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Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020: Sports addicts’ edition!
Communicative goals:
Write simple sentences about personal skills
Write short texts about their likes and dislikes using basic fixed expressions.
Give an example of something in a very simple text using “like“ or “for
example”
1. Think about…
2. Words matter!
To do well in this lesson you need to become familiar with a number of words.
Complete the following exercise to learn more vocabulary.
2.1. Underline the expression that best matches the idea of the boldfaced word or
phrase. Have a dictionary at hand.
a. I don’t like it when men wear speedos. I prefer long shorts for the beach.
- Tight swimming clothes for men - A hat you wear for swimming
b. I broke my arm one year ago. I fell because the floor was slippery.
- Something to put on your feet - Something to avoid water get into your nose
d. After a long day of work I just want to be at home and rest in my bed.
- Eat -Relax
2.2. Match the word on the left with the meaning on the right. Write in the parenthesis
the corresponding letter.
Word Meaning
1 Track ( ) A Preparation for a sportive event.
2 Weightlifting ( ) B The area and place for practicing a sport.
3 Training ( ) C Extend a body part to its full length.
4 Fencing ( ) D Circuit for athletes to run.
5 Field ( ) E The sport of fighting with special swords.
6 Stretch ( ) F The sport or activity of lifting barbells or other heavy weights.
3. Read a bit!
Read the following text about “Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Sport addicts’ edition!”
Three of the most famous athletes of the world talk about their personal experiences
in previous competitions, give advice to new athletes, and more!
Serena Williams: My family is crazy about sports; my siblings are athletes too. My brother
practices fencing and my sister and I tennis. When I am on the court I feel powerful, I can
run, jump and scream. When I am at home I like to be quiet; I can cook different recipes like
spiced carrot soup, mustard chicken and lemon pie.
To compete in a major event like this I recommend athletes to have a routine, for example:
get up early, eat breakfast, stretch, go out and train, then have a good lunch, rest and eat
small portions until 6pm.
In this session, you will find grammar elements and composition strategies that will
help you improve your writing skills. Read the explanation, this is important for the
next step!
Remember that when these expressions are followed by a verb, it is important to write the
second verb in “ing” form.
Extra tip:
4.1. Write 4 sentences using verbs to express likes and dislikes. Be careful with the
“ing” form in the second verb.
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Think about personal skills you were born with and the ones you have developed with
practice through the years.
Now that you have some ideas, let’s put them on paper. Remember that when you are going
to talk about skills, you can use the modal verb can/can’t or expressions such as “I am able
to…” “I am capable of…” “I am good/ not good at…”
Extra tip:
When using “good at” or “capable of”, conjugate the verb in present participle “-ing”. After a
preposition, these verbs always need to be in this form.
4.2. Write 4 sentences mentioning abilities you have when practicing any physical
activity or sport. Try to give examples in both present and past tense.
1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
I was good at sports like soccer, basketball and tennis but I didn’t like things such as
jogging or swimming.
My family is very competitive, for example, my uncle Raul has three gold medals he
won in rowing.
Many Colombian athletes are very famous abroad, for instance Katherine Ibarguen,
Mariana Pajón, among others.
4.3. Write 4 sentences in which you state examples and point out references by using
the expressions shown above.
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now you are ready for your writing tests. Let’s write something!