A theme-based syllabus design related to Hobbies and Sports for (senior) high school English Language Teachers (B1, B2 level)

1. Theme-Based syllabus design:
Sports and Hobbies
Vasiliki Papaioannou
Βασιλική Παπαϊωάννου
(EdD, MA, BA, QTS)
EFL Teacher
Greek Ministry of Education

2. A series of Activities and Tasks related to
hobbies and sports for senior high school English
Language Teachers (B1 – B2 intermediate level)
Aims:
- to review concepts and vocabulary related to
different sports
- To agree/disagree
- To teach and practice vocabulary related to
sport equipment and players
- To learn vocabulary related to popular,
uncommon and Olympic sports

5. http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/3
36.html (13/1/2013)
How much do you know about sports?

8. Can you guess what the sport is?
•…………………a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of
players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth
over a low net that divides the court in half.
•……………………..a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend
goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end,
with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-
kicking or dropkicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts.
•…………………………….a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of
players equipped with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock* over
a high net that divides the court in half.
* consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown.
•……………….a form of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that
differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the
hands and arms, and tackle, and is characterized chiefly by
continuous action and prohibition against the use of substitute players.
•……………………….to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of
steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
•…………………… a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve
control of the body and mind, tranquility, etc.

9. Can you guess the sport?
(answer key)

10. Can you think of any other sports?
• Ss are divided into groups of 3-4. Their task
is to write down the definitions of at least 3
(new) sports they have thought about.
• Definitions are written on the board and are
corrected with the help of other
groups/students.
• Students are encouraged to think about
uncommon sports and look at some pictures
(The Outsiders, B1, unit 10, p. 96, pre-reading
activity)
• Matching activity (following)

13. http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/sport/dancing-on-ice/making-
sentences-6.html (13/1/2013)
Dancing on ice! (Ice skating)

14. Dancing on ice (answer key)

16. http://www.esl-galaxy.com/ (13/1/2013)
Answer key

17. Learning about football!
(Football word search)

18. Football vocabulary help (1):

20. Football crossword:
http://www.esl-galaxy.com/vocabularysheets.html (13/1/2013)

21. http://www.esl-galaxy.com/vocabularysheets.html
(13/1/2013)

24. -Name each sport in your native language
- Are the following Olympic sports?

27. How much do you know about basketball?
(Word search activity)

31. http://www.esl-
galaxy.com/themeworksheets/sporttheme/spor
tequipment.pdf (13/1/2013)

36. A huge thanks to my students
(10Ο Λύκειο Λάρισας) for
constantly inspiring me to design
lesson plans and activities about
different themes
You can use the above resources in your classroom but
please keep all copyright information and references.
Thanks!
Vasiliki Papaioannou (elryab@gmail.com)