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ANG 2101 Strange Sport Activities (15p)
ANG 2101 Strange Sport Activities (15p)
ANG-2101-4
English, Second Language, Secondary Cycle 1
STUDENT BOOKLET
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Caroline Levasseur
adapted by Terri Charchuk, December 2016
WELCOME TO YOUR
LEARNING AND EVALUATION SITUTATION
This Learning and Evaluation Situation has 4 tasks for you to complete.
MATERIAL ALLOWED:
You can use a bilingual dictionary for Tasks 1, 3 and 4.
You can use a bilingual dictionary, grammar book, student book and course notes for Task 2.
SITUATION DESCRIPTION:
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TASK 1: LEARNING ABOUT STRANGE SPORT ACTIVITIES
You visit the webpage for your community centre to learn more about the
Strange Sport Activities Festival. On the site, you find information about
three unusual acitivities: Quidditch, Extreme Ironing and Hot Yoga. You
decide to read and listen to the information on these activities.
EXTREME IRONING
(Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njHE4S-HD3I
Watch the video and answer the following questions (circle one answer):
EXTREME IRONING
(Text)
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Now read the following text about EXTREME IRONING and complete the chart with the
correct information at the bottom of this page.
Extreme Ironing is an extreme sport and a performance art. People who play this unusual sport go
to a remote location and iron clothes! They call themselves ‘ironists’ and get a thrill from taking
their ironing board, iron and some of their wrinkly clothes to extreme places and photograph
themselves while ironing. Some of the places they have gone to include extreme altitudes,
underwater, off the edge of cliffs, and on top of vehicles. According to the official website,
extreme ironing is “the latest danger sport that combines the thrill of doing an extreme outdoor
activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt.”
Fill in the chart with information from the text.
Complete sentences are not necessary.
EXTREME IRONING
Name given to
the players
Equipment
Possible places
Advantage of
this activity
EXTREME IRONING
Rating (Reading):
2 4 6 8 10
see Instructional Grid for details
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QUIDDITCH
(Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRfkG6Zxkc0
Watch the video and answer the following questions (circle one answer):
2. The chasers:
a. Fly on the brooms
b. Can play without brooms
c. Run with the brooms
4. The beaters :
a. Try to get the coloured balls
b. Try to stop the chasers
c. Try to get the golden snitch
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QUIDDITCH
(Text)
Without the help of magic, there were a few modifications required to the rules, but fans of Harry
Potter would be happy with the adaptation. There's no actual flying involved – but players do
hold brooms between their legs and run around the field in an attempt to throw balls through
round hoops.
Rules
In the real world, Quidditch is played by both males and females and seven people are on each
team. There are three circular goals (often circular tubes on top of PVC pipes) placed at each end
of the pitch. All players are required to carry a broom between their legs at all times. Volleyballs
are used as the quaffle and dodgeballs are used as the bludgers. The Snitch is simply a tennis ball
contained in a sock tucked in the waistband of the snitch runner. The team with the most points
after the “snitch” is captured wins the match.
As an indication of how much the sport has grown, there is an International Quidditch
Association, and a Quidditch World Cup. This is a popular game on college campuses in
England.
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Fill in the chart with information from the text.
Complete sentences are not necessary.
QUIDDITCH
Countries where
you can play
Number of players
Equipment
QUIDDITCH
Rating (Reading):
1 2 3 4 5
see Instructional Grid for details
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HOT YOGA
(Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAyi3_yaABA
Watch the video and answer the following questions (circle one answer):
1. Participants must:
a. Drink a lot of water before the exercise
b. Drink a lot of water after the exercise
c. Drink a lot of water during and after the exercise
2. Participants will do :
a. 26 postures twice
b. 26 postures
c. Between 10 and 20 postures
3. A course lasts :
a. Half an hour
b. One hour
c. An hour and a half
4. This activity is for :
a. Only strong and flexible people
b. Everybody
c. People with back problems
5. The main benefit of this activity is:
a. Intoxication
b. Hydration
c. Detoxification
HOT YOGA
Rating (Listening):
1 2 3 4 5
see Instructional Grid for details
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HOT YOGA
(Text)
Make no mistake: Bikram yoga is toasty! This style of yoga is practiced in a room with the
temperature well above body temperature (approx. 40.6 degrees Celsius or 105 degrees
Fahrenheit). Bikram consists of a set of 26 poses and two breathing exercises.
Origins
Bikram yoga was founded by Bikram Choudhury, who was born in Calcutta, India in 1946. He
started practicing yoga at the age of four under the guidance of Bishnu Ghosh. At 17, Choudhury
suffered a knee injury that led European doctors to believe that he would never walk again. Then,
yoga healed his knee and inspired him to found Bikram Yoga and take it to communities around
the world.
Benefits
Some of the benefits students of Bikram yoga enjoy include enhanced flexibility, successful
recovery from injury (due to deep stretching), and the endless flushing of toxins due to increased
perspiration.
What to bring
Water! Drink plenty of water before practice, during practice, and yup, you guessed it: tons of
water after practice. Hydration is very important in Bikram yoga to avoid dizziness and to give
you a break from the heat. Remember to take a floor mat and a towel.
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Fill in the chart with information from the text.
Complete sentences are not necessary.
HOT YOGA
Original name of
the activity
Place to practice
Benefits
Things to bring
HOT YOGA
Rating (Reading):
1 2 3 4 5
see Instructional Grid for details
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TASK 2: GETTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
ACTIVITIES
After reading and listening to information about the activities, you are
interested in participating. When you click on the MORE INFORMATION
button on the website, the following message appears:
Prepare notes on the next page to help you make your phone call. DO NOT WRITE
COMPLETE SENTENCES! When you are ready, go see your teacher to get more information
about the Strange Sports Activity Festival and take notes about the activities in the following
table:
Extreme
Ironing
Quidditch
Hot Yoga
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NOTES FOR INTERACTION:
Rating (Speaking):
8 16 24 32 40
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TASK 3: COMPARING STRANGE SPORT ACTIVITIES
You only have time to participate in one activity. You must decide which one
is the best for you. Compare the benefits and inconveniences of each activity
for you using information from Tasks 1 and 2 and your personal information.
Write your information in the table below. Complete sentences are not necessary. At the
bottom of the table, write the activity you choose and give two reasons for your choice.
Extreme
Ironing
Quidditch
Hot Yoga
Activity I
Choose +
Two Reasons
for Choice
Rating (Reading):
2 4 6 8 10
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TASK 4: INVITING YOUR FRIEND TO THE ACTIVITY
You decide to write an email to your friend to invite him/her to this activity
with you.
Use the following space to write ideas and practice writing your email.
(No points are given for this part.)
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Write the final version of your email in the space below.
Rating (Writing):
6 12 18 24 30
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