Review:
Previously in Unit 5:1, we discussed
about how to productively use and teach the sub topic, ‘Using a
Dictionary’ in Form One.
In that sub topic, we discussed how the students can use the dictionary
appropriately so help them in the learning process.
In
this Unit 5:2, we will learn how to teach the sub topic, ‘Talking about sports’ in Form Two. In this sub topic, we will practically help students to
narrate what took place during a sports event they witnessed or they know.
THE
FOLLOWING IS THE COMPREHENSIVE TEACHING GUIDE ON THE SUB TOPIC:
A: INFORMATION OF THE TOPIC:
1.
Topic: TALKING
ABOUT EVENTS
2.
Sub Topic: Talking about sports.
3.
Periods per sub topic: 10
4: Class: Form Two.
4: Class: Form Two.
B: HOW TO TEACH THE TOPIC:
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
The general aim of the sub
topic is to enable students to narrate what took place during sport events and
to know all necessary vocabularies and phrases to be used at a certain sports
event. In this sub topic, the teacher will select a kind of sport or game to
teach, and he/she will help students to be familiar with vocabularies used in a
particular sport or game. This sub topic is also a place where students will
learn how to speak the language of sports and cheer up their teams by singing
or using the appropriate language of sports.
ACTIVITIES & GAMES TO FACILITATE A LESSON:
Activity 1: BRAINSTORMING.
A teacher should brainstorm
and discuss with students on what takes place in various sports. Also, a
teacher can guide them to understand various kinds of sports by discussing
various aspects of this topic:
- Types of sports and games,
- The equipment used for particular sports,
- Fields where these sports are played, and
- Other important details to know about the particular sport.
Discussion Questions.
The following questions can guide a teacher and students in getting to
know more about the sports and games.
After defining the word
‘sports’, a teacher can guide students to discuss the following questions in
which various number of activities will be engaged:
- How many sports can you and your students list?
A teacher and students can
answer this question as follows:
A teacher and students brainstorm
as a class and make an extensive list of sports, and then ask students how they
would define the word sport.
Lead a discussion with
students on the following questions:
- Are there certain activities that are classified as sports but they should not be?
Here students can discuss with
their teacher by listing various activities that should not be called sports.
They can give their reasons.
- Are there any activities that are not classified as sports but should be?
This question helps the
students to discuss the activities that are not classified as sports but they
should be classified as sports, that is, they should be included as sports in
the societies.
Once students have
brainstormed and discussed the terms and above questions have them read a text
on Sport in the following activity and let them offer their opinions in small
groups of discussions as they discuss the questions after the text.
Activity 2: READING THE SPORTS TEXTS.
In this activity, a teacher
can provide students with various texts on different sports events. Students
are required to read these texts on sports and narrate what they have read to
the class or groups. Students are expected to narrate the sports events they
have participated or witnessed.
As they read the texts,
students should pay attention to the phrases like:
Won the.............
….participate in…
Warm up…..
Beat…….
In football/volleyball……
Played centre forward,
The defense.
The following vocabularies are
observed as well:
Jersey,
defeated, trophy, dribble, kick, pass the ball, health, participate,
goalkeeper, pitch, field, spectators, referee, midfield, wing, marathon,
javelin, discus, netball, volley, corner, corner kick, etc.
Also, the teacher should help
students or groups them and guide them in investigating on sports events taking
place in their school or community and report about them.
THE TEXT TO READING:
Kaika:
The Queens of Netball
By Emmanuel
Kachele
“Our Netball team is very
strong”, Mwalimu Linda said, “And it will massively beat our weak team today”,
she continued. Before adding to last comment of her short speech, all students
applauded her. She finally promised everyone at parade that our team will win,
and she wanted more support from us. She said,
“What we want from you is one
thing. That is your support from you as our fans from the stands!”. She
finished and went down the Parade’s podium. All teachers congratulated her and
students made loud voices in support of her and the team. Mwalimu Linda was a
good Netball Team Coach. Our school was lucky to have her. Our school’s netball
team, Kaika Secondary Queens, was going to play with a team from Madigo
Secondary School. We all waited that match eagerly.
