Bangkok Dangerous, The Blind Side, The Last Song, Breakfast with Scot & Wimbledon: Sports

We always talk about sports in EFL/ESL classes. These segments are all great and perfect to brainstorm the topic.








I. Talk to a friend.

- Do you play any sports? Are you a good soccer player? Basketball player? Baseball player? Tennis player? Swimmer?

- Do you like to exercise? How often do you do it?

- Do you like to watch sports on TV? Which ones?

- Do you like watching car races?

- Do you think athletes earn enough money, not enough money or too much money?Explain it.

- Do you think everybody should practice sports?

- What do you think is the most popular sport in the world?

- What is the most dangerous sport?

- What is the most expensive sport?

- What sports do you hate to watch?

- Which sport would you not let your child play? Why?


II. Watch the movie segments below. Then answer the questions about each of the segments you will see.

1. What is the sport in the segment?

2. How many players does each side have?

3. Describe, using your own words, how the sport is played.

4. Describe the scene?

5. What are the most exciting and the least interesting features of the sport?

6. Have you ever played it? Would you like to play it (again)?

7. How popular is this sport in your country?

8. Do you know any famous athlete who plays it?


SEGMENT 1: Bangkok Dangerous: Muay Thai (Thai Boxing)

SEGMENT 2: The Blind Side: Football

SEGMENT 3: Breakfast with Scot: Ice Hockey

SEGMENT 4: The Last Song: Beach Volleyball

SEGMENT 5: Wimbledon: Tennis

 MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - BANGKOK DANGEROUS

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - THE BLIND SIDE

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - THE LAST SONG

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - BREAKFAST WITH SCOT

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - WIMBLEDOM