The passive voice.
Sporting life and sportswomen
Hello everyone: How are you, my dear students?
During this quarantine, don't worry and take care.
You can do a lot of things: relax. enjoy with your family, play board games with them, play computer games, read a book, listen to music, watch films and series (if you can, in original version), do yoga or some exercise, dance, connect with your friends and relatives, do your homework, help at home.... but, above all, BE HAPPY and NEVER STOP DREAMINGIf you can dream it, you can do it.
I love you and I miss you so much.
A continuación os dejo las tareas que tenéis que hacer esta semana.
Organizaos el trabajo y no lo hagáis todo de golpe ni en el último momento. Plantearos trabajar inglés tres días a la semana, como nuestro horario de clase.Las actividades las tenéis que hacer y mandármelas por correo, podéis hacerlas en un documento de word y adjuntarlo o bien podéis hacerlas en folio y adjuntarme una foto. Los vídeos tenéis que verlos obligatoriamente, hay actividades que no se pueden hacer sin verlos.
Las actividades que me tenéis que mandar hechas obligatoriamente son:
1.b, 2.b, 2.d, 2.e, y 3
(Plazo hasta el viernes 3 de abril a las 23:59)
1)INTRODUCTION
1.a )Watch this video about sports to learn some words and expressions. Then answer the questions bellow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGkbqEGIwpc
1.b) Answer the following questions about the video
1) What's the differnce between being "sporty" and being "fanatic"?
2) What does athletic mean?
3) Which verb can you use to give your opinion about a sport?
Write a sentence with it
4) Write a sentence about a sport you play, say "where", "how often" and "who with"
5) When do you use "play", "go" or "do"? Give examples
6) How do you talk about your sports likes? Give an example
7) Stop the video in minute 15.30. Read this text and write a similar text using
I enjoy_________________________ I play___________
For me the most important thing is__________________I just like______
2) VOCAVBULARY
2.a) Watch this video about the uses of go, do and play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LFdM0M658o
2.b) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb "do", "go" or "play"
- Meg and Sue ____ horse riding together every weekend.
- I remember that he often ____ rugby at university, but he doesn't anymore.
- Last year, I ____ aerobics twice a week, but now I do it three times!
- He said he's going to ____ golf with his dad on holiday.
- I love to ____ skiing at Christmas time, it's so festive!
- Every evening, they ____ yoga in their living room to help them relax.
- Basketball is her favourite hobby – she ____ it with her friends every Tuesday evening.
- To see the beautiful corals in the ocean, he ____ scuba diving with his wife last year in Australia.
- She is very good at ______ ballet.
- To be healthy you must ______ exercise everyday.
2.c)Watch this video about verbs used to talk about sports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yng3lA7zUk
2.d) List of sporting verbs
Here it´s a list of verbs used to talk about sports.
Read the definition of these verbs and write the
translation of the word into Spanish
What you do with a ball (with your hands)
pass = throw the ball to another player on your team. In Spanish= pasar
“Pass the ball quickly!”
“Pass the ball quickly!”
throw = push the ball into the air with your hands
“She threw the ball into the air.”
“She threw the ball into the air.”
catch = take the ball with your hands when someone passes to you
“Her team member caught the ball.”
“Her team member caught the ball.”
serve = begin play (for example, in tennis)
“She served an ace.”
“She served an ace.”
return = hit the ball back (for example, in tennis)
“He returned the ball to continue the rally.”
“He returned the ball to continue the rally.”
ground = make the ball hit the ground (especially in volleyball)
“He grounded the ball and won the point.”
“He grounded the ball and won the point.”
bounce =make the ball hit the ground and come up in the air again “The ball bounced once and the player hit it back over the net.”
hit = make contact with the ball
“He hit the ball with his racket.”
“He hit the ball with his racket.”
bowl = throw the ball fast with your hands towards the opposing player in cricket
“Ne bowled to the batsman.”
“Ne bowled to the batsman.”
What you do with a ball (with your feet)
pass = kick the ball to another player on your team
“He passed the ball back to the goalkeeper.”
“He passed the ball back to the goalkeeper.”
kick = move the ball with your feet
“He kicked the ball into the net.”
“He kicked the ball into the net.”
dribble = keep kicking the ball as you go forwards (before trying to pass to another player)
“He dribbled the ball past the defender.”
