Les Sports Bizarres! L/o: To create detailed descriptions of sports

Can you tell which picture is of which sport?

Match these key phrases in your book. is played with__ teams of __ playersa team this sport resemblesthe playersyou need it is very popular in it’s a sort ofa goalkeeper is played inmixture of a match lasts for un match dure se joue avec ce sport ressemble se joue enc’est très populaire en les joueurs un gardien __ équipes de __ joueurs mélange de on a besoin de c’est une sorte de une équipe Extension: Choose a sport and use the phrases above to help write a description of it in French, WITHOUT saying the name of the sport (e.g. this sport is played on a field with two teams of eleven players)

Des Sports Différents 1.What makes a korfball team different to a basketball team? 2.Which countries is korfball played in? 3.How many players are in a hurling team? 4.What protective equipment do hurling players have? 5.How many pesapallo clubs are there in Finland? 6.What 2 items does it say you need to play pesapallo? 7.Where was bossaball invented? 8.What is unusual about where bossaball games are played? 9.How many players are on a jorkyball team? 10.What does it say jorkyball is like? 11.How many players are on the pitch in a motoball game? (careful!) 12. Where are motoball games played? 13. How long does a match of hockey subaquatique last? 14. Name 3 pieces of equipment the players would have.

Now work out how to say these phrases in French. 1.This sport is played with twelve teams of three players. 2. It’s a sort of football and it’s very popular in England. 3. This sport resembles cricket, you need a bat and ball. 4. It’s a mixture of tennis and skateboarding. 5. This sport is played in a swimming pool and a match lasts for twenty minutes.

Ideas: what it’s called how many teams & players which country it’s played in where it’s played (e.g. in a gym) what other sports it’s like what equipment is needed how long games last what sort of sport it is (e.g. team sport) Working individually, invent your own sport & write a description of it. Be original!