To write a sports commentary or a report about a sporting event. Learning objective: To write a sports commentary or a report about a sporting event. Stick to the same tense throughout (Commentary- present tense, sports report- past tense) Choose verbs carefully to be precise (don’t use running when you can use sprinting) Use adverbs to describe the performance (soared gracefully, carefully dodging) Organise information in time order Use time adverbs (e.g. next, at last, straight away, immediately, suddenly)

What is happening/ has happened? What is/was the event? Where is it/was it? What is/was the atmosphere like?

COMMENTARY …and they’re off! Just look at XXX powering towards the finish line! She is closely followed by XXX who is looking very confident. Just look at the way XXX has____. Have you ever seen anything so____?

SPORTS REPORT It was such an exciting event! XXX powered towards the finish line completing the race in under two minutes! She was closely followed by XXX who... Throughout the game XXX played with such skill and__. The support from the crowd was amazing throughout the event.