Les Sports Bizarres!
L/o: To create detailed descriptions of sports
Can you tell which picture is of which sport?
Match these key phrases in your book.
is played with
__ teams of __ players
this sport resembles
the players
it is very popular in
is played in
se joue en
un gardien
you need
it’s a sort of
mixture of
un match dure
se joue avec
a goalkeeper
a match lasts for
ce sport ressemble
c’est très populaire en
__ équipes de __ joueurs
on a besoin de
a team
c’est une sorte de
les joueurs
mélange de
une équipe
Extension: Choose a sport and use the phrases above to help write a
description of it in French, WITHOUT saying the name of the sport
(e.g. this sport is played on a field with two teams of eleven players)
Des Sports Différents
1. What makes a korfball team different to a basketball team?
2. Which countries is korfball played in?
3. How many players are in a hurling team?
4. What protective equipment do hurling players have?
5. How many pesapallo clubs are there in Finland?
6. What 2 items does it say you need to play pesapallo?
7. Where was bossaball invented?
8. What is unusual about where bossaball games are played?
9. How many players are on a jorkyball team?
10.What does it say jorkyball is like?
11.How many players are on the pitch in a motoball game? (careful!)
12. Where are motoball games played?
13. How long does a match of hockey subaquatique last?
14. Name 3 pieces of equipment the players would have.
Now work out how to say these phrases in French.
1. This sport is played with twelve teams of three
players.
2. It’s a sort of football and it’s very popular in England.
3. This sport resembles cricket, you need a bat and ball.
4. It’s a mixture of tennis and skateboarding.
5. This sport is played in a swimming pool and a match
lasts for twenty minutes.
Working
Ideas:
individually,
• what it’s called
invent your own
sport & write a
• how many teams & players
description of it.
• which country it’s played in
Be original!
• where it’s played (e.g. in a gym)
• what other sports it’s like
• what equipment is needed
• how long games last
• what sort of sport it is (e.g. team sport)