Mod3 actividades seminario

A cultural sport?

Student’s support

Teacher’s support

• Main• To develop students’ abilities in the target

language, as well as to have them compare the “ball game” in the mayan culture with the well known football soccer.

• Communicative

• To have students express their opinion about the two games.

• Linguistic• To practice the use of the grammar

structure in past.

Objectives

Teacher’s support

Students will practice their previous knowledge through activities about the Mayan ball game and the football soccer.

Students will learn some historical facts about both games.

These activities will promote in students the importance of practicing a sport but at the same time will give them the possibility to know relevant aspects. They also can reflect on our important culture.

Student’s support

The suitable students for this unit will be young learners between 14-18 years old with an A2 level in English, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. They will be practicing through activities such as: readings, listenings and other exercises via web.

Introduction

• These activities may foster interest in the sports and mayan culture on the students, they can reflect about the importance to practice a sport and compare the differences or similarities on the creation of both games.

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1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Write your answers on a separate document. Send it via email.

• What are they doing?• Do you like to practice sports?• Do you find similarities?

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2. Read the following texts. Answer letters A, B, C and D

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A) Match the meanings with the correct word.

___ Court

___ Solemn

___ Chieftain

___ Harsh

c) Cruel or severe.

d) A quadrangle surrounded by a building or group of buildings.

b) The leader of a people or clan.

a) Formal and dignified.

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B) Choose the correct answer.

• The court where Mayas played was made of:

a) Sandb) Stonec) Grass d) Cement

• They had to pass the ball without touching their:

a) Hipsb) Feetc) Hands d) Heads

• The winners of the game were treated as:

a) Bishopsb) Godsc) Children d) Heros

• What happened to the losing team leader?

a) He was punishedb) He was killedc) Nothingd) He was rewarded

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___ To trip

___ Rugby

___ Shin

___ Muddle

a) The front of the leg below the knee.

b) Bring into a disordered or confusing state.

c) A team game played with an oval ball that may be kicked, carried, and passed by hand

d) Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.

C) Match the meanings with the correct word.

Reading

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• Which countries played the first match?

a) China and the Netherlands

b) England and Scotland

c) France and Japand) Greece and Italy

• When did the first world cup take place?

a) In 1872b) In 1859c) In 1920d) In 1930

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D) Choose the correct answer.

• Where did soccer began to take shape?

a) Chinab) Englandc) Franced) Greece

• Soccer / football really began to take shape in the ____ century?

a) 17thb) 18thc) 19thd) 20th

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4. Watch and Listen carefully. Answer A and B for video number 1 and C and D for the video number

2.

1 2

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3. Write a short text (120-150) in which you express:

• Your opinion about the two games.• What similarities and differences you find.• Would you like to play any of them? Why/why not?• Did you know something about them before?

Note: You will send this via email

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A) Answer true or false according to every statement.

Write down your answers on a piece of paper.

• Soccer has changed a lot since its beginning._____________

• Multinationalism began in the middle of the 20th century._____________

• The man thinks that the rules of soccer are simple._____________

• Soccer is not very popular in poor countries._____________

• George Best was an ireland player._____________

• Maradona was not a very exentric player._____________

• Pelé is probably the most famous player in the world._____________

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B) Work with a partner. Discuss the following questions. Record your answers.

1. Do you think the questions were interesting for the person interviewed? Why? Why not?

2. Were the questions interesting for you?

3. What would you have asked him?

4. How many questions would you have asked?

5. Do you agree with the answers of the man interviewed?

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C) Answer true or false according to every statement.

Write down your answers on a piece of paper.

• The name in Mayan for the ball game was Pok ta Pok. _____________

• The video takes place in Chichen Itzá. _____________

• Mayans were allowed to kick or handle the ball. _____________

• The ball weighed between 500 gr. and 4 kg. _____________

• They didn’t use any protection while playing. _____________

• The ball was made from a rubber tree. _____________

• The ball court is a vital element to all mesoamerican cultures. _____________

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D) Work with a partner. Discuss the following questions. Record your answers.

1. What was the video about?

2. Did you find the topic interesting? Why? Why not?

3. Was it difficult for you to understand?

4. What facts were interesting for you to know?

5. Did you like what you watched?

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5. You will make a video. Choose if you want to make a documental like the mayans’ ball game or an interview like the history of football.

You need:

• To work in pairs.

• Choose a different sport.

• Mention important facts such as: The origin, rules, popularity nowadays.

• Give your comments about it. (You practice it, you like, etc)

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