Sports & Action

Lesson plans

a man taking a dip in a frozen lake

Cold exposure and resilience: The Wim Hof method

Vocabulary: winter verbs (snuggle, warm up, be snowed in, come down with)
Video: “Testing out the Wim Hot method”
Idioms and phrasal verbs: resilience (step outside your comfort zone, be at the top of your game, take something to the next level, go through something)

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Lifestyle, Sports & Action

5:19

a football with argentine flag on it

Argentina wins the World Cup

Vocabulary: football matches and statistics
Video: Heroes’ welcome for Messi and World Cup champions in Argentina
Speaking: conversation questions

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Sports & Action

2:50

a smart jacket with integrated technology

Are smart clothes the future?

Vocabulary: smart clothing features (track, monitor, wearable chip)
Vocabulary: synonyms of “innovative” (revolutionary, pioneering, groundbreaking)
Video: Japan Smart Clothing: Researchers design clothes that monitor health.

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Sports & Action, Technology

2:46

Young female athlete wrapped in US flag with gold medal

Financial tips for athletes

Vocabulary: money in sport (endorsements, broadcasting rights, sponsorships)
Vocabulary: salaries (make a living, make ends meet, under/overpaid)
Video: 3 money tips for athletes

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Sports & Action

2:14

Mature instructor giving psychologicalinstructions to young women while they exercising with dumbbells in gym

Using sports psychology to improve our everyday lives

Vocabulary: personality traits (resilience, self-confidence, drive, humility)
Mini grammar: the+comparative….., the+comparative
Video: “4 secrets from sports psychology you can use in everyday life”

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Sports & Action

4:31

Idiom and phrasal verb boