National sports in English speaking countries

National sports in English speaking countries

Introduction

Each country has its national sports. Definitely Great Britain has a unique identity which makes the British different from other nationalities. That is why they practice sports disciplines which are almost unknown in other countries. The task is built according to CLIL methodology and is aimed at both language abilities and theory of sport.

Task

By the end of this webquest students will have:

The basic information about the most popular sports disciplines in English speaking countries. 

Played a group sport which is not popular in their country.

Activity 1

On the Internet find the countries where English is spoken and make a written list.

Activity 2

On the Internet find the information about the most popular sports in English speaking countries.

Activity 3

Activity 4

Click on the WORD ART button and find words connested with sport.

Activity 5

Find the discilpines hidden in the grid.

Activity 6

On the Internet find the rules of one of the popular team sports in English speaking countries (except for football/soccer).

Evaluation

Conclusion

You have now gained some knowledge about national sports popular in English speaking countries.

Now you can practice on of them in you PE lessons.

Follow-Ups

Ask your PE teacher to let you play the chosen discipline in the lesson.