Unit 12

Look at the pictures and give the name of them An air tank A ball Fins A Mask  What kind of sports we use these equipments? Oars A boat Wet suits A sail Date: 04/02/2010 Period: 72 Can you name these water sports? Which sport is this? Scuba- diving Which sport is this? Wind-surfing Which sport is this? Water polo Which sport is this? Synchronized swimming Which sport is this? rowing Which sport is this? Swimming Scuba- diving Wind-surfing rowing Synchronized swimming Water polo Swimming Task 2: Look at the table and talk about each of the water sports Type of sport Place Equipment required Number of players Water polo pool ball team Rowing sea, lake, river Windsurfing sea, lake Scuba diving team boat, oars team, individually board, sail Individually air tank, regulator, wet suit, mask fins pairs, team Modal: A: Where is water polo played? B: It is played in a pool. A: What equipment is required to play with? B: A ball. A: Is that a team or individual game? B: Well, people often play it in a team. A: Do you like it? B: Yes, I think it’s a very interesting sport. I’ll try it someday. Task 3: Work in groups to the survey on the water sports you prefer to play, state the reasons. Type of sports The reasons Water polo Easy to play – strong – like football Swimming Cheap – keep fit – interesting rowing Strong – cooperative spirit Windsurfing Challenging – exciting – dangerous Scuba-diving Exciting – adventurous – dangerous Synchronized swimming Take time and money - difficult A : Do you like water sports, B? B : Yes. ____________________________________. I like them very much A : But among many kinds of them, which one you prefer to play? B : ____________________________________. (I prefer) swimming A : Can you tell me the reason why? B : ____________________________________. Well, it’s very interesting. It helps me keep fit and doesn’t take time and money. What about you? A : Yes, I prefer synchronized swimming. I think it’s very interesting, too. But it’s a challenging sport Task 3: Work in groups, discuss the question. Which of the above sports would you prefer playing or participating in? Explain why. Ex: I prefer scuba-diving to water polo because it is adventurous. However, it can be dangerous because you can easily be attacked by sharks.