SPORTS
TOPIC: SPORTS
SUB-TOPICS: News/sports (podcast), Favorite sportsperson (voiceover slideshow), Gender Inequality (fan letter),
CENTRAL IDEA: PRACTICE READING & LISTENING (receptive) and SPEAKING & WRITING (productive) ABOUT SPORTS
LEXICAL RESOURCES & KEY GRAMMAR: click for full list.
LANGUAGE LEVEL: B1/B2
BEFORE STARTING THE SPORTS UNIT, CHECK OUT ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF TASK COMPLETION, DEPENDING ON CHOSEN TOOLS.
Sports podcast for report writing
Favorite sportsperson
Gender inequality in sports
Comment on the Commentary
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21st century SKILLS
1. Critical thinking
2. Creativity
3. Collaboration
4. Communication
5. Information literacy
6. Media literacy
7. Technology literacy
8. Flexibility
9. Leadership
10. Initiative
11. Productivity
12. Social skills
LIFE SKILLS
Life skills students will hone in the SPORTS topic:
listening for sustained period of time (prep for college/university lectures)
listening to and understanding various accents in English
Cornell University note taking (prep for college/university)
practice applying critical thinking skills when researching and evaluating resources
awareness of diversity in perspectives, even in sports news and commentary
awareness of diversity of sports "fandom" based on cultural backgrounds
problem solving in advanced collaboration & technology literacy
REFLECTION
Whenever you FINISH the module (after any number of lessons), please ask your students to fill out a short reflection form, and there's one for yourself, too. It's located on Lesson 6-7-8 page.