Topic:  Sport. We are the Champions.
Objectives:  By the end of the lesson students will be able:
- to speak about Ukrainian sportsmen;
- to recognize lexical units connected with sport  in reading, listening;
- to use the words of the topic “Sport” in speech;
- to work in pairs;
- to interview each other.
Level: Pre-Intermediate 
Equipment: a multimedia projector, a computer, a screen, cards, a book.

                                        PROCEDURE
I. Introduction.
1. Greeting.
•    Good afternoon, dear children.
•    Nice to meet you.
•    How are you today? 

2. Warming up.
Our body needs training, but our tongue needs it too. Let`s get ready to speak English and show our favourite phonetic drill. Look at the screen, listen and repeat the tongue-twister. 
I like to run out in the sun, 
It`s such a fun to run, to run.
T: Open your copybooks, write down the date. Pay attention to the topic of our lesson: A sound mind is in a sound body.
•    Read this sentence, translate.
•    Do you agree with this proverb?
•    What can you say about it?
II. Main part.
1.  Speaking practice
Answer the questions:
•    Is sport very important in your life?
•    Do you go in for sports?
•    What kinds of sports are very popular in our school?
•    Is there a swimming pool in our school?
•    Would you like to have it?
•    What sports competitions took place in our school last time?
•    Who took part in those competitions?
•    Who showed the best results?
2. Vocabulary spidergram
You know many kinds of sports. Let`s remember. Come to the blackboard and write the name of the sport.
         jumping                                      running               tennis                          Sport                   football                               
 scuba-diving                     volleyball
            snorkeling             basketball

3. Matching
There are other different kinds of sports. Look at the screen. Match the picture to the name of sport.
 

4. Speaking practice. Making sentences.
Look at the mind map and at the screen and make up sentences using the words:
•    As for me …
•    I thing …
•    I believe …
•    To my mind …

5.  Guessing game.
And now, pupils, I`ll give you some descriptions. Read them, try to guess what kind of sport is it?
a)    It is a game. Both men and women can play it. The players have a ball. They play the ball with their hands. There are 6 players in every team. (Volleyball)

b)    It is a very beautiful kind of sports. It gives the sportsmen strength, rhythm and grace. The sportsmen do some exercises or dance to the music. The sportsmen have beautiful costumes too.                  (Figure-skating)

c)    This game is played in our country: at schools, universities and sports clubs. It was first played in the USA. The team has 5 players. They bounce the ball in the floor up and down with one hand. They try to throw the ball into the basket.                                                                               (Basketball)

d)    It is the most popular game in England and in our country. The players have a ball. The game lasts for 90 minutes. The players try to score a goal.                                                                                                    (Football)
6. True\False Game
 Let`s play a little. I will say short sentences. Repeat the sentence if it`s true for you, but say nothing, if it`s false.
•    I do my morning exercises every day.
•    Sport isn`t popular in Ukraine.
•    We go in for sports.
•    Sport is very important in our life.
•    I don`t like swimming.
•    We have a swimming pool in our school.
•    We want to be champions.
•    I take part in sport competitions.
7. Checking home assignment.
Your home assignment was to read about Cathy Freeman. (Oxford Team, Workbook   p. 23) and answer the questions in a written form. Let’s check nit now.
a)    What distance clothes Cathy Freeman run?
b)    Where did she break the Olympic record?
c)    How many Olympic gold medals has she won?

8. Speaking and listening practice
Now we`ll speak about Ukrainian Champions. You have prepared the presentations about Ukrainian Champions. Let`s watch and listen to some of them.
P1 – A. Shevchenko
P2 – Yana Klochkova
P3 – S. Bubka
P4 – Br. Klychko
P5 – L. Podkopayeva

9. Relaxation. Sing the song
And now let`s relax. Listen and sing the song “We are the Champions”. (Oxford Team, SB p. 31)

11. Making dialogues. Interviewing.
 And now image that a reporter came to you and he wants to interview you about your favourite kind of sports. Who will be a reporter? Let`s start, please.
1)    Do you like sport? Why?
2)    What winter sport do you know?
3)    Can you play hockey?
4)    Are you good at skating?
5)    What summer sports do you know?
6)    Do you want to keep fit? Why?
7)    What kinds of sports do you like best of all?
8)    What famous sportsmen do you know?
9)    Why do people go in for sports?

III. Summing up.
1 Evaluation
2 Home assignment
Write a composition about your favourite kind of sport.