Describing sports and exercises… Challenging Demanding Energizing Motivating Recreational Vigorous Dangerous Enjoyable Exciting Healthy Relaxing Tiring

Compare! Yoga, tennis & dancing What we have done… I would choose _______. I would choose _______ because… Now, compare… I think ______ is better than _______ I think ______ is better than _______ because… yoga yoga it is relaxing yoga tennis yoga tennis we can do it with our friends.

Some more comparisons Both tennis and yoga are a good exercise. Dancing and yoga are very popular with girls. I would choose yoga because yoga is a relaxing exercise. I prefer/I would choose yoga over tennis because tennis is too challenging and I like recreational sports. But, both yoga and tennis are a good workout/exercise.

Would you rather… Hold a tarantula Kiss a frog? OR

Would you rather… No mouth OR no eyes?

Group discussion Who is the best athlete to write about for the school magazine? David Beckham Yao Ming Guo Jingjing Serena Williams

Making Compromises Compromise: coming to an agreement Listen to the examples Exercise C5 Famous athletes example

Example Group Interaction Judo Club Ice Skating Club Dance Club

P.R.E. P = Point R = Reason E = Explanation I like cats. Cats are my favorite animal. E = Explanation Cats are my favorite animal because they are cute and I can keep them at home.

Explaining your choice: Making a choice: I prefer… I would choose… I would pick… Example: I prefer dancing. State the advantage It is… It is a… Example: It is a fun activity. Explaining your choice: Because… As… Example: Because you can move your body to music.

Individual Response Use P.R.E. Point, reason, explanation Make a choice. Explain choice using PRE. Give other examples. Compare with other choices. EXAMPLE!