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.
Part B: Fill in the gaps
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.
10. Look at the children in the big ___ race!
11. Please stand behind the white finish ___.
12. They run fast around the red ___.
Part D: Build sentences
Put the given words in the correct order to make a complete sentence.
13. Words: [hop / I / one / leg / on]
14. Words: [won / She / gold / a / medal]
15. Words: [skip / We / the / grass / across]
16. Words: [got / He / one / point / more]
Shadowing
Listen to each phrase or sentence, then record your voice clearly.
Part 1: Collocations
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____Part 4: Key Words Pronunciation
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