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Sport Documentary Worksheets

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Before you watch

1 Label the pictures with these words.

athletics cricket football horse racing rowing rugby running tennis

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2 Do you know these British sporting events? 3 Choose four sports from exercise 1 and write
Write the sports played at them. Use five of the the name of a famous sportsperson for each
words in exercise 1. one. Compare with a partner.
1 Wimbledon 1
2 Grand National 2
3 University Boat Race 3
4 The Ashes 4
5 London Marathon
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4 You’re going to watch a documentary about sport in the UK. Watch and number the sports 1–7 in the
order you see them.
cricket
football
horse racing
rowing
rugby
running
tennis

5 Read the facts about football in 1–6 and guess the answers.

1 Football is ... popular.

a very b not very
2 There are about … spectators in the biggest stadiums.
a 9,000 b 90,000
3 It costs between ... and £100 to see a game.
a £15 b £50
4 David Beckham became famous at ... .
a Arsenal b Manchester United
5 Every year the top teams in England try to win the ... .
a FA Cup b World Cup
6 England won the World Cup in ... .
a 1960 b 1966

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Now watch this section and check your answers.

01:33–04:06

6 Watch this section. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?

1 The cricket season is in the summer. T/F
2 The batsman hits the ball with a bat. T/F
3 Rugby is only played in England. T/F
4 Girls can play rugby. T/F
5 The Wimbledon tournament started in 2011. T/F
6 Women can’t play tennis at Wimbledon. T/F
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While you watch

04:06–06:03

7 Watch this section and match 1–4 with a–d.

1 The University Boat Race a is the biggest horse race of the year.
2 The Grand National b is on the River Thames.
3 The 2012 Summer Olympics c had 40,000 people in it.
4 The London Marathon d were in London.

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8 Watch the whole documentary. Shout Stop! when you see the photographs below. Tell the class what is
happening.
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After you watch

9 Work in pairs and interview your partner. Ask and answer the questions below and note down
their answers.

SPORT QUESTIONNAIRE

1 What sports do you play? Choose from these sports, or

add your own.
football tennis badminton rugby

2 How often do you play sports?

Every day Once a week Once a month Never

3 Where do you play sports?

At school In the park At the sports centre

4 What is your favourite sport to watch? Why?

5 What sports are popular in your country?

6 Who is your favourite sportsperson? Why?

Optional activity
Write about your partner. Use their answers to the questions in the Sports Questionnaire. Tell the class
about your partner.
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After you watch

10 Choose a sportsperson you admire. Find out about his or her life. Use the Internet to help you. Make
notes about the person in the table.

My sporting hero / heroine is

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Where and when born?

Family (parents / brothers / sisters)

How and when he / she started in sport

Greatest achievements

Interesting facts about this person

Why I admire him / her

Optional activity
Write a presentation about the sportsperson you researched. Use the notes you made in the table and include
some pictures too. Give your presentation to a small group or the rest of the class. Answer any questions.
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