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to jump the gun
the ball is in your court
out of your league
a sitting duck
to take a shot at
to drop the ball
GAME ON
SPORTS & SOCIETY
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GAME ON

SPORTS & SOCIETY

to drop the ball

to take a shot at

a sitting duck

out of your league

the ball is in your court

to jump the gun

to give it your best shot

What role can sports play in shaping a more inclusive society?

Sports and protest

Sports and women

Sports and disability

FINAL TASK

Sports and racism

42, Jackie Robinson

Is sports a vector of discrimination or a weapon against racism?

a vector = a waya weapona black gloveto protest againstto bow your headto express an opinionto voice an opinionto disapproveto contest

Sports: it wasn't always fun and games

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (1919 - 1972)

James Cleveland Owens (1913 - 1980)

I don't see no black and white. There's only fast and slow.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives

discriminationto discriminateracismto separateto belittleto treat someone liketo treat someone + adv.to faceto come face to face withto strike a blowto make a moveto impactto oppressoppressed a dilemma

"it's all fun and games"

= une vraie partie de plaisir

What are the 2 meanings of the word "race"? How does it fit the movie?

Based on the movie trailer, what difficulties did Jesse Owens face?

What examples of these discrimination do you pick out in the movie?

Watch the trailer and answer the questions

Look at the poster and the picture. What can you guess about Jesse Owens' story?

What does the number "42" refer to?

Based on the movie trailer, what difficulties did Jackie Robinson face?

What examples of these discrimination do you pick out in the movie?

Watch the trailer and answer the questions

Look at the posters. What can you guess about Jackie Robinson's story?

Sports: bringing people together

incredibleunbelievablenever-seen-beforemind-blowingunexpectedepic

Expressing surprise and wonder:

Who are these two men?

Watch the video and find out more

In your opinion, what does this term refer to?

The "Ping-Pong Diplomacy"

Sports and women

to run a marathonto prevent so. from +V-ingmisogyny ≠ misandrysexismallowed ≠ forbiddento allow so. to + Vanyway = quand même

How has women's place in sports evolved ?

Can she play?

Kathrine Switzer

Serena Williams

Misty Copeland

Do you know who these women are?What are they famous for?

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. [...]You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.[...]

Sports: "battle of the sexes"

Bobby Riggs

Billie Jean King

The Battle of the sexes

Note down information about:

Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs In 1973

Watch the video

BETHANY HAMILTON

a waveto surfa surfboarda tunnelto overcomea tragedyan outcome = a resulta legend legendarya miracle miraculousunprecedented = never seen before

Vocabulary box

Sports and disability

a disabilitya disabled persondisabled / handicappeda wheelchaira challenge / to challengeagainst all oddsto give up ≠ to push throughto be differentto differ from

How has sports become more inclusive towards disabled athletes?

Yes, they can.

Watch the video

a disabilityto be disabled/ handicappedto manage toto push through/ to power throughto persevereexceptionalextra-ordinarya message of hopeto encourage

Observe the two pictures and comment

Aimee Mullins

Search the web for information about this athlete

Present it to the class

Iconic athletes' portraits

Pick a female athlete or a parathlete

https://www.businessinsider.com/iconic-female-athletes-women-sports-2019-7?IR=T#wilma-rudolph-1

-ible

ADJECTIVES IN - ABLE/ - IBLE

dis____invis____incred____comfort____respons____flex____depend____break____permiss____laugh____illeg____compar____admiss____

-able

Watch the video and use your memory to answer the questions

Who is the man on the picture?What is his role in the Invictus Games?

Comment on the title

The Hague 2020

Düsseldorf 2021

Explain what you see in the video?

Focus on the sounds: what effect does it have?

Where will the Invictus Games 2022 take place?

Memorize the dates and places of the previous Invictus Games

FINAL TASK

Write a letter to a paralympic athlete who inspires you.

https://education.paralympic.org.au/for-students/paralympic-pen-pal/

Paralympic Pen Pal

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