A theme page about sports with lesson plans and teaching materials for students in year 2-9 in Swedish Compulsory School (A1-B1)
Songs
We’re going to win | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/were-going-win
Practise football words with this song about a football match (yr 4-6)
Song about sport | Sports and Injuries | past simple & continuous | English Through Music – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/AvqRopIEKmk
Can be used to teach past tense (yr 5-7)
Vocabulary
ESL-Kids – ESL Flashcards | Sportshttps://esl-kids.com/flashcards/sports.html
ESL-Kids.com – ESL stuff for teaching kids including flashcards, worksheets, classroom games and children’s song lyrics. A great resource for teachers of ESL kids. (yr 1-4)
Sport vocabulary for kids learning English | Matching gamehttp://www.anglomaniacy.pl/sportMatching.htm
If kids are new to the topic, or if they need some help with their spelling, introduce the vocabulary by using our Vocabulary Words list before playing the game. 1:1 or IWB (yr 2-3)
Sports Picture Vocabulary | EFLnethttp://www.eflnet.com/vocab/sports_vocabulary.php
Sports Links to picture dictionary slides and activities (yr 2-6)
Category: Sports/Hobbies | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/category/sportshobbies
English Vocabulary and Grammar, Sports Equipment, there is versus there are – YouTube (5:27)Â https://youtu.be/A-D90agZesk
This video covers vocabulary for sports equipment. Also, students learn to use “there is” and “there are” to talk about what exists. (yr 5-7)
Vocabulary Podcast Series: Extreme Sports – YouTube (3:16)https://youtu.be/_I7iQZwbiSw
Extreme Sports Vocabulary (yr 6-7)
BBC – BBC Learning English, English In A Minute: Play, do and go for sports (0:52)https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06hn37d/player
Learn when to use each of these Test Yourself
Lesson Plans
Women’s football | LearnEnglish Teens – British Council (4:41)http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/womens-football
Football is more popular than ever among British girls and women. Meet Kitty and her team as they prepare for a big match. (yr 6-9)
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Everest Recordhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/1005/100523-record_breaker.html
A 13-year-old boy has become the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest. Jordan Romero broke the previous record set by Nepal’s 15-year-old Ming Kipa in 2003.
Advanced Learning English Lesson 4 – Extreme Sports – Vocabulary and Pronunciation – YouTube (20:56)https://youtu.be/YIIvUiByA_8
This is a new advanced English series of lessons. It will help you learn new vocabulary definitions and uses while providing some clear reading (yr 8-9)Â
Reading
You searched for sports | English news and easy articles for students of Englishhttps://www.newsinlevels.com/?s=sports
Listening / Reading texts in three levels with up-to-date new articles (yr 5-9)
Listening
Sportshttp://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-sports.htm
Playing sports is not just for the Olympic games or professional athletes. Listen to the sports vocabulary (yr 4-7)
Soccer or Football, Is It the Same Game? (6:68)Â http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/soccer-cultures-planned-vs-spontaneous/1940801.html
Children all over the world spend countless hours outside kicking around a ball on the ground. – A podcast from VOA, text available (yr 6-8)
Intermediate Listening | Sports Roundup | esl-lounge Studenthttp://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/3L2-sports.php
Sports Roundup – A ready-to-use news story with comprehension questions (yr 7-9)
About Sports in Easy English (ESL/EFL)http://www.manythings.org/voa/sports/
Other VOA Material on This Web Site Voice of America Special English Study This page is part of Interesting Things for ESL Students. Â A long list of topics, slow speech, text available (yr 7-9)
Viewing
Sports in Britain 5 8 ESL video – YouTube (4:44)https://youtu.be/J8quJiYJQso
The most common sports presented (yr 4-6)
My secret team | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council (1:56) http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/my-secret-team
This boy has to support his football team in secret! Which team does he support? Watch and find out! – A good discussion base about teams (yr 4-6)
Curious George Plays Basketball (Old Cartoon 1980s) – YouTube (4:08)Â https://youtu.be/PaeyIA0Q7TI
A monkey at a basketball game (from 1980) (yr 4-6)
Sports for Kids – Learning about Sports – YouTube (1:26)https://youtu.be/VnOz6VHFQXM
