Pre-reading activity
“Brainstorming”
Students with another partner brainstorm on other
sports they know, such as football, tennis, basketball, boxing, horse
riding, volleyball.
1.
What sports are popular in Kazakhstan?
2.
What famous athletes from Kazakhstan do you
know?
Ss
answer the question, After T will explain the topic of the
lesson.
Descriptor
-finds the words to the topic
“Sport”
While-reading activity
Sports in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has got many traditional sports. Most of these
are games that involve riding horses, such baiga and kokpar.
Kazakhstan is also famous for its great athletes in modern sports,
too. Check out our top three sports in
Kazakhstan.
Cyclists
Have you got a bike? Lots of people in Kazakhstan do. In
fact, there are special bike paths in big cities such as Almaty.
Cycling is a popular sport and Kazakhstan has a special racing
team, Pro Astana. They wear blue and yellow cycling clothes, the
colours of the flag of Kazakhstan. Pro Astana cyclists win lots of
medals, including a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic
Games!
One to watch: Keep your eye on Oleg Zemlyakov, a young
cyclist from Petropavi. He's the winner of the 2016 Le Tour de
Filipinas, a big event with cyclists from all over the
world.
Boxing
This is the sport that makes Kazakhstan famous all over the
world. The always wins medals for boxing at every Olympic Games.
Their national team is the Astana Arlans and their sign is a
wolf.
One to watch: People from Astana to Los Angeles, California
know Gennady Golovkin's name. He is a great boxer and never loses a
fight. That's why people call him the Knock-Out
King'!
Football
The most popular sport in Kazakhstan is footbal. Lots of
people watch games between the teams in the Kazakhstan Premier
League. Some of these teams even compete with famous European teams
in the UEFA Champions League.
One to watch: Born in 1993, Bauyrzhan Islamkhan is a young
football player. He is the captain of Kairat, a team that plays in
the Kazakhstan Premier League! also plays for the national team of
Kazakhstan. He is a great
footballer.
Differentiation tasks
Level A
Read the sentence. Complete
sentences according to the “Missing Words"
strategy.
1. The country always wins medals for
…….at every Olympic Games.
2. Pro Astana ….. win lots of medals,
including a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
3. The most ……. sport in Kz is
football.
4. That’s why people …… “The Knock-out
King”
5. Some of these even ……. with famous
European teams in the
UEFA Champions League
Answer keys:
1. boxing
2. cyclists
3. popular
4. call him
5. compete
Descriptor
- reads the text
accurately
- completes
sentences with “Missing
words
Level B
Read the text and say are statement true or
false.
1. Kazakhstan has got many traditional
sports.
2. Cycling is the sport that makes
Kazakhstan famous all over the world
3. Bauyrzhan Islamkhan is a young football
player
4. Oleg Zemlyakov is the winner of the
2016 Tour de France.
5. Pro Astana racing team wear pink and
black cycling clothes.
Answer keys:
1. T
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. F
Descriptor
- reads the
text
- marks the sentences T/F
Level C
Answer the
questions
1. What are the top three sports in
Kazakhstan?
2. Why do Pro Astana wear blue and yellow
clothes?
3. What is the name of the national boxing
team in Kazakhstan?
4. Who is Gennady Golovkin?
5. Who is Bauyrzhan Islamkhan?
Answer keys:
1. cycling, boxing, football
2. Because, blue and yellow cycling
clothes, the colours of the flag of Kazakhstan
3. Astana Arlans
4. great boxer
5. He is a young football player, captain
of Kairat.
Descriptor
- reads the
text
-answers the
questions
Post-reading
activity
“Survey and
presentation”
Peer
work
Write questions
about todays topic, ask these questions to your classmates and mark
their answers. Make a presentation of your
survey.
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Descriptor:
A student presents the results
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