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Vocabulary & Pronunciation: Sports Day

Sports day and prizes

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🏆 Sports Day and Prizes

Learn words for sports events, fun games, and winning prizes!

💡 How to use this lesson

For Teachers:

1. Use this 20-minute lesson to teach basic sports day vocabulary and phrases to A1 learners.

2. Guide students through the word table, check practice exercises together, and review spoken audio recordings.

For Learners:

1. First, study the word table carefully and listen to each word using the sound button.

2. Next, complete the 16 practice activities and record your voice in the shadowing section.

Word table

🏃 Theme 1: Sports day

Word Meaning Common collocations Example sentence Memory tip
race 🔊 a fast sports contest run a race, sack race The runners start the race. Sounds like "pace" - moving fast.
track 🔊 a ground path for running running track, on the track They run on the big track. Think of a train track, but for running feet.
sack 🔊 a large strong bag sack race, paper sack Jump fast in your sack! Rhymes with "back" and "pack".
line 🔊 a thin long mark finish line, start line Stand behind the red line. Draw a straight line on paper.

🥇 Theme 2: Prizes

Word Meaning Common collocations Example sentence Memory tip
gold 🔊 yellow metal for 1st place gold medal, gold cup She won a gold medal. Gold is bright yellow like the sun.
silver 🔊 shiny grey metal for 2nd place silver medal, silver coin He got a silver medal. Silver is shiny like a metal spoon.
bronze 🔊 brown metal for 3rd place bronze medal, bronze cup I won a bronze medal. Starts with "br" like the color brown.

🎯 Theme 3: In the games

Word Meaning Common collocations Example sentence Memory tip
point 🔊 a score unit in a game get a point, score points We get one point for winning. Point your finger to count your score.
hop 🔊 jump on one foot hop on one foot, hop along Can you hop on one leg? "Hop" sounds like a short little pop!
skip 🔊 move with quick steps and hops skip rope, skip along Children skip on the grass. Skip means moving lightly and happily.

Practice

Pattern Example:

"The runners are on the track at the stadium."

Part A: Match the words that go together

Select the best word on the right for each word on the left.

Word
medal
race
track
line
1. sack
____medal ____race ____track ____line
2. gold
____medal ____race ____track ____line
3. finish
____medal ____race ____track ____line
4. running
____medal ____race ____track ____line

Part B: Fill in the gaps

Word Bank: skip silver point hop

5. Short dialogue:

A: "Can you

____

on one foot?"

B: "Yes, look at me!"

6. Short dialogue:

A: "Did we win?"

B: "Yes! We get one

____

for this game."

7. Sentence gap-fill:

The happy children

____

across the green park.

8. Sentence gap-fill:

She finished in second place and got a

____

medal.

Part C: Choose the best word

9. The runner got a ___ medal for third place.

____ a. bronze ____ b. gold ____ c. silver

10. Look at the children in the big ___ race!

____ a. track ____ b. sack ____ c. line

11. Please stand behind the white finish ___.

____ a. line ____ b. track ____ c. point

12. They run fast around the red ___.

____ a. line ____ b. track ____ c. sack

Part D: Build sentences

Put the given words in the correct order to make a complete sentence.

13. Words: [hop / I / one / leg / on]

____ (Type the complete sentence here...)

14. Words: [won / She / gold / a / medal]

____ (Type the complete sentence here...)

15. Words: [skip / We / the / grass / across]

____ (Type the complete sentence here...)

16. Words: [got / He / one / point / more]

____ (Type the complete sentence here...)

Shadowing

Listen to each phrase or sentence, then record your voice clearly.

Part 1: Collocations

1. sack race

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
2. finish line

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
3. gold medal

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
4. running track

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Part 2: Short Sentences

5. The runners are on the track.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
6. She won a bright gold medal.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
7. They hop to the finish line.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
8. We skip fast in the race.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Part 3: Everyday Game Sentences

9. He got one point for this.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
10. Jump high in the sack race!

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Part 4: Key Words Pronunciation

11. bronze

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____
12. silver

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

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