Lección 21: Read & Respond

Lección 21:
Otros deportes

Vocabulario

El tenis

Tennis (el tenis) is a popular sport.  You play with una raqueta, y una pelota.

There are 2 types of games:  individuales (1 player vs. 1 player) and dobles (2 players vs. 2 players).  Tennis is played en una cancha.  The ball must pass over (por encima de) the net (la red).

Match

Match the following

• una raqueta

• una pelota

• una red

• servir

• dobles

a racket

a ball

a net

to serve

doubles

• a racket

• a ball

• a net

• to serve

• doubles

Multiple Choice

La pelota necesita pasar _____ la red

• por encima de

• la raqueta

• individuales

• en la cancha

Vocabulario

El voleibol

Volleyball (el voleibol) is similar to tennis.  It is also played on a court (una cancha)  with a ball (un balón).  A player serves (sirve) the ball and it must pass over (por encima de) the net (la red) where another player returns (devuelve) it.  To score, the ball touches the floor (el suelo) of the opposing side.

Match

Match the following

• el balón

• el suelo

• devolver

• el voleibol

• por encima de

the ball

the floor

to return

volleyball

over

• the ball

• the floor

• to return

• volleyball

• over

Multiple Choice

El jugador sirve el balón. Pasa por encima de la red el un otro jugador ___ el balón.

• devuelve

• sirve

• golpea

• el suelo

Vocabulario

El athletismo

Track-and-Field (el athletismo) is played on a track (una pista).  The players are often runners (los corredores).  They run (corren) in a race (una carrera).

Match

Match the following

• el athletismo

• la pista

• la carrera

• el corredor

• correr

track and field

the track

the race

the runner

to run

• track and field

• the track

• the race

• the runner

• to run

Multiple Choice

Los corredores corren en la pista. La primera persona gana _____.

• la carrera

• la pista

• el athletismo

• corren

Vocabulario

El ciclismo

Cycling (El ciclismo) is also popular.  The cyclists (los ciclistas) ride (montan) a bicycle (una bicicleta).  Similar to track-and-field, the cyclists ride on a track (una pista) in a race (una carrera).

Match

Match the following

• el ciclismo

• el ciclista

• la bicicleta

• montar en

• una carrera

cycling

cyclist

bicycle

to ride

a

• cycling

• cyclist

• bicycle

• to ride

• a

Multiple Choice

Los ciclistas _____ en unas bicicletas.

• montan

• corren

• pista

• carreras

Vocabulario

La natación

In swimming (la natación), the swimmers (los nadadores) swim (nadan) and dive (se zambullan) in a pool (una piscina, una alberca).

Match

Match the following

• la natación

• nadar

• una piscina, una alberca

• zambullirse

• el nadador

swimming

to swim

a pool

to dive

the swimmer

• swimming

• to swim

• a pool

• to dive

• the swimmer

Multiple Choice

Los nadadores se zambullen en ______.

• la piscina

• nadar

• la natación

• el nadador

Vocabulario

La gimnasia

You do gymnastics (la gimnasia) on a court (en una cancha).  The gymnists (los gimnistas) jump (saltan), dance (bailan), and do flips (hacen unas volteretas).

Match

Match the following

• la gimnasia

• la gimnasta

• hacer unas volteretas

• saltar

• bailar

gymnastics

gymnist

to do some flips

to jump

to dance

• gymnastics

• gymnist

• to do some flips

• to jump

• to dance

Multiple Choice

Los gimnistas hacen _____ en la cancha.

• una volteretas

• bailan

• el gimnasta

• saltan

Vocabulario

El boxeo

In boxing (el boxeo), 2 boxers (los boxeadores) enter the boxing ring (el ring de boxeo).  They wear boxing gloves (los guantes de boxeo) and hit each other (se golpean).  There are rounds (los asaltos).  One player wins if he gets a knock-out (el nocaut).

Match

Match the following

• los guantes

• el ring

• el asalto

• el boxeador

• el nocaut

gloves

the ring

the round

the boxer

the knockout

• gloves

• the ring

• the round

• the boxer

• the knockout

Multiple Choice

Un partido de boxeo tiene lugar (takes place) en _____.

• un ring

• un guante

• un nocaut

• un boxeador

Vocabulario

El golf

Golf (el golf) is played on a golf course (campo de golf).  The golfer (golfista) hits (golpea) a ball (una pelota) with a club (el palo).  On a golf course there are 18 holes (hoyos) located on the green (el green).  If the golfer can hit the ball into the hole in one try, that's a hole in one (el hoyo en uno).

Match

Match the following

• el golf

• el palo

• el green

• el hoyo

• el golfista

the golf

the club

the green

the hole

the golfer

• the golf

• the club

• the green

• the hole

• the golfer

Multiple Choice

El golfista golpeó la pelota con _____.

• el hoyo

• el palo

• el green

• el hoyo en unno

Servir (to serve) is a stem-change verb (e--i) in the present tense. It's a boot verb.
In the preterit tense, it also has a stem-change verb (e-i), but only in the 3rd person singular & plural forms.

Gramática
Irregular verbs

Fill in the Blanks

Change the sentence to the past tense.

Él hace unas revolteretas.

Hacer (to do, to make) has an irregular yo-form that ends in -go in the prent tense.
In the preterit tense, it is also irregular. The stem is hic (not hac) and the él form changes from c--z.

Gramática
Irregular verbs

Fill in the Blanks

Change to the past tense.

Yo sirvo la pelota.

Devolver (to return) is also a stem-change verb (o-ue) in the present tense.
In the preterit tense, it is a normal -er verb.

Gramática
Irregular verbs

Fill in the Blanks

Write in the past tense.

Ellos devuelven el balón.

Poll

How are you feeling about this lesson?

• Great! This is easy. I understood everything.

• Pretty good. I understand everything, but I need a little more practice.

• Not bad. There are a couple of rough spots that I need to work on. Definitely will need some more practice.

• This is HARD! I need help. I don't understand what we're doing.

Open Ended

What do you think you need the most practice on?