I. WARMER:
Look at the pictures & answer the questions
What kinds of sports are there in the pictures?
Where can people play these sports?
How do people play them? In a team or individually?
A
B
ANSWER:
Picture A: Football ; Picture B: Water polo
People play football on a playground (in the
stadium) and water polo in a pool; they play
each in a team.
In today’s lesson, we’ll learn about some kinds of Water sports.
- water polo [‘w0t6 ‘p6$l6$]
II. PRE-READING: A-VOCABULARY
: môn bóng nước
What kind of sport is it?
In this picture, the red team plays against the white team. So the red one is the _________ of the white one and vice versa.
opponent
- opponent [6’p6$n6nt]
: đấu thủ
- a vertical post [‘vç:tIkl p6$st]
: cột dọc
- a crossbar [‘kr4sbâ:]
: cột ngang, xà ngang
- (to) advance [ç:‘dvâ:ns]
= (to) move forward
- đưa lên phía trước
= (to) prevent something from succeeding
- (to) interfere [,Int3`fI3] with something
- can thiệp
= (to) hit sb/sth hard with one’s fist
- (to) punch [p^nt~]
- đấm, thoi
II. PRE-READING: A-VOCABULARY
- water polo [‘w0t6 ‘p6$l6$ ]
- opponent [ 6‘pèånènt]
- a vertical post [‘vç:tIkl p6$st]
- a crossbar [‘kr4sbâ:]
- (to) advance [ç:‘dvâ:ns]
- (to) interfere [,Int3`fI3] with something
- (to) punch [p^nt~]
: môn bóng nước
: đấu thủ
: cột dọc
: cột ngang, xà ngang
: đưa lên phía trước
: can thiệp
: đấm, thoi
Task 1: Work in pairs. Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B
II. PRE-READING: A-VOCABULARY
1. Water polo is played in a pool ____ metres deep ___________ long, and ____________ wide.
2. The home team wears __________________, the visiting team wears __________ and the goalies wear _______________________________.
3. Both teams sprint for the ball from ______________________.
4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such as ___________________________________.
5. A game is divided into quarters ranging from _____________________ in length.
Task 2: Complete the following sentences, using the information from the passage
8
30 metres
20 metres
white caps
blue caps
red caps with the number 1.
their own goal lines
holding or punching the ball.
5 to 8 minutes.
Task 2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
1. Where can people play water polo?
3. How can the ball be advanced?
2. Where is the ball when the game starts?
4. Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?
5. What happens to the player who commits five personal fouls?
6. How long does a game of water polo usually last?
1. They can play it in a pool.
2. It is in the centre of the pool.
3. The ball can be advanced by passing with one
hand or swimming with the head above the water
and the ball between the arms so it rides on the
wave creates by the swimmer’s head.
4. Only the goalie can hold the ball with both hands
5. The player is ejected.
6. It is divided into quarters ranging from 5
to 8 minutes, depending on the level of play.
IV. POST-READING: Make a comparison between football and water polo.
On the ground
In a pool