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Football and Sport Culture
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Football and Sport Culture

B1en35 min

What you'll learn

  • Talk about football and sport culture with confidence.
  • Read and understand passages about football and sport culture.

Tips for this lesson

  • Repeat new words out loud several times.
  • Try to use today's vocabulary in your own sentences.
  • Don't worry about mistakes — they help you learn!
Step 1 of 7
1Warm-up

Vocabulary

Learn the following words and repeat after your tutor.

  • tradition
    tradition
    /trəˈdɪʃn/
    noun
  • heritage
    heritage
    /ˈherɪtɪdʒ/
    noun
  • diverse
    diverse
    /daɪˈvɜːs/
    adjective
  • ceremony
    ceremony
    /ˈserəməni/
    noun
  • football
    football
    /football/
    noun
  • discuss
    discuss
    /dɪˈskʌs/
    verb
Step 2 of 7
2Fill the blanks

Practice Conversation

Complete the dialogue with your own answers.

Teacher
Teacher
Let's talk about football and sport culture. What do you think?
Student
Student
I think football and sport culture is very interesting.
Teacher
Teacher
Can you tell me more? Give me an example.
Student
Student
For example, I often...
Teacher
Teacher
That's great! How about in your daily life?
Student
Student
In my daily life, I...
Step 3 of 7
3Fill the blanks

Practice Conversation

Complete the dialogue with your own answers.

Teacher
Teacher
Let's talk about football and sport culture. What do you think?
Student
Student
I think football and sport culture is very interesting.
Teacher
Teacher
Can you tell me more? Give me an example.
Student
Student
For example, I often...
Teacher
Teacher
That's great! How about in your daily life?
Student
Student
In my daily life, I...
Step 4 of 7
4Read aloud

Read Aloud

Read your lines aloud with your tutor. Pay attention to pronunciation.

A conversation about football and sport culture.
A conversation about football and sport culture.
You: student · Tutor: tutor
Teacher
Teacher
Today we're discussing football and sport culture. What's your experience with it?
Student
Student
Well, I've always been interested in football and sport culture. I think it's quite relevant.
Teacher
Teacher
Can you elaborate on why you find it relevant?
Student
Student
Certainly. In my opinion, football and sport culture affects our daily lives in many ways.
Teacher
Teacher
That's a good point. Would you say it's more positive or negative?
Student
Student
I'd say it has both positive and negative aspects. On one hand...
Step 5 of 7
5Word order

Word Order

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.

Example
English.learningamII am learning English.
  1. Sentence 1
    Tap the words below to build the sentence.
  2. Sentence 2
    Tap the words below to build the sentence.
  3. Sentence 3
    Tap the words below to build the sentence.
Step 6 of 7
6Picture prompts

Picture Discussion

Look at the images and answer the questions.

Ex. What can you see in this picture?
  1. football and sport culture scene
    #1

    Describe what you see in this picture about football and sport culture.

  2. people engaged in football and sport culture
    #2

    What is happening in this image?

  3. football and sport culture context
    #3

    How does this picture relate to today's topic?

Step 7 of 7
7Speak freely

Discussion

Discuss these questions with your tutor. Try to give detailed answers.

  1. 1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of football and sport culture?
  2. 2.How has football and sport culture changed in recent years?
  3. 3.What advice would you give someone learning about football and sport culture?
  4. 4.How is football and sport culture different in your country compared to English-speaking countries?