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 a team

this sport resembles the players you need

it is very popular in it’s a sort of a goalkeeper

is played in mixture of a match lasts for

un match dure se joue avec ce sport ressemble

se joue en c’est très populaire en les joueurs

un gardien __ équipes de __ joueurs mélange de

on a besoin de c’est une sorte 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.

Ideas:• what it’s called

• how many teams & players• which country it’s played in

• 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)

Working individually,

invent your own sport & write a

description of it. Be original!