Chapter 4: Sports
Listening 1
Vocabulary
Fast / slow
Ski jumping is fast.
Walking is slow.
Dangerous / safe
Ski jumping is dangerous.
Walking is safe.
Difficult / easy
Ski jumping is difficult.
Walking is easy.
Exciting / boring
Ski jumping is exciting.
Walking is boring.
Ear Training
Dictionary English
Connected Speech
Natural Pace
It is dangerous.
It’s deyn-juh-ruhs.
Is deynj-ruhs.
It is exciting.
It’s ik-sahy-ting.
It’s_sahy-tin.
It is difficult.
It’s dif-i-kuhlt.
Ts dif-kuhlt.
It is slow.
It’s sloh.
Tsloh.
It is easy.
It’s ee-zee.
Tsee-zee.
Listening 2
Part 1
Listen to the conversation. Tick (✅) each time you hear the following words:
Part 2
Listen again. What sports do David and Melia like?
Pronunciation
Note:
Syllables are the beats in a word.
Each syllable has one vowel sound.
Listen: Can you hear the syllables?
Listen: How many syllables?
Speaking
Talk about your favourite sport. Describe it with adjectives.
- My favourite sport is…
- I like it because it is…
- I play this sport…(When? Where? With whom?)
- I watch this sport…(When? Where? With whom?)
Media Attributions
- Hockey, Goalkeeper, Buly. by RoboMichalec is licensed under the Pixabay license. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- people in ice rink by Seth Hoffman is licensed under the Unsplash license. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- “Women soccer team of some women in blue and white uniforms sad after a defeat” prompt by Adobe Firefly, 30 Sept. 2024, is licensed under CC0 1.0.
- “Women soccer team of some women in blue and white uniforms celebrating after winning the match” prompt by Adobe Firefly, 30 Sept. 2024, is licensed under CC0 1.0.
- Ski Jumping by Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- a person standing on a gravel road with their shoes on by Youcef Chenzer is licensed under the Unsplash license. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- Ch4 L2 Chart by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Ch4 L2 Background by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Man wearing white v-neck shirt by Joseph Gonzalez is licensed under the Unsplash license. / Adaptations: resized, cropped in circle, border added.
- woman in white striped top by Le Minh Phuong is licensed under the Unsplash license. / Adaptations: resized, cropped in circle, border added.
- Sports and Activities by Familjen Helsingborg is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- ADP-AHA Golf 027 by Bob Park is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- Riverside Marathon 2017 by Jon Lavis is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- Horseback Riding by Dean Shareski is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- DSC_0811 by Lena Heffern is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- Motorcycle by Colton Westcott is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- Lawn Bowling by Chris Petrilli is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- tai chi 11.jpg by martha mccollough is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- Skiing by Matt Janicki is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, border added.
- Hotel Icon Near Golf by Gerald_G is licensed under CC0 1.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- Soccer player 02 by tutorfree is licensed under CC0 1.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped, background added.
- basketball player by johnny_automatic is licensed under CC0 1.0. / Adaptations: silhouette darkened, resized, cropped, background added.
References
Adobe. (2024). Adobe Firefly [Image generator].
Arizona State University. (2024). EdPlus Voiceover Generator [Voiceover audio generator].
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
- Adobe Firefly was used to generate images, where indicated.
- The Arizona State University EdPlus Voiceover Generator was used to create some of the voiceover audio, where indicated. Adaptations include modification of speed and/or timing, and comping of output takes.
