Sharipov Dosnazar Sport

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Sports & Games
Grade 7 · 45 Minutes · Teacher: Sharipov Dosnazar
COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

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Aims & Objectives
Aims of the Lesson
Broaden understanding of sports collocations,
pronunciation patterns, and reading
comprehension
Embed formative assessment (peer review,
self-assessment, real-time checks) at every
stage
Enhance communicative competence within
the Sports and Games domain
By the End, Students Will…
Match 8+ of 13 sports terms to do / go / play
collocations
Categorize target words into /eɪ/ and /aɪ/
sound columns with 80% accuracy
Scan blog posts and infer idiomatic meanings
(e.g., goofy-foot)

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Warm-Up: The Sports Hook
5 MINUTES
APPENDIX 1
Discussion Prompts
Do you like basketball, football, or tennis?
Which sport do you prefer?
Do you play any sports?
Formative Diagnostic
Listen carefully for collocation errors — e.g., "I play cycling" vs. "I go
cycling." Note patterns to address later in the lesson.

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Collocation Matrix: do · go · play
12 MINUTES
EXERCISE 1 · PEER REVIEW
Activity Steps
1.
2.
3.
4.
Match pictures A–M to the 13 sports words
Group each sport under do, go, or play
Swap notebooks — use the teacher key to check
Discuss: team vs. solo sports (Exercise 2)
Teacher Role: Circulate with an observation checklist. Note common errors for immediate whole-class clarification.

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Pronunciation Focus: Diphthong Sorting
8 MINUTES
EXERCISE 3 · REAL-TIME VISUAL CHECK
Sound Columns
Call out each word — students raise their card before playing the
audio. Instantly spot class-wide patterns, correct
mispronunciations, then confirm with the audio track.
/eɪ/ — Green Card
sailing · baseball · play
/aɪ/ — Yellow Card
cycling · bike · fly · riding

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Teenblog Decoding
12 MINUTES
SOPHIE WHITE & BEN'S BLOGS
Students read both blog posts independently, then use peer answer guides to self-correct —
highlighting missed facts and discussing why Ben uses the term goofy-foot from context.
01
Read
Sophie's and Ben's blogs silently
02
Answer
Complete Exercises 4 & 5 independently
03
Peer Check
Swap answer guides, highlight gaps
04
Discuss
Infer goofy-foot from text context

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Comprehension Questions
Sophie's Blog
1. How many women and girls do Sophie's sport?
2. What does Sophie do at the weekend?
3. What does Sophie want to do at Loughborough
University?
Ben's Blog
1. Where does Ben prefer to be?
2. Why does Ben go snowboarding every day?
3. Ben says he's goofy-foot — what does this
mean?
Key inference: Goofy-foot =
snowboarding with the right foot
forward (opposite of regular stance).

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Exit Ticket: Traffic Light Self-Assessment
6 MINUTES
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Green
Yellow
Red
I can accurately name sports and use
I need more practice with the /eɪ/ and
I found reading the blog text difficult
do, go, and play correctly.
/aɪ/ sound differences.
and need extra support.
Plus: Write down 1 new sport word you used correctly today.

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Assessment & Evaluation
Speaking & Vocabulary Rubric
Criteria
Excellent (5)
Good (4)
Student Self-Assessment Checklist
Developing
(3)
Vocabulary
&
Collocations
All correct,
no errors
Minor errors
Frequent
confusion
Pronunciati
on
All sounds
correct
1–2 minor
mistakes
Struggles
with sounds
Reading
Comprehen
sion
All answers
+ inference
Most correct
Needs
guidance
☐ I can match sports pictures A–M to their names
☐ I know when to use do, go, and play
☐ I can pronounce /eɪ/ in sailing and /aɪ/ in cycling
☐ I can find specific details in a sports blog

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Homework: Teenblog Creator
Challenge
2 MINUTES TO SET
WRITTEN TASK
Write a 5-sentence blog post for Teenblog about your favorite sport or game:
Name your sport
Use the correct collocation: do, go, or play
Team or solo?
Is it done alone or with others?
Frequency & enjoyment
How often do you do it, and why?
Sound challenge
Include at least 2 words with /eɪ/ or /aɪ/ sounds