Unit 6 Extra Worksheet Notes

FAMOUS ATHLETES

Aim: Give Ss practice asking and answering questions

in an information gap activity.
Preparation: Make one copy of the worksheet for every
three Ss. Cut the copies in three.
Comment: Use after the Discussion on page 39.

■ Ss work in groups of three. Give Chart A to S1, ■ Ss complete the task.

Chart B to S2, and Chart C to S3. Point out that ■ Ss look at each other’s charts to check their
they cannot look at each other’s charts. information.
■ Explain the task. Ss ask and answer questions to ■ Option: After they complete the task, Ss role-play
complete their charts. Elicit questions they can ask: interviews with the sports personalities in the chart
“What sport does he/she play? Where is he/she (or with different sports personalities). One S is the
from? Where does he/she live now? What sports personality and the other two Ss are
interesting fact do you know about him/her?” interviewers.
■ Tell the Ss they can use the people’s first name
only. However, if they want to know how to
pronounce the people’s last names, Novak
Djokovic’s last name is pronounced / ˈdʒɔkɔvɪtʃ /.
Michelle Wie’s is pronounced / wi /, and Albert
Pujols’s is pronounced / puˈhɔls /.

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Unit 6 Extra Worksheet

FAMOUS ATHLETES

Chart A
Novak Michelle Albert
Djokovic Wie Pujols

Sport baseball

Where from Serbia

Where now the U.S.

Interesting fact She is 6 feet 1 inch tall.

Chart B
Novak Michelle Albert
Djokovic Wie Pujols

Sport tennis

Where from Hawaii, U.S.

Where now Monaco

He has a foundation for
Interesting fact people with Down syndrome.

Chart C
Novak Michelle Albert
Djokovic Wie Pujols

Sport golf

Where from Dominican Republic

Where now Florida, U.S.

He won a bronze medal in
Interesting fact
the 2008 Olympics.

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