This fun video shows different sports and teaches children about a wide range of athletic activities. – Common sports explained shortly (yr 4-7)
Learn English with El Chavo-Let’s have fun learning about sports! – YouTube (11:51)Â https://youtu.be/XSJFDP6QvKU
Learn English with El Chavo-Let’s have fun learning about sports! (yr 5-7)
English – Sport in the UK (A1 – A2) – YouTube (2:32)Â https://youtu.be/43-pw8n0FVwEducational video in English without subtitles, level A1 – A2 about various sports in Great Britain (yr 5-8)
How to Play Cricket – YouTube (2:58)https://youtu.be/yPXAzgwwo0A
Watch more Outdoor Games videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/399025-How-to-Play-Cricket (yr 6-9)
Top 10 Sports That Are Fun To Play – YouTube (9:27)https://youtu.be/GaJ4BKcDGiM
Watching sports is good, but playing them is better! And playing these sports is the best! (yr 7-9)
Extreme Sports – YouTube (2:34)Â https://youtu.be/dNREn4bWPaE
Extreme Sports (48) – An overview of extreme sports in Bulgaria (yr 7-9)
Baseball Rules of Engagement – YouTube (8:19)Â https://youtu.be/0bKkGeROiPA
Whiteboard Video Rules of Baseball (yr 8-9)
Goofy How To Play Football – YouTube (7:40)Â https://youtu.be/56kTf8UQ6jM
Goofy – “How To Play Football” Release Date: 15 September 1944 (USA)Â (yr 8-9)
The Rules of Rugby Union – EXPLAINED! – YouTube (3:49)https://youtu.be/smnuRhNtT2E
Ninh explains the Rules of Rugby Union. A beginner’s explanation of Rugby Rules.(yr 8-9)
The 18 Strangest “Sports” In The World – Business Insiderhttp://www.businessinsider.com/obscure-weird-sports-2010-11?op=1&IR=T
Have you tried any of these? Watch videos (yr 6-9) and read (yr 8-9) about strange sports
Fabrice Beaux Interview on Hawaii Xtreme Sports TV – YouTube (7:44)Â https://youtu.be/cNqU2-N3eOg
NeilPryde Team Rider Fabrice Beaux Interview on Hawaii Xtreme Sports TV (yr 8-9)
10 Most Dangerous Extreme Sports – YouTube (3:30)https://youtu.be/YNxrOnKA0Sg
Here are 10 most dangerous extreme sports you need to try before you die… or die trying (yr 8-9)
Extreme Sports Pro – Interview with Christian Pondella Rocks! – YouTube (6:23)https://youtu.be/4_pR10JCfTA
Meet the SanDisk Extreme Team; a group of professional photographers that are the top of their field. (yr 9)
Speaking
ESL Conversation Questions – Sports (I-TESL-J)http://iteslj.org/questions/sports.html
Conversation Questions Sports A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: Baseball, Basketball, Bullfighting (yr 6-8)
Let´s talk about SPORT worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/lets_talk_about_sport/questions-sports-lets/4117
This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards, a vocabulary matching exercises (with pictures) and a grammar point (go/play/do). – Free registration required (yr 7-9)
ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: SPORThttp://www.esldiscussions.com/s/sport.html
ESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Sport. (yr 7-9)
Writing
Write instructions to your favourite sport to someone who has never seen or heard about it.
Games
ESL Classroom Jeopardy Quiz Show Hobbies, Sports & Activities Review Jeopardyhttp://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Quizshow/Hobbies,%20Activities%20and%20Sports%20Quiz%20Show/play.html
This is a classroom game where students choose points and answer questions to score points. Review sports, Hobbies and Activities- Wait for game to fully load before playing. (yr 5-7)
Your Sports Type – 3SmartCubes.comhttp://www.3smartcubes.com/pages/tests/sportstype/sportstype_instructions.asp
IQ & Aptitude Personality Relationship Tests – Find out which sport would fit you best? 1:1 or copy the questions(yr 7-9)
Interactive
Worksheets
Sports Worksheets for Young ESL Learnershttp://bogglesworldesl.com/kids_worksheets/sports.htm
Downloadable Vocabulary Worksheets for ESL Young Learners (yr 2-6)
Sport vocabulary for kids learning English | Printable resourceshttp://www.anglomaniacy.pl/sportPrintables.htm
Browse, download and print resources designed for learning and practising English words related to the theme Sport: (yr 3-6)
ESL, English vocabulary, printable worksheets, sports, Olympic gameshttp://www.esltower.com/VOCABSHEETS/sports/sports.html
Worksheets & Flashcards, among others (yr 3-7)
More Materials
Skills | Premier Skills Englishhttp://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills
Premier Skills English helps teachers and learners of English with free, football-based learning activities and materials to watch, listen to, read online and download. (yr 7-9)
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