- Definition of sports tourism.
- The importance of respecting athletes.
- The importance of practicing sports
- Types of sports tourism.
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Lead-in
- Are you a member of any sports team? If not, have you ever been?
- Have you ever watched a professional sporting event? What was it?
- What do you think is the most popular sport in the world?
- What sport do you think is the most dangerous? Why?
- What about the most expensive? Why?
- Who is your favorite professional athlete? Why?
Presentation
Pre
- How many hours a week do you spend watching or practicing sports?
Top Down
- What is the text about? Read it and find out.
- Definition of sports tourism.
- The importance of respecting athletes.
- The importance of practicing sports
- Types of sports tourism.
Sports tourism is BIG business. We all know that sport tourism involves sporting activity, that much is pretty obvious, but there is much more than a game of sport involved in the multi million dollar global industry.
What is sports tourism?
Sports tourism is the act of traveling from one locality to another, with the intention of being in some way involved with a sporting activity or event.
Many people believe that sports tourism relates only to watching a sporting event. However, this is not correct. The sports industry is much more than this.
Sports tourism encompasses traveling for your own sporting purposes, such as a yoga teacher training course, a badminton competition or to learn to surf. Sports tourism includes attending sporting events such as a Formula One race or a Premiership football match. Sports tourism includes nostalgic visits to places of historical importance, such as the Olympic stadium in Barcelona or to see memorabilia related to your favorite sporting hero, such as the museum at the Maracana football stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
There are, in fact, four main types of sport tourism. These types are known as:
- Sport Event Tourism
- Active Sport Tourism
- Nostalgia Sport Tourism
- Passive sports tourism
While sports tourism has not always been extremely popular, during the recent decade the amount of people attending out of area sporting events has drastically increased. People are now traveling far and wide just to attend their favorite events, and it is no wonder as to what has encouraged the sudden spike in popularity.
Sports tourism definitions
Sport tourism is a relatively new concept, although it has been around for a long time.
There are many academic studies that delve into the concept of sports tourism, particularly sports tourism that involves large sporting events, such as the football World Cup or the Olympic Games. Some scholars and sports tourism stakeholders have attempted to define the term sports tourism.
According to Neirotti (2003), sports tourism can be broadly described as;
‘Including travel away from one’s primary residence to participate in sports activity, for recreation or competition purposes, travel to observe sport at grassroots or elite level, and travel to visit a sports attraction such as a sports museum, for instance’.
Weed and Bull (2004), provide a conceptualization of the sports tourism phenomenon as;
‘A social, economic and cultural phenomenon arising from the unique interaction of activity, people and place’.
Gammon and Robinson (2003) state that sports and tourism are: ‘Not just about the management and operation of mega events; it also concerns offering consumer-specific sports and tourism-related services and experiences to the sports tourist.’
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Bottom Up
- True or False?
Example: Sports tourism is not a big business. False
- Sports tourism is the act of traveling from one locality to another, with the intention of being in some way involved with a sporting activity or event.
- Sports tourism encompasses traveling for your own sporting purposes, such as a yoga teacher training course, a badminton competition or to learn to surf.
- Sports tourism doesn’t include attending sporting events such as a Formula One race or a Premiership football match.
- There are, in fact, four main types of sport tourism, and one of them is known as fair play tourism.
- There are many academic studies that delve into the concept of sports tourism, particularly sports tourism that involves large sporting events, such as the football World Cup or the Olympic Games.
- Sports tourism is the act of traveling from one locality to another, with the intention of being in some way involved with a sporting activity or event. True
- Sports tourism encompasses traveling for your own sporting purposes, such as a yoga teacher training course, a badminton competition or to learn to surf. True
- Sports tourism doesn’t include attending sporting events such as a Formula One race or a Premiership football match. False
- There are, in fact, four main types of sport tourism, and one of them is known as fair play tourism. False
- There are many academic studies that delve into the concept of sports tourism, particularly sports tourism that involves large sporting events, such as the football World Cup or the Olympic Games. False
Post
- What do you think about sports tourism?
- Are you somehow involved in it?
- If yes, how?
- If not, why?
Target Language
Verbs & Adjectives to Talk about Sports
Verbs:
- Watch
- Play
- Do
- Take up
- Practice
Adjectives:
- Competitive
- Team
- Individual
- Indoor
- Outdoor
- Summer
Adjectives:
- Winter
- Minority
- Contact
- Popular
- Underrated
- Overated
Past Simple Passive
We use the past simple passive when the subject of an action is unknown or unimportant. We also use it to focus on the action itself. Past simple passive is consisted of was/were + past participle:
- The new terms of our agreement were settled last night during the meeting.
- The Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1992.
- The Batman was interpreted by Robert Pattinson this time.
Controlled Practice
- Check the target language and complete the crossword.
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Widely liked or well known.
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Something that has not received the merit, recognition or praise it deserves.
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A number of persons associated together in work or activity.
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Carried on within doors.
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A single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family.
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Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
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A smaller number or part.
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Having or displaying a strong desire to be more successful than others.
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To do or perform something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill.
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Take part in a sport.
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Widely liked or well known.
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Something that has not received the merit, recognition or praise it deserves.
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A number of persons associated together in work or activity.
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Carried on within doors.
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A single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family.
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Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
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A smaller number or part.
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Having or displaying a strong desire to be more successful than others.
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To do or perform something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill.
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Take part in a sport.
Freer Practice
- Complete the sentences according to your opinion.
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- The most competitive sport is… because…
- My favorite sport is…
- I would never play…
- The best Spider Man was interpreted by…
- My favorite song was composed by…
Production
- Think about interesting past events. Talk about them using the Target Language.
Example: After a month, my bedroom was cleaned yesterday.
Homework
Match the sentence halves. There is one example.
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One thing that really tees me off about the tournament, especially in the…
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Felipão agreed that too many people who…
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How long do you have to run or do yoga to burn off…
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Lets hope this great result encourages youngsters across…
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We practice Zen meditation together…
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This case has been specifically chosen to provide an effective first-aid to athletes in the event of injuries,…
( ) a handful of almonds or a big mac?
( ) early rounds is you can’t watch the game that you really want.
(6) dislocations, abrasions, contusions and all accidents typical of those who practice sports.
( ) Brazil to take up the sport themselves.
( ) play the game do not know or understand the laws of the game.
( ) 1-2 days a week. Anyone with a sincere interest in meditation is welcome.
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One thing that really tees me off about the tournament, especially in the…
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Felipão agreed that too many people who…
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How long do you have to run or do yoga to burn off…
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Lets hope this great result encourages youngsters across…
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We practice Zen meditation together…
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This case has been specifically chosen to provide an effective first-aid to athletes in the event of injuries,…
(3) a handful of almonds or a big mac?
(1) early rounds is you can’t watch the game that you really want.
(6) dislocations, abrasions, contusions and all accidents typical of those who practice sports.
(4) Brazil to take up the sport themselves.
(2) play the game do not know or understand the laws of the game.
(5) 1-2 days a week. Anyone with a sincere interest in meditation is welcome.
Match each bold expression with the proper adjective. There is one example.
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Football is a sport in which you get bumped and banged the whole time.
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For those intent on thrill-seeking, snow-blading is another emerging snow sport.
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It is apparently possible to swim in the lake.
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Mark works out in the gym several times a week, mostly aerobic stuff and cross-training.
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The boxers thrilled the crowd with their expertise in the unique characteristics of Thai boxing.
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In his spare time Matheus enjoys playing two of the country’s most popular sports, soccer and badminton.
( ) Individual
( ) Outdoor
(1) Contact
( ) Team
( ) Winter
( ) Indoor
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Football is a sport in which you get bumped and banged the whole time.
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For those intent on thrill-seeking, snow-blading is another emerging snow sport.
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It is apparently possible to swim in the lake.
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Mark works out in the gym several times a week, mostly aerobic stuff and cross-training.
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The boxers thrilled the crowd with their expertise in the unique characteristics of Thai boxing.
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In his spare time Matheus enjoys playing two of the country’s most popular sports, soccer and badminton.
(5) Individual
(3) Outdoor
(1) Contact
(6) Team
(2) Winter
(4) Indoor
Choose the best option for each sentence.
Example: My children love to play soccer outside in the parking lot / parkinglot. > My children love to play soccer outside in the parking lot.
- Barrett is tough and underrated, and his / its coverage skills have improved each year.
- And I just want to say that I have / were bent over backwards to be fair to minority interests.
- National Hunt is a winter sport and flat racing is a summer sport, but the seasons are very long and they overlap / over lap.
- Deer hunting has been a popular sport since at least the Middle Ages, and remains an important business / bussiness today.
- Often, when you watch competitive sports, you see young competitors / competitions winning.
- Barrett is tough and underrated, and his coverage skills have improved each year.
- And I just want to say that I have bent over backwards to be fair to minority interests.
- National Hunt is a winter sport and flat racing is a summer sport, but the seasons are very long and they overlap.
- Deer hunting has been a popular sport since at least the Middle Ages, and remains an important business today.
- Often, when you watch competitive sports, you see young competitors winning.
Complete the sentences with was/were plus the verb in parenthesis in its correct form.
Example: This ____ in the open shop, and many of the young men and women heard it. (declare) > This was declared in the open shop, and many of the young men and women heard it.
- Her answer ____ with a determination there was no gainsaying. (Speak)
- Felipe’s food ____ to him by Sandra, and he did not appear before I left. (Take)
- He made many Violins, several of which ____ as prizes at the Paris conservatoire. (Give)
- Suddenly the silence of the room ____ by the frou-frou of a silk dress in the corridor outside. (Break)
- Victor ____ at the wedding, and hiccupped incessantly during the ceremony. (Drink)
- Her answer was spoken with a determination there was no gainsaying.
- Felipe’s food was taken to him by Sandra, and he did not appear before I left.
- He made many Violins, several of which were given as prizes at the Paris conservatoire.
- Suddenly the silence of the room was broken by the frou-frou of a silk dress in the corridor outside.
- Victor was drunk at the wedding, and hiccupped incessantly during the ceremony.
Find and correct the mistakes.
Example: They were took from there. > They were taken from there.
- Serve with brown sauce made from broth in which meat was cook.
- It was feared that their principles migth contaminate the ashes of the just.
- Sleep, food, fresh air, everything were forgotten in the engrossment of work.
- The great mass of inhabitants was keeping in a state of servitude and vassalage.
- Previously the two kinds were thought not to intergrade and was regarded as two species.
- Serve with brown sauce made from broth in which meat was cooked.
- It was feared that their principles might contaminate the ashes of the just.
- Sleep, food, fresh air, everything was forgotten in the engrossment of work.
- The great mass of inhabitants was kept in a state of servitude and vassalage.
- Previously the two kinds were thought not to intergrade and were regarded as two species.
Writing
Write about important historical events. Remember to use as much of the Target Language as possible.
Example: The declaration of Independence was signed in…