Weird sports

Choose a sport

Some sports are very popular in the UK or in the USA, but they are not well-known in Belgium, Europe or the rest of the world. Choose one of these "weird sports" and discover the history, the rules and the traditions.

CRICKET

CURLING

BASEBALL

LACROSSE

POLO

FOX HUNTING

HIGHLAND GAMES

ICE HOCKEY

Get information

Once you've chosen a sport, you'll need to get some information about this sport. It's not easy to find good sources, so your teachers selected a few videos and/or texts for you to work with. Click on the sport you've chosen, and you can start working on the assignment.

Reading & Listening

STEP 1: Read the texts and watch the videos that your teacher selected for you. Look for information about these topics:

The history - How old is the sport? Where does it come from?
The setup - What do you need to play this sport? What do you need to do before you can start playing?
Start of the game - How does the game start?
Playing rules - What are the rules to play this sport?
End of the game - How does the game end?

STEP 2: Put all of this information in a Word document. Use the spelling and grammar check to correct your text.

STEP 3: Post this file in the upload zone on Smartschool.

Make a presentation

You need to present this sport in class with a presentation.

STEP 1: Choose a format. You can use any format you like: PowerPoint, Canva, Genially,...

STEP 2: Make one slide per topic. Respect the 7 x 7 rule (= for each slide in your presentation, you should use no more than: 7 lines (or bullets) per slide. 7 (or fewer) words per line )

STEP 3: Use images to support the information.

STEP 4: Post this file in the upload zone on Smartschool.

Prepare your presentation

STEP 1: Practice your text. Make sure you know it by heart. At the end of the presentation, you ask 3 quiz questions.

STEP 2: Practice your pronunciation. As you know, practice makes perfect, so start practising your text. If you're not sure how to pronounce a word, look it up in an online dictionary like https://www.ldoceonline.com/ OR use the immersive reader in Word to listen to your text.

STEP 3: Make cue cards just in case... Make one cuecard per slide. Note down key words, not full sentences. You hand in your cuecards at the end of your presentation.

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