During the evening, the team
from Madigo Secondary School arrived and after all the necessary procedures,
the match began. At first, our team was overpowered by the opponent. Our
opponents were leading the scores by 34 to 10 points of our team. We were so
disappointed. But Mwalimu Musa, another Sports teacher encouraged us to support
our team through songs and encouraging words. We all agreed. I was chosen to
lead others. We started with one song. We gathered together and our teacher
told us some words, then we begin to sing:
Kaika
Queens
Be
Heroes Today
Be
our heroes today,
We
need you today!
Don't
let this game
Go
away!
Fight,
fight, fight for the game,
While
it's not too late
This
game is our game×2
It's
Not Too Late
We
love you, Kaika Queens,
You
know we love you Queens.
Pull
up, pull up, our queens,
Show
us what you can do.
Fight,
fight, fight for the game,
While
it's not too late
This
game is our game×2
As we sang, other fans who
could not sing cheered our team with a lot of encouraging words. Everyone was
saying anything to our players so that they can quickly recover and win the
game at home ground. Those who did not sing said various cheering words and
phrases like these:
“Go team!”; “ Defense! ”; “Hey pass the ball”, “Referee!”; "Hey! Ho!
C'mon
team, LET'S GO!"; “Attack that ball”; “Push them back!”; “C’mon Big girls,
let’s fight’; “Fight to the end”; “Let’s take it all”; “Go, Go, Go”; “Hey,
crowds clap your hands”; “Go Kaikas, Go, Go”.
There were so many noises at
the ground. As our team heard our cheers and cries, it worked hard that ever.
The team recovered its morale and our hopes were kept alive again. No one
believed what was happening, but from 34 to 10 points, at the final whistle,
our team had 99 points to 45 points of our opponents. That day, everyone was
talking about ‘Kaika: The Queens of Netball’. And after the game, teachers and
students congratulated me for leading the supporting fans. Mwalimu Musa told,
“You were amazing, Angela”.
For sure, that was the game I
will never forget!
QUESTIONS
- Who is the coach for Kaika Secondary School?.............................
- Who is telling this story? …………………………..
- Suggest the title of the story…………………………………
- The other name for Kaika Secondary School’s netball team is………………….
- What is the name of the another Sport teacher for Kaika Secondary School?.........................................................
Activity 3: OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
Guide students to form groups.
Ask each group to write a position on the question of whether the sport they
have read in the text is a good sport and they should give reasons to support
their opinions.
Support Your Team. Ask students the teams they support
other than school teams. They may find themselves supporting town’s teams, national
clubs, professional players or even national competitors in the Olympics. Almost
all students may be supporting their various school teams.
Discuss with the students. Brainstorm
with them on some expressions they might use to show their support to their
teams.
As a teacher when the school
begin inter-class competitions, encourage the students to cheer up their teams.
Take them to the playground when the teams are playing, and encourage them to
cheer up their teams.
You may want to have your
students do some listening research by watching some popular sports films that
show fans cheering for their team.
Guide students to create Signs
to show support for their teams. Even at school level, encourage students to
cheer up their teams with signs they have created. As a teacher, while students
are supporting, he/she should encourage them to observe the philosophy that ‘Game
is Fair Play’ and that games should improve unity and peace, not chaos.
If you have a school team for
a seasonal sport, make signs that your students can use at the next game. If
not, have your students choose a professional team to support and then display
the signs around the classroom.
6: CONNECTION: Beyond the Sub Topic. In this sub topic various
learning outcomes are expected. One of them is improving both special
vocabularies for the various sports and grammar. So, the students will not only
be equipped with special terminologies about the sports, but also in the
process, they master the grammar of the English language as they practice it in
the activities.
7: NOTE: The most important thing about the sub topic is to equip students with
various vocabularies and terminologies which are used in various sports and
games. This knowledge can help them whenever they are communicating about
particular subject matters.
Resources
- http://m.busyteacher.org/7897-play-game-fun-esl-sports-activities.html
- http://cheerleading.lovetoknow.com/Words_for_Cheerleading_Cheers
- http://cheerleading.lovetoknow.com/Sideline_Cheers
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