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