Chapter 2
(1) Module: Fun and Games Unit: Sports
LT 1.7
A. Look at the chart below and answer the following questions.
Teachers’ Favourite Sports
(no. of teachers)
(names of sports)
1. How many sports are there?
2. Are they the same kind of sports? Put them into different groups.
Add one more sport to each group.
water sports
3. Which is the most popular sport?
4. How many teachers enjoy doing it?
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B. Think of the reasons why the teachers like these sports? Read the
chart again and fill in the table.
How many teachers? What? Why?
1 e.g. Two teachers e.g. table tennis e.g. exciting,
make them strong
2 teachers
3 teachers
4 teachers
5 teachers
6 teacher
7 teachers
Now, write about your favourite sport.
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(1) Module: Fun and Games Unit: Sports
LT 1.7
C. Make sentences with the information in the table.
1. Two teachers like playing table tennis because it is exciting and it
makes them strong.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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LT 1.7
(Answer Keys)
A. Look at the chart below and answer the following questions.
Teachers’ Favourite Sports
(no. of teachers)
(names of sports)
1. How many sports are there?
Seven
2. Are they the same kind of sports? Put them into different groups.
Add one more sport to each group.
water sports ball games track and field events
swimming table tennis running
diving* badminton long jump
football high jump*
tennis
basketball*
* Accept other possible answers.
3. Which is the most popular sport?
Swimming
4. How many teachers enjoy doing it?
Fifteen
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(1) Module: Fun and Games Unit: Sports
LT 1.7
(Answer Keys)
B. Think of the reasons why the teachers like these sports? Read the
chart again and fill in the table. Accept any reasonable answers.
How many teachers? What? Why?
1 e.g. Two teachers e.g. table tennis e.g. exciting,
make them strong
2 Eight teachers running
3 Six teachers badminton
4 Thirteen teachers football
5 Ten teachers tennis
6 One teacher long jump
7 Fifteen teachers swimming
Now, write about your favourite sport.
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C. Make sentences with the information in the table.
Accept any reasonable answers.
1. Two teachers like playing table tennis because it is exciting and it
makes them strong.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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A. My favourite sport
Think of your favourite sport and answer the following questions.
play footabll healthy
play basketball interesting in the park
play tennis
exciting in the swimming pool
play badminton
in the school playground
play table tennis thrilling
swim relaxing
safe
easy
1. What sport do you enjoy?
I like
2. Why do you like it?
I like because it is
3. Where do you usually play it?
I play it
4. Can you play it in school? Why or why not?
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LT 1.8
B. My classmates’ favourite sports
Interview your classmates. Ask the following questions and fill in the table
below.
A: Good morning, . I’m doing a survey on favourite
sports. May I ask you some questions?
B: Sure / Certainly.
A: What sport do you enjoy?
B: I enjoy .
A: I see. Why do you like this sport?
B: I like it because it is .
A: Okay. Where do you swim / play basketball / play football?
B: I swim / play basketball / play football .
A: I see. It’s the end of our interview. Thank you very much.
B: You’re welcome.
Survey: Favourite Sports of Group
What? Why? Where? In school or not?
e.g. Mary e.g. playing e.g. healthy e.g. in the ❑✓ Yes
football school ❑ No
playground
❑ Yes
(your name) ❑ No
group member: ❑ Yes
❑ No
group member: ❑ Yes
❑ No
group member: ❑ Yes
❑ No
group member: ❑ Yes
❑ No
group member: ❑ Yes
❑ No
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C. Write about the favourite sports of your group members.
I did a survey about . I interviewed classmates.
Their favourite sports are .
We can play in school but we
cannot play in school.
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(1) Module: Fun and Games Unit: Sports
LT 1.9
A. Complete the bar chart on the favourite sports of your group with
the data you got from the interview.
Favourite Sports of Group
(no. of pupils)
(names of sports)
B. Answer the following questions about the chart.
1. What is the survey about? 1.
2. How many classmates did you interview? 2.
3. How many sports are there? 3.
4. Which is the most popular sport? 4.
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C. Write a summary about the group survey.
• What survey did your group do?
• How many different sports are there? What are they?
• Which is the most popular sport?
• What kind of sport is it (water sport / ball game / track and field
event)?
• How many students like / enjoy it?
• Why do they like it?
A survey on
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(1) Module: Fun and Games Unit: Sports
LT 1.10
A. Sing the song together.
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B. Think about your school. What sports facilities can you find on each
floor? Fill in the table with the correct names of sports facilities.
Floor Sports Facilities No. of Facilities
7/F
6/F
5/F
4/F
3/F
2/F
1/F
G/F
C. What sports facilities does your school have and not have?
Write about them.
In my school, there are
but there are no
D. What other sports facilities would you like to have in your school?
Why?
I would like to have
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