“He dribbled the ball past the defender.”
tackle = try to take the ball from another player
“tackle = try to take the ball from another player “Be careful when you tackle!”
“tackle = try to take the ball from another player “Be careful when you tackle!”
shoot = try and kick the ball into the net
“Dalglish shoots, but misses.”
“Dalglish shoots, but misses.”
More useful verbs
head = use your head to hit the ball
“He headed the ball into the back of the net.”
“He headed the ball into the back of the net.”
run = move quickly
“He ran past the defender.”
“He ran past the defender.”
race = try to move faster than someone else
“They both raced for the ball.”
“They both raced for the ball.”
sprint = run quickly for a short distance
“The runner sprinted to the finish line.”
“The runner sprinted to the finish line.”
jump = move upwards into the all “The goalkeeper jumped up to catch the ball.”
compete = take part ian a race or competition. "She has competed in three marathons"
(commit a) fault = do something wrong
“If you commit a foot fault, you’ll lose the point.”
“If you commit a foot fault, you’ll lose the point.”
(commit a) foul = do something “illegal” or unsporting to hurt another player
“He fouled the other player who then got a penalty shot.”
“He fouled the other player who then got a penalty shot.”
blow the whistle = when the referee signals the end of the (football) match
“He blew the whistle at half time.”
“He blew the whistle at half time.”
Match these verbs to the following definitions.
Then write a sentence with each word
a) compete b) win c) lose d) score e) draw f) break a record g)set a new record
h) get a medal i) coach j) hold (an event) k) support (a team) L) take up ( a new sport)
1) to be a fan of a team --- K ---I support The Real Madrid but my sister is a fan of Barcelona
2) start doing a sport that you don't usually do
3) take part ian a race or competition.
4) achieve something that no other person or thing has achieved
5) have the same score as the opposing team
6) organize or to be respondible for the organization of a competition
7) get a point or a goal
8) train or instruct a team or a player
9)be the player or team that gets victory
10) a prize that they give you when you get a first, second or third position in a competition
11) be the player or team that doesn’t get victory
12) when someone breaks a record set a new mark to beat.
3)READING COMPREHESION.
Read the following texts about four famous sports women and then answer the questions.
1) How old was Lexi Thompson when she set a new record ia an LPGA tournament?
2) Who was the first sport womam to get a perfect 10 score? How many perfect 10s did she get?
3) What Danica Patrick get in 2008?
4) What is Steffi Graff's record?
5) Who does Danica inspire? Why?
6) Where is Nadia Comaneci from? What is she doing nowadays?
7) How many tournaments has Lexi got?
8) Who is Margaret Court?
Nadia Comaneci competed during the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics in gymnastics and is credited with bringing attention to the sport worldwide. From Romania, she won five gold medals in individual events and was the first to be awarded a perfect 10 score.
In two Olympics, Comaneci had nine perfect 10s. She won nine Olympic medals and four World Artistic Gymnastics Championship medals.
Now retired, Comaneci has remained a prominent figure in gymnastics. She also is involved in fundraising for various different charities.
Danica Patrick is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel racing. She accomplished multiple firsts for women in the sport, including being the first and only woman to win an IndyCar Series race at the 2008 Indy Japan 300.
Patrick also had the highest finish by a woman in the Indianapolis 500 (third) and Daytona 500 (eighth). She did not endure as much success as many expected, but she had an undeniable impact on the sport.
In a predominately male industry, Patrick is often credited for inspiring more women to take part in auto racing and motorsports.
Lexi Thompson was the youngest golfer to qualify to play in the US Women's Open at 12 years old. At 15, she turned professional and a year later set a new record as the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA tournament. She was 16 years, seven months, and eight days old.
Thompson won her first major championships at 19 years, 1 month, and 27 days old, making her the second-youngest LGPA golfer to win a major at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship.
She has accumulated 11 LGPA Tour victories and one major at 24 years old.
Former German tennis player Steffi Graf is the only tennis player to win each Grand Slam tournament at least four times and achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. She won 22 Grand Slam singles titles overall.
She was ranked world No. 1 for 377 weeks by the Women's Tennis Association, which is the longest for any player, male or female since rankings began being issued.
Along with Margaret Court, the two are the only players to win three Grand Slam tournaments in a calendar year five times, among male and female players.
