Unit 12. Water sports

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Can you name the water sports you have seen and known?
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§ 74 Unit 12 Water sports (cont’d)
B. Speaking
The name’s the water sports:
a. scuba-diving
b. rowing
c. windsurfing
d. water polo
e. swimming
f. synchronized swimming
Task 1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and match the names with the appropriate water sports.
Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the table and talk about each of the water sports.
Example:
a. Water polo is played in a pool. It is played with a ball and people play it in a team.
Suggested key:
b. Rowing is played in the sea / in a lake / in a river. It is played with a boat and oars and people play it in individually / in a team.
c. Windsurfing is played in the sea / in a lake. It is played with a board and a sail and people play it in individually.
d. Scuba-diving is played in the sea. It is played with an air tank, a regulator, a wet suit, a mask and fins and people play it in a pairs / in a team.
Further practice: Look at the pictures and talk about them
Task 3. Work in groups. Discuss the question:
Which of the above sports would you prefer playing/participating in? Explain why.
Example:
I prefer scuba-diving to water polo because it is adventurous. However, it can be dangerous because you can easily be attacked by sharks.
Note: 1. prefer st to st.
2. prefer doing st to doing st.
Suggestion: interesting, exciting, attractive, beautiful, dangerous, adventurous, ........