Curriculum extra Unit 6
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Focus on PE: Sports rules
1 Match the descriptions of team sports A–E to
photos 1–5. What are the names of the sports?
1 ___ ______________ 2 ___ _____________
3 ___ ______________ 4 ___ _____________
5 ___ ______________
A It’s played on a court. There are five players in a
team and they pass, dribble and shoot the ball
with their hands.
B This sport is played on a grass pitch by 22
players. They pass, dribble and shoot the ball
with a wooden stick.
C This sport is played by teams of six players on a
court. Each team scores points by passing the
ball over a high net and trying to make it hit the
court.
D It’s played on a big grass pitch. There are eleven
players in a team and they pass, kick, dribble
and shoot the ball with their feet.
E This sport is played in a swimming pool by
teams of seven players. They pass and shoot
the ball with one hand.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
There is one extra word.
court dribble pass pitch shoot
1 He didn’t get close enough to
____________________ at the goal.
2 A basketball ____________________ is 28
metres long and 15 metres wide.
3 If you can’t ____________________ the ball to
move forward, ____________________ it to
another player on your team.
4 A football ____________________ is
approximately 120 metres long and 90 metres
wide.
3 Work with a partner, or in a small group, and
invent a new team sport that uses a ball.
Choose a name for your sport.
Decide where the sport will be played. Indoors or
outdoors? On a pitch or a court or in a pool?
Will there be a goal? If so, what type?
Draw the playing area and the lines on it.
How many players will each team have?
What equipment will the players use? (net, bat,
stick, racket, helmet, skates, etc.)
What type of ball will the players use?
How will the players score points or goals?
Will the players use hands, feet or both? Do they
kick, pass or dribble the ball?
4 Present your sport to the class. Use the phrases
to help you.
It’s played
on a pitch / court.
in a pool.
on skates / ice.
by teams of … players.
with a net / racket / stick.
Players
hit / kick / dribble / shoot the ball.
score points / goals by throwing /
kicking the ball into / over / through …
5 Listen to all the presentations. Which sport do
you think will be … ?
the most interesting and fun
the most difficult
the most dangerous
the fastest