Procedures.
Warm Up (5 minutes).
The teacher asks students about differents kind of sports they know:
- what kind of sports do you like?
- have you tried all those sports?
- do you enjoy watching championships?
- do you know some kind of weird sports from other countries?
- are there some kinds of sports you would like to try?
- why haven't you tried it yet?
Development.
The teachers tells about national sports of different countries.
A national sport or national pastime is a sport or game that is considered to be an inside part of the culture of a nation.
The teacher tells students how national sports are grouped.
Some sports are de facto (not set by law) national sports, as baseball is in the United States, ice hockey is in Russia and football is in England, while others are de jure (set by law) national sports, as capoeira is in Brazil and lacross is in Canada.
Activity 1. Reading
https://www.translate.com/blog/20-of-the-coolest-national-sports-in-different-countries-of-the-world/
After translation of the unknown words teacher asks students to make up sentences with each of them. They will answer in random order. It will help to remember new words.
The teacher gives students a list of sentences and they should mark them as True or false. If the sentence is false, student should say the wright statement from the text.
True or False.
- Capoeira is a unique form of martial arts that is well known in Brazil, it was invented not long ago by professional dancers and fighters (FALSE - This unique martial arts style has been derived from sequences and movements that were developed by ancient Brazilians).
- Ice hockey is the national obsession of Canada (TRUE).
- Baseball is the national sport of Dominican Republic, but not many people want to practice it (FALSE - large number of people since their childhood want to play baseball).
- Cricket was introduced to Jamaica by British people (TRUE).
- Lithuania is well known for weird traditions, beer and basetball, which is their national game (FALSE - the national game of Lithuania is basketball).
- The weather conditions of Norway has created an ideal platform for the people to ski in Norway, crosscountry skiing is not the national sport of the country, but people love it (FALSE - crosscountry skiing is the national sport of Norway).
- Arnis is a game that is based on self-defensing, only women practice this sport in Jamaica (According to the text we can't say if this sport is for women (but we know that there are lots of men practicing it), FALSE - this is the sport of Phillipines).
- During the summer time, people from all over the world visit Alps in Switzerland to engage with Alpine skiing, which is the national sport of the country (FALSE - people visit Slovenia for Alpine skiing, which is the national sport of the country).
- Wrestling is a sport that can be divided into several categories. Out of them, grease wrestling is the national sport of Turkey (TRUE).
- In America, baseball has a long history and it is recognized as a warm weather sport (TRUE).
Activiy 2. Vocabulary
The teacher put pictures of flags and names of the countries in the board, after that she starts to show pictures of different kinds of sports one by one and students should guess what is their native country.
Flags are in attachments (high quality images), you can choose what to show students: pictures (in attachments) or videos (links below). IMPORTANT! Some videos have names of the countries in the beginning, just play them not from the very beggining.
Games (de jure):
Pato (Argentina), also called argentine polo. It is a game that combines elements from polo and basketball, players ride horses. The winner is a team with most goals scored. Time of a play is 8 6-minutes periods. It is the national sport of Argentina since 1953. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XMHXJglYoU
Sloop Sailing (Bahamas) is sailing on a sloop boat. Every year on Bahamas there are several championships. It is an amazing competition. It is not easy to drive that boats, on Bahamas there are a lot of schools os sailing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUNAJqSkSXU
Capoeira (Brazil) is a Brazilian martial art that, it has elements of dance, fight and acrobatics. It is known for quick and difficult moves. Capoeira sportsmen use mainly power, speed, and leverage for different kinds of kicks, punches, spins, and other techniques. Capoeira is a magnificent show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H0D8VaIli0
Lacross (Canada) ia a national sport of Canada. The objective of the game is to score by shooting the ball into an opponent's goal. Players use the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball, the stick designed to chtch and hold the ball. One team should keep the opposing team from scoring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99meSuGXjoc
Ice hockey (Canada, Russia - de facto) is a team sport played on ice, skaters use sticks to shoot a hockey puck into their net of another team to score points. Ice hockey is known as a violent game, there were a lot of accidents when a hockey puck broke tooth of sportsmen. There were several historical matches between Canada and Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXdOXYIKOkA
Charreria (Mexico) is an event similar to rodeo. It is a Traditional event in Mexico. Now many charros (players) are from families which have culture of charreria through many years life experience. First Charreria was a ranch competition. Now it is also called the charreada, it consists nine events for men and one for women, all of those events include horses, cattle or both. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOt6ryiFAgM (from 2.11)
Eskrima, Arnis and Kali (Phillipines) are traditional martial art of Phillipines. It is a weapon-based fighting, fighters use sticks, knives and other bladed weapons. Methods used by fighters are: hand-to-hand combat, grappling and jointlocks. It is also a weapon disarming technique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4VMz5SOCJg
Volleyball (Sri Lanka) is a sport when two teams are separated from each other by net. Each team scores when ball grounds on the opposite team side. This sport has been a part of Summer Olympic Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XenunziC31Q

Games (de facto):
Baseball is a bat-and-ball game. Players divided into two teams, each has nine members. Each player takes time of batting and filding. The pitcher throws a ball, other man hits this ball with a bat and moving counter-clockwise around a series of four bases: first, second, third, and home plate. A run is scored when a player passes around the bases and returns to home plate. (USA, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Venezuela) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98UpQ6sbuag
