Sports Around the World — Lesson Plan, English, Grade 4
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Lesson plan
| Section |
Sports and Hobbies
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| Lesson title |
Sports Around the World
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| Class |
4
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| Lesson objectives according to program |
1. 5. 1 use contextual clues to predict content in short, supported talk on an increasing range of familiar topics. 4. 2. 3. 1 respond to questions on familiar topics with simple phrases or sentences; 4. 3. 3. 2 identify the main points of short simple texts with support;
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| Lesson objectives |
Students will know how pictures and key words can help predict the content of a short talk about sports.
Students will know simple phrases and sentences for answering questions about sports and sporting preferences.
Students will know how to identify the main points in a short text about sports around the world.
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| Values |
Respect for cultural diversity: students recognize that people in different countries enjoy different sports. Cooperation: students listen to classmates and take turns sharing ideas.
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Lesson progress
| Lesson stage/time | Teacher's action | Student's action | Evaluation | Resources |
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| Warm-Up and Prediction 6 min |
Organisational moment:
Greet students, check readiness, and display pictures of people playing different sports.
Problem statement:
Ask: “What sports can you see? Which country might each sport be popular in? What do you think today’s topic is?”.
Answers:
Accept supported predictions such as “I can see football,” “This may be popular in Japan,” and “The topic is sports around the world.”.
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Students greet the teacher and get ready to learn. Students — observe the pictures and predict the topic using familiar sports words and contextual clues. | Names or describes one sport from the pictures — 1 point. Gives one plausible prediction using a visual clue — 1 point. Stage maximum — 2 points. | sports photographs, board |
| Sports Presentation 9 min |
New material explanation:
Present key vocabulary and short supported information about sports played around the world, using images and brief captions.
Model how to use a picture or a key word to predict what a short talk or text may be about.
Model simple responses: “I like basketball,” “People play cricket in India,” and “I think this text is about football.”.
Slide 1 — Sports Around the World
Slide 2 — A ball can be kicked into a goal in football or thrown through a hoop in basketball. Both…
Slide 3 — Today we will find out…
Slide 4 — Look for Clues
Slide 5 — Talk About Sports
Slide 6 — Share Your Prediction
Slide 7 — Find Main Points
Slide 8 — Sports Around Us
Slide 9 — What We Learned
Slide 10 — Remember and Apply
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Students — view the images and captions, repeat and record useful sports vocabulary, and use visual or word clues to make predictions. | Identifies two sports correctly — 1 point each. Makes one prediction supported by a picture or key word — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points. | |
| Pair Speaking Practice 8 min |
Questions to the class:
Ask: “What sport do you like?”.
Ask: “Where do people play cricket?”.
Ask: “What clues helped you predict the topic?”.
Answers:
Expected answer: “I like …” or “I like playing …”.
Expected answer: “People play cricket in India,” or another accurate response based on the lesson material.
Expected answer: “The picture/key word … helped me.”.
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Students — take turns asking and answering the questions with a partner using simple phrases or sentences. Students — listen to the expected answers and compare them with their own responses. | Answers each of the three questions with a relevant phrase or sentence — 1 point each. Stage maximum — 3 points. | question cards, sports picture cards |
| Reading Main Points 10 min |
Instructions:
Give students a short, supported text about sports around the world with a small set of related pictures and key words.
Ask students to identify the sports mentioned and the main point of the text.
Guide students to use headings, pictures, and repeated key words as clues.
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Students — read the short text, identify the sports mentioned, and state its main point with support from the pictures or key words. | Identifies two sports stated in the text — 1 point each. States the main point accurately — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points. | short reading text, picture and key-word handout |
| Independent Assignment 8 min |
Instructions:
Assign students to read a short paragraph about one sport and write its main point.
Ask students to add one simple sentence about whether they like the sport and why.
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Students — complete the written assignment independently, identifying the paragraph’s main point and writing one simple opinion sentence. | Identifies the paragraph’s main point — 2 points. Writes a relevant sentence expressing an opinion — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points. | |
| Reflection 4 min |
Runs the "Aim at the target" reflection. Students launch the catapult at the target that matches their feeling about the lesson.
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Students complete the "Aim at the target" reflection and assess their understanding of the topic. | Shares one relevant new fact or sports example — 1 point. Names one useful prediction or reading clue — 1 point. Stage maximum — 2 points. |
Health and safety compliance
| Health and safety compliance | Keep a clear, unobstructed classroom space and handle picture cards and handouts carefully. During any movement-based response, walk rather than run and leave enough space between classmates. |
Material details
- Material type
- Lesson Plan
- Subject
- English
- Grade
- Grade 4
- Language
- English
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