Using Sports Communication in the English Classroom
Unit 1 What is Sports Communication?
- Activity 1 Introducing Sports Communication
- Activity 2 Activating Prior Knowledge
- ‘What We Know’ Word Web
- Sports Idioms in Everyday English
- Olympic Games Crossword
Supporting materials for Unit 1
Worksheets
Unit 2 Sports Articles
- Activity 1 Introducing Sports Articles
- Activity 2 Identifying the Structure and Language Features of a Sports Article
- Activity 3 Expanding Sports-related Vocabulary
- Activity 4 Planning a Sports Article
- Activity 5 Writing a Sports Article
- Activity 6 Creating an Effective Title for a Sports Article
Supporting materials for Unit 2
Handouts
Worksheets
- Activity 2 Worksheet 1: Identifying the Structure and Language Features of a Sports Article
- Activity 3 Worksheet 1: Expanding Sports-related Vocabulary
- Activity 4 Worksheet 1: Planning a Sports Article
Teacher Notes
- Activity 2 Teacher Notes: Identifying the Structure and Language Features of a Sports Article
- Activity 4 Teacher Notes: Planning a Sports Article
Assessment Form
Unit 3 Interviewing a Sports Personality
- Activity 1 Identifying a Sports Personality
- Activity 2 Setting the Task Requirements
- Activity 3 Paraphrasing Technical Language
- Activity 4 Paraphrasing Card Game
- Activity 5 Preparing for an Interview
- Categorising Information
- Revising Question Forms
- Preparing Prompt Cards
- Activity 6 Conducting an Interview
Supporting materials for Unit 3
Handouts
Worksheets
- Activity 3 Worksheet 1: Paraphrasing Technical Language
- Activity 5 (a) Worksheet 1: Categorising Information
- Activity 5 (b) Worksheet 1: Revising Question Forms
Game Cards
Assessment Form
Unit 4 Survey Reports
- Activity 1 Understanding the Process of Conducting a Survey
- Activity 2 Trialling the Survey Questions
- Activity 3 Planning and Conducting a Survey
- Describe the Background
- Develop a Research Question
- Write the Survey Questions
- Trial the Survey Questions
- Design a Questionnaire
- Administer the Questionnaire
- Activity 4 Tabulating and Interpreting the Data
- Activity 5 Reporting Survey Results
- Activity 6 Presenting the Survey Report
Supporting materials for Unit 4
Handouts
- Activity 3 Handout 1: Questionnaire Exemplar
- Activity 4 Handout 1: Data Tabulation Exemplar
- Activity 5 Handout 1: Reporting Findings
Worksheets
- Activity 1 Worksheet 1: Understanding the Process of Conducting a Survey
- Activity 2 Worksheet 1: Trialling the Survey Questions
- Activity 4 Worksheet 1: Interpreting the Data
Audio Tapescript
- Activity 1 Audio Understanding the Process of Conducting a Survey
- Activity 1 Tapescript Understanding the Process of Conducting a Survey
Assessment Form
Unit 5 Fan Pages
- Activity 1 What is a Fan?
- Activity 2 Exploring a fan Page
- Activity 3 Profiling an Athlete
- Identifying the Information in a Profile
- Identifying the Tone of a Profile
- Activity 4 Creating a fan Page
Supporting materials for Unit 5
Worksheets
- Activity 2 Worksheet 1: Exploring a Fan Page
- Activity 3 Worksheet 1: Profile of an Athlete
- Activity 3 Worksheet 2: The Tone of a Profile
- Activity 4 Worksheet 1: Planning a Fan Page
Assessment Form
Unit 6 Sports Product Review
- Activity 1 Introducing the Purpose of Product Reviews
- Activity 2 Identifying the Structure of a Product Review
- Activity 3 The Language of Product Reviews: Complexity of Structure and Use of Technical Terms
- Activity 4 Evaluating a Product review
- Activity 5 The Language of Product Reviews: Being Objective
- Activity 6 Writing a Sports Product Review
Supporting materials for Unit 6
Handouts
Worksheets
- Activity 3 Worksheet 1: The Language of Sports Product Reviews
- Activity 4 Worksheet 1: Evaluating a Sports Review
- Activity 5 Worksheet 1: The Language of Sports Product Reviews
Assessment Form
Unit 7 Sports Communication Olympics
- Activity 1 Rapid-fire Card Matching
- Activity 2 Come on – Ask me!
- Activity 3 What does it Mean?
- Activity 4 What is in the Survey?
- Activity 5 Call the Editor!
- Activity 6 Slick Pitch
- Activity 7 I’m Hearing You!
Supporting materials for Unit 7
Worksheets
- Event 2 Worksheet 1: Come on – Ask me!
- Event 3 Worksheet 1: What does it Mean?
- Event 4 Worksheet 1: What is in the Survey?
- Event 5 Worksheet 1: Call the Editor!
- Event 7 Worksheet 1: I’m Hearing You!
Game Cards
Audio Tapescript
Assessment Form