Cricket (England, Jamaica) is also a bat-and-ball game with two teams of eleven members. In tre center of a cricket field there is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. Each team attemts to score run by batting the ball, other team fields this time. Each team does that in turns which are known as innings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uepUNSnR_-M
Field Hockey (India) is similar to ice hockey, but it can be played on the field. Players use sticks and a ball. Goal keepers are the only players who can touch the ball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiG09nT_e-k
Gaelic Football (Ireland) is a trditional Irish team sport, form of football. There are two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass field. The objective of the game is to score points by passing the ball through the other team's goals or a set of two upright posts separated by a crossbar 2.5 metres above the ground. Irish people said that this sport has all cool elements of football, basketball and rugby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEAbWrdB9XU
Sumo (Japan) is originated in Japan, and till now it is the only country where sumo is trained professionally. It is a modern Japanese martial art. Sumo is a type of wrestling sport. One wrestler tries to push another one from the game ring or make him touch the ground with some part of the body except feet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCiJHDLPsBA
Taekwondo (South Korea) ia a Korean martial art. It involves self-defence and combat techniques. One type of sparring is an Olympic event, so taekwondo connected with sport world. and it is a great kind of physical exercises. Practicing of taekwondo was prohibited at the time of the Japanese occcupation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPVuC6ugmAw
Basketball (Latvia, Lithuania, USA) is one of the most popular sports in the world. Each team has five players and the objective of the game is to score into the opposite team's basket. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F75tlBo0NT4
Cross Country Skiing (Norway) is skiing over snow areas of the country. The path can go through forests, hills, mountains etc. It is practiced llike sport or just physical exercises for strnghten body and health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOradtej9GU
Rugby Union (Wales, New Zealand) is a full-contact team sport. Two teams of 15 players take part in a game. The game includes running with a oval ball in hands, passing this ball and scoring. To score player of a team should drop a ball on H-shaped goal spots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbipX7bNsfQ
Figure Skating (Russia) is a well-known sport which involves skating, dancing and acrobatic elements. It is the only sport in which not only technique is important, but also artistic component. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke0iusvydl8
Football (Portugal) is one of the most popular sports in the world. Two teams, eleven players each. The objective of the game is to score more than the other team. Team players are one of the richest sportsmen in the world. Now there are a lot of football championships and competitions allover the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwY5J0gYjQg

Activity 3. Speaking.
The teacher asks students what they know and like about their countries national sport. Here are helpful questions.
- Have we already discuss your country today? Which country is it? Is it true information about national sport?
- Tell us please about national sports in your country. Have you tried it? Did you enjoy?
- Have you attend games, championships in your or other countries?
- Can you say that you are a fan? What sport from allover the world do you like? What is your favourite team? What is your favourite player?
- Do you want the national sport of your country to become well-known allover the world?
- What is your favourite fact about sports in your country?
- What is the weirdest kind of sport you have ever heard about?
- Do you like to watch olympic games? Only when your country is playing or all competitions?
- What was the most amazing sport show, competition etc you have ever seen?
- Do you think that culture of your country is connected with national sport?
- Do you think people of your country are proud about the national team?
Activity 4. Quiz (you can choose one or both).
First Quiz.
The teacher asks students to quess which answers are right for the following quiz (after ":" you have right answers).
Pick the right measurements for sports scores.
Choose from: point, out, meter, half, inning, game, set, match, length, stroke, quarter, round
Tennis: point, game, set, match
Football: point, meter, half
Ice Hockey: point, quarter, half, game
Swimming: length, meter
Volleyball: point, game
Ping Pong: point, game
Boxing: round
Baseball: point, inning, out
Golf: stroke
Second Quiz.
Possible areas: rink, ring, table, pool course, field, court, pitch
Cricket: Pitch
Tennis: Court
Baseball: Field
Swimming: Pool
Ping Pong: Table
Football: Pitch
Boxing: Ring
Volleyball: Court
Ice Skating: Rink
Golf: Course
Ice Hockey: Rink
Activity 5. Writing
Use verbs "do", "go", "play" compleeting sentences below. Use "play" if there is a competition in game, "go" if you can be alone while this game, and "do" if groups of people needed in this activity.
- He goes running every day if doesn't need to go to work early.
- I like playing a game of ping-pong sometimes.
- I have been doing gymnastics since I was at the first form.
- Amazing thing about vacations near the ocean is that we can go surfing every single day.
- My brother plays basketball, baseball and hockey, he is a really good sportsman.
- We usually go ice skating with friends in winter.
- My mother wanted me to do football trainings when I was a kid.
- My best friends is a professional sportsmen, he plays volleyball for a local team.
- When you have time you should go to swim in the pool.
- In my family it is a tradition to play set of tennis every sunday morning.
Closure. Discussion.
The teacher asks the class to make a quick resume of the lesson. Maybe today they have heard about things they have not known before, for example that people of Lithuania are good in basketball. This lesson one more time shows that all countries in the world are so different. But because of that even more interesting. Now they have even more chances to enjoy travelling to other countries and maybe they became prouder of their homeland after this lesson.
