APIEWriting: Sports and match day
Sports and match day
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How to use this lesson
For the teacher: Run this 25-minute lesson step by step to practise sports vocabulary and guide students into writing. Check Module 1 automatically with the check button and review the writing in Module 2 with AI grading.
For the learner: First, finish the vocabulary tasks in Module 1 to review key sports words. Next, write your own short paragraph in Module 2 and read the helpful example in Module 3.
Module 1: Practice sports words
Practise key sports words before you write your paragraph.
(a) Put the words in the right order
Example: play / football / We / Saturday / every. → We play football every Saturday.
1. team / Our / the match / won / yesterday.
____2. fans / cheered / loudly / The / in the stadium.
____3. We / to win / practise / every afternoon.
____4. striker / scored / an amazing / That / goal.
____(b) Fill in the blanks with the word bank
1. Thousands of people arrived at the ___ to watch the final game.
____2. The final ___ was two to one (2-1).
____3. He kicked the ball into the net and made a great ___.
____4. If we play badly today, we might ___ the match.
____5. The winner of this tournament is the new world ___.
____(c) Choose the correct word
1. Did your favourite team (win / lose) the trophy yesterday?
2. Every enthusiastic football (fan / team) wears the club shirt.
3. We need to (practise / score) our passing skills before the big game.
4. Are you ready for the tennis (match / fan) on Sunday?
(d) Match each question to its answer
Module 2: Write your sports paragraph
Now use your sports words to write about what you like to play or watch.
Task
"Write a short paragraph about your favourite sport."
Write 60-80 words. Use this frame of sentence starters to guide your writing:
- My favourite sport is ...
- I play it or watch it ... (how often).
- I usually ...
- At the moment I am ...
- I like it because ...
Checklist (make sure to include):
- the sport
- how often
- what you usually do
- what you are doing now
- why you like it
Module 3: Example paragraph and notes
Read this good example to see how the sentence starters fit together.
Model paragraph (66 words)
My favourite sport is basketball. I play it or watch it three times a week with my friends from school. I usually run fast, pass the ball to my team, and try to score points. At the moment I am practising my free throws in the local park. I like it because it keeps me fit and healthy, and we always have lots of fun together.
Why this works: helpful phrases
1. My favourite sport is...
This starts your text directly and tells the reader your chosen sport straight away.
2. I play it or watch it...
This tells how often you do the activity, for example 'three times a week' or 'every Saturday'.
3. I usually...
Use present simple verbs here (like 'run' and 'pass') to share your regular actions in the sport.
4. At the moment I am...
This changes to the present continuous tense to tell what you are doing right now or these days.
5. I like it because...
Use 'because' followed by a full simple reason to explain why the sport makes you happy.
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