Different sports
Cambridge Primary English Grade 4 · Unit 3: Sport · Lesson 7 · Term 1 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Play do go · Question tags
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Lesson idea
Fen and Ju try table tennis, baseball and skateboarding at Sports night, and we learn play, do and go, and question tags.
Lesson vocabulary: curious: wanting to know about something · concentrate: to think carefully about one thing · coach: a person who trains a team · knee pads: soft covers that protect your knees · helmet: a hard hat for safety · non-competitive: not about winning
Key points
- We say play with a ball, do for non-competitive activities without a ball and go for activities that end in -ing.
- Question tags are short questions at the end of a statement: Volleyball is fun, isn't it?
- A positive statement has a negative tag. We put a comma before the tag and a question mark after it.
Lesson questions (15)
- Where did Fen and Ju meet?
Answer: Outside the school hall - What was Ju curious about first?
Answer: Table tennis - What did Ju say is amazing about table tennis?
Answer: How fast the ball moves - Who wanted to join the table tennis club?
Answer: Fen - What did the coach tell Fen?
Answer: Concentrate only on the ball - How many times did Fen miss the ball at first?
Answer: Three - Why wasn't Ju sure about skateboarding?
Answer: She didn't want to fall and hurt herself - What safety things do you wear for skateboarding?
Answer: A helmet and knee pads - Complete: I ___ karate.
Answer: do - Complete: We ___ swimming on Saturday.
Answer: go - Complete: They ___ tennis after school.
Answer: play - Complete: Table tennis is great, ___ it?
Answer: isn't - Complete: We eat lots of fruit, ___ we?
Answer: don't - Complete: You can help me, ___ you?
Answer: can't - Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Answer: She wins a lot of matches, doesn't she?
About this lesson
“Different sports” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 4 (Unit 3: Sport) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “Where did Fen and Ju meet?” and “What was Ju curious about first?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
When do we use play, do and go with sports?
play is for ball sports: play baseball. do is for sports without a ball: do karate. go is for words ending in ing: go swimming.
What is a question tag?
A short question at the end of a sentence: Volleyball is fun, isn't it?
How do we form a question tag?
A positive sentence takes a negative tag, and a negative sentence takes a positive tag: It isn't hard, is it?
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.