Unusual Sports ESL Lesson

In this ESLbeginner-level lesson, you will learn grammar, vocabulary, and phrases to talk about everyday English topics: an English conversation lesson to talk about unusual sports.

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Unusual Sports

Warm Up Questions

1

What sports do you like to watch?



2

What sports do you like to play?



3

Have you ever tried bungee jumping? Skateboarding? Skydiving?



4

What sports are popular in your country?



5

Who is your favorite athlete? Why?



6

What sports would you like to try that you haven’t tried yet?



Watch, Read or Listen

ESL Video

Watch the following ESL YouTube video about unusual sports.

Listening Questions

Watch the ESL YouTube video and answer the following questions about Unusual Sports.

Sports

1

What is sumo?



2

How does a wrestler win a sumo match?



3

What is ostrich racing?



4

How fast can ostriches run?



5

What is sporthocking?



6

What is “sporthocking” also known as?



7

What is cheese rolling?



8

Where is the cheese rolled down?



Speaking Activity

Use the illustrations to talk about the passage, sports, and usual sports.

Sport



USA



England



Japan



Germany



Word Bank

Word Bank

famous | unusual | wrestler | opponent
roll | hill | perform | ground | position | throw
however | trick | wheel | extreme | player

Matching

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

Ostrich

1. push (v)

A. the surface of the earth

2. opponent (n)

B. to move in a direction by turning over and over

3. ground (n)

C. to do an action

4. speed (n)

D. something that is very different from usual

5. roll (v)

E. a form of entertainment - a difficult action to achieve

6. catch (v)

F. the rate at which something or someone travels

7. perform (v)

G. to move forward

8. extreme (adj)

H. to arrive in a place

9. trick (n)

I. to get and hold a moving object with your hands

10. land (v)

J. a person or team that you play, fight, debate, argue against

Sentence Structure

Put the following sentences in the correct order.

Cheese Cake
  1. famous / Lots / of / around / the / all / sports / are / world / .
  2. sport / other / two / to / the / wrestlers / this / ring / large / try / of / In / out / each / push /. / ,
  3. the / if / their / They / they / win / ground / also / can / opponent / can / throw / to / .
  4. a / race / and / sit / track / around / People / ostriches / on / .
  5. tricks / a / a / land / seat / in / and / Players / perform / sitting / to / special / position / use / .
  6. People / and / the / catch / after / to / it / try / run / cheese / .

Missing Words

Watch the video again and complete the sentences.

Unusual-Sports

Lots of ______________ 1 are famous all around the world. Almost everybody knows how to play football, tennis or basketball. However, some countries have more _______________ 2 sports and activities:
Sumo, Japan. In this sport, two large wrestlers try to push each other out of the _____________ 3. They can also win if they can throw their _________________ 4 to the ground.
Ostrich racing, USA. People sit on ostriches and race around a track. Ostriches can reach _______________ 5 of up to 43 miles per hour!
Sporthocking, Germany. This sport is also known as “______________ 6 sitting”. Players use a special seat to perform ________________ 7 and land in a sitting position.
Cheese rolling, England. A large cheese wheel is rolled down a hill. People run after the cheese and try to ________________ 8 it.

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