Ms.
Isha Aditi
HKMA David Li Kwok Po College Dhar
S4 Listening Skills Practice: The benefits of sports
Listen to the classroom conversation about the benefits of sports and complete the
questions given below:
A. Warm-Up:
Match the words and expressions with the correct definition and write a–h next to the numbers
1–8.
to1……..
changedespite a.
subject (of a conversation etc.) to be more important than
2…….. come
something in handy
else be useful b.
3…….. toto
difficult donegotiate
regardless of c.
4…….. to motivate d. to make someone want to do something in a positive way
5…….. at the end of the day e. to discuss something in order to come to an agreement
with another person
6…….. to outweigh f.
in the end
7…….. easier said than done g.
B. Check
8…….. your on
to move understanding:
h. true or false
The class have already talked about at least three of the
1. physical effects sport has on the human body. True False
Doing sport can slow down the production of chemicals True False
2. in the brain that make us feel good.
3. There are no real benefits associated with doing individual sport. True
False
4. Swimmers or tennis players are responsible for their own achievements. True
False
5. Being part of a team requires you to practice more regularly. True False
6. Collaborating with other members is essential for a team to be True
False
successful.
7. The skills you learn in a team sport are transferable to everyday life. True
False
8. It doesn’t matter which sport you choose, as long as you’re good at it. True
False
C. Summarize the key points mentioned about playing sports:
Benefits of sports (Group-B) 1. ______________________________________
2. ______________________________________
Benefit of sports (Group-D) 1. ______________________________________
How is sport good for the
mind? 1. Because of __________________ released by the _______________ that
make us feel __________________ and relaxed.
2. Improve our capacity to ______________________
Examples of individual sports
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
How can we succeed in
individual sports? 1. By having _______________________________
2. With ___________________________________
Advantages of group sports 1. Easier to stay ____________ as you ______________________________.
2. More __________________ and __________________ as you’re with your
group members
3. Less likely to suffer from _________________________ as team members
____________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
Skills required for working 1. __________________________________
successfully as a team
2. __________________________________