Sports and exercise random pelmanism comparing practice

Sports and exercise random pelmanism comparing practice

Choose two sports or kinds of exercise such as those in the left columns on the next page. Say one way in which the two activities are similar and one way they are different, using phrases like the ones on this page. Cross off the phrases, names of sports/ exercises and useful vocabulary that you use so that different language needs to be used in the following turns. Continue doing the same with different pairs of things until you run out of ideas or until your teacher stops the game.

Useful language for comparing/ contrasting
Language to talk about similarities	Language to talk about differences
Like…,… …. Similarly,… …  both… Both… and… Neither… nor… and so… … as well … too and neither… extremely/ very/ fairly similar (to…) … share… … and… have… in common exactly/ almost/ nearly the same	In contrast,… In complete contrast,… …, whereas… …, while… Unlike…,… Compared to…,… much/ considerably/ slightly/ a tiny bit …er (than…) far/ substantially/ a little …er (than…) a lot/ quite a lot/ a bit/ very slightly more… (than…) not (quite/ nearly) as… as… the main/ biggest/ most important difference completely/ totally/ very different (to…) slightly/ a little/ a bit different (to…)

When your teacher stops the game, ask about any comparisons language you weren’t sure how to use, sports/ exercises you don’t know, etc, working together to make suitable comparisons each time.

  

800 metres aerobics American football aqua aerobics archery Aussie rules badminton backstroke ballroom dancing baseball basketball billiards body building (ten-pin) bowling boxercise breaststroke butterfly canoeing crawl/ freestyle cricket croquet cycling darts decathlon diving dog racing F1/ Formula One fishing (field) hockey football/ soccer fun run (ultimate) frisbee golf handball hiking (pommel) horse horse racing hurdles (ice) hockey (ice) skating javelin jogging karate kayaking

long jump (half-)marathon MMA motorcycling mountaineering playing catch polo pool relay rock climbing roller-skating rowing rugby/ rugger sailing scuba (diving) shooting shotput skateboarding skiing skipping snooker snowboarding softball speed walking (hot) spin sprint squash sumo wrestling surfing table tennis taekwondo tai chi/ qi gong tennis triathlon triple jump ultramarathon vault (beach) volleyball water polo weight training wind surfing working out wrestling yachting (hot) yoga

aerobic athletics ball sport bar/ pub (sport) bat/ batter baton bet/ gamble bounce bowl(er) (red/ yellow) card catch chant/ cheer cheerleader coin toss college sports concussion (non-)contact court danger (sport) defence/der doubles draw dribble endurance extra time extreme (sport) false start field flag foul gloves goal(ie/keeper) goggles half time handicap helmet hole ice individual sport injury innings jersey judge jump (free) kick lane

lap martial arts net offside (knee) pads park pass penalty photo finish pitch(er) pole pro(fessional) puck racket referee/ umpire return run saddle sent off serve score shoot/ shot shuttlecock slope snow spectator (sport) spikes spin stadium starting blocks strength strike supporters synchronised tackle team sport throw timeout touchdown/ try track tracksuit trainers underarm water sports winter sport wood

 

Brainstorming stage

Without looking above, put as many suitable words and phrases as you can in each column. Many things not above are also possible.

Compare with the original tables, then share any other language that you brainstormed.

Presentation/ Further practice

Without looking above, use similar language to explain the differences between the things on the same line here:

billiards/ snooker/ pool

cycling/ motorcycling

the two meanings of hockey

marathon/ half-marathon/ fun run

rock climbing/ mountaineering

the two meanings of diving

sailing/ yachting

the two meanings of boarder

weight training/ body building/ working out

the two meanings of bike/ the two meanings of biker

aerobics/ aerobic sport

basketball/ the basket

rugby player/ rugger

bounce/ rebound

chant/ cheer/ yell

spectators/ supporters

trainers/ tracksuit

even/ a draw

flying start/ false start

Correct these expressions

playing catch ball X                 

cheer girl X

do aerobic X

beach volley X

billiard X

goggle X

Check as a class.