Lesson 11 A

Bad Losers

Lesson 11 a

READING: BAD LOSERS

Prepositions

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Read the text and do the activities

Vocabulary

What about football- Do you think there is too much football on TV? Why (not)?

When you play a sport or a game with family or friends, how do you react if you lose? Are you a good or bad loser? Are any of your family or friend bad losers?

Which of the bad losers insulted the match official?

Which of the bad losers did not want to do his job after the match?

Which of the bad losers became very emotional when he couldn't take part after the match?

Which of the bad losers tried to hit somebody?

Which of the bad losers said sorry after the event?

Read the text again and complete the gaps with these prepositions: down - in - out - out of (x2) - past

1. Who do you think was the worst loser?
2. Whose behaviour do you think was understandable?
3. Do you know any famous sportspeople who are bad losers?

Do you know the meaning of these words/phrases? If you don't look them up in a dictionary.

• referees
• umpire
• disqualified
• coach
• the race
• crashed
• scored the goal
• football club
• match
• beating
• medals

RESEARCH AND REPORT

USE THE INTERNET TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THREE OF THESE UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES. USE THE QUESTIONS (? button) TO HELP YOU RESEARCH THE SPORTS:

Snow Biking

Polar Bear Swimming

Dog Sledding

Snow Tubing

Ice Sailing

Snow Kiting

• What is the name of the activity?
• Do you do this sport alone or with a group of people?
• What is object of the activity (for example, you want to score the most points in a game of basketball)?
• What are the basic rules of the sport?
• In what countries is this activity popular?
• How much experience do you need to play/do the activity?

Listening activities

Listening practiceSnow Skiing

CURLINGWhat is it?

Listening Practice:Netball

Listening practiceAlternative Exercise

Listen to these sports, write them down and underline the stressed syllable.

1. The ball has gone ____ the lake.
2. The ball has gone ______ the bar.
3. Now they have to run ____ the track one more time.
4. That's a very hard return, but the ball has gone ____!

Which of the 4 answers are adverbs?

In English, movement is expressed by adding a preposition (or adverb) of movement to a verb,e.g. walk up the steps, climb over the wall.

into

over

round

out

What sports can you see in the pictures?

7

2

8

6

5

1

3

4

Use 1 verb + 1 particle to make sentences for each picture.

pulljumpkick - throwskihit cycle run

over downintoarounddowntowards

One player is pulling the other player down.The other player is running towards the (touch)tine

He's jumping over the bar.

He's kicking the ball into the goal.

He's throwing the ball into the basket.

They're cycling around the track.

He's skiing down the mountain.

She's hitting the ball over the net.

He's throwing the ball into the goal.

15

13

8

14

11

10

7

3

12

2

9

4

5

6

1

Can you think of...

two games where you move pieces across a board

two sports where you go round and round a track

two forms of transport you can get on or get off

two animals which can climb up trees

two things you might see if you fly over London

two places you can't go into without a ticket

two places you can walk across

two jobs where people take things from one place to another

something a magician takes out of a hat

three sports where you hit something over a net

one Olympic sport where you run around a city

three objects you sometimes put into your pocket

two things you can go up

two places that you can swim across

two things you can sit under if it's hot and sunny

Expressing movement

• The man went up the steps and into the church.
• He drove out of the garage and along the street.
• I ran over the bridge and across the park

To express movement use a verb of movement, e.g. go, come, run, walk, etc.and a preposition (or adverb) of movement e.g. up, down, away, etc.

into / out of + noun = Come into the living roomHe went out of the house.in / out + NO noun = adverbCome in.He went out.

practice

I lost my mobile phone signal when we went across / through a tunnel.We ran to / down the sea, and jumped into / out of the water.If you go over / past the bank, you'll see the supermarket on the right. He walked along / across the street until he got to the park.The plane flew on/ over the town and then landed.The dog ran towards / to me, but then it stopped. We cycled over / out of the bridge and in / into the city centre.The racing cars went round / under the track 12 times. The little boy suddenly ran across / through the road.

Which is the correct preposition?

THROUGH

TO - INTO

PAST

ALONG

OVER

TOWARDS

OVER - INTO

ROUND

ACROSS

practice

1. He jumped _____ his car and drove away.
2. As I cycled under the bridge, a train went _____ it.
3. Come _____ . The door's open.
4. This is the 3rd floor. Go _____ those stairs and you'll come to the 2nd floor.
5. He walked _____ the bar and ordered a drink.
6. I like going _____ on a Saturday night.
7. He took his passport _____ his bag.
8. I'm exhausted. I've just cycled _____ a huge hill.

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.

INTO

OVER

IN

DOWN

INTO

OUT

OUT OF

UP

COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITES

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A

STUDENT

STUDENT

1. Describe the route

2. Guess the gameAsk yes/no questions like:

• Is it a team sport?
• Do you play it inside?
• Do you have to throw the ball?, etc.