GREAT LEARNERS GREAT THINKERS
HEALTHY BODIES AND MINDS
Lesson aim: To think about how different sports and types of exercise can be good for us Video: Supporting new Olympic sports SEL Social and emotional learning: Managing mental stress and tiredness
5 Sport and physical exercise can help us to stay healthy. Read about three different types of exercise and how they help. THREE TYPES OF EXERCISE 1 AEROBIC EXERCISE When you do this frequently, you build stamina. You can continue to do exercise for a long time and don’t get tired immediately as your heart becomes more efficient at sending oxygen to your muscles. 2 EXERCISE TO BUILD YOUR STRENGTH When you do exercise, you don’t only want to make your heart strong, but also make your muscles strong. This helps you to stay active and full of energy. Strong muscles protect your body. 3 EXERCISE TO IMPROVE YOUR FLEXIBILITY This exercise helps your muscles to move easily and in many different positions. You need good flexibility to swim, dance or do gymnastics, but also to play football or basketball. Lorem ipsum 6a speaking Work in a small group. Think about the sports you saw in the video in 2. Discuss which types of exercise you think each one offers and how. 6b Individually, choose a sport that you like and think about the type(s) of exercise in 5 that it offers.
speaking Ask and answer these questions. 1 Which of these sports do you think are Olympic sports?
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Skateboarding/Badminton/Climbing/Surfing/Rowing/Karate/Softball 2 Which of the sports in 1 have you tried? Which would you like to try? Watch a video about Olympic sports and the financial help they need. Note down any extra information you hear about each of the sports in 1. video
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Watch again and complete the sentences with between one and
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video
three words per gap or a number. 1 Britain has just given money to different sports. 2 The young skateboarder says that this will take away some of his
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3 More money has been given to the
teams than any other sport
mentioned. 4 The expert says they are using the money to win
but also to help
athletes be they can be. 5 Carla Burkitt can’t train as much as some of her competitors because she . 6 To get money, you need to show you can compete and that you can other people to try the sport. 7 This Olympic money can help people to realise there are lots of other sports to play, not just .
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Work in groups. Compare the sports
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you each chose in 6b. How healthy do you think each one is?
speaking Follow these instructions. 1 Think about the ideas in the video you have just seen. Now think of a colour that you think represents the main idea(s) from the video. Make some notes explaining or justifying your choice. 2 Now choose or create a symbol that represents the main idea(s). Again, make notes to explain your choice. 3 Choose or create an image that represents the main idea(s). Add some notes again. 4 In small groups, share and explain your answers in 1, 2 and 3. How similar or different are they?
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There is an old phrase which says ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’. What do you think of this phrase? GREAT LEARNERS Great learners have a good intellectual and physical balance SEL
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