Topics: General English - sports - football - diversity and inclusion
Level: A2+ and above
Skills: Speaking, Reading and Listening.
Link to video: Paralympic Sports A-Z: Football 5-a-side
Aims:
To talk about football.
To talk about diversity and inclusion in sports. (e.g. Paralympic games)
To explain how games are played.
To compare and contrast information from a text and a video.
To listen for gist and for detail (depending on level).
To express opinion, feelings and preferences.
Use of language & lexis:
To use Simple Present and Present Continuous to describe pictures.
To use Simple Past to talk about past events.
To use Present Perfect to talk about recent events and experiences. (optional - lower levels can skip it or use lexical chunks)
To use passive voice to explain how games are played. (optional for higher levels)
To use modal verbs of probability to make predictions.
To learn / review language for description (I can see, there is/there are, prepositions, etc.)
To learn / review vocabulary related to sports and football.
To learn / review vocabulary related to disabilities (blind (as opposed to sighted), visually impaired, disabled, to be in a wheelchair, etc.)
Special thanks to my dear friend and colleague Dr. Amina Douidi for reviewing this material! :)