American Sports
Episode of the series Awesome Stuff
The episode
Explore football, basketball, baseball, and the Super Bowl — and find out why American football and British football are two completely different games.
Episode worksheets (2)
- Student sheet In your teacher account
- Teacher sheet In your teacher account
Teaching guide
Objective & content
Jeff, the guide this time, explains American sports to Jessa in a light survey of football, basketball, baseball and the Super Bowl. They start with why "football" is a game played mostly with the hands, then move to the 1891 story of James Naismith and his peach baskets, the diamond and four bases of baseball, and the big day of the Super Bowl. The language focus is the present simple and superlatives (the biggest day), with one short past simple story about basketball. Learners listen for rules, numbers and sports words at A1+. One line to listen for: "As in, for peaches."
Materials & prerequisites
- The student sheet and the teacher sheet (PDF and HTML versions) from the episode's printables.
- Learners should already know the present simple and basic sports words.
Curriculum alignment
Tagged c3-child-and-wider-environment (cycle 3, 6e). The episode targets CEFR A1+.
Possible adaptations
- Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
- Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
- Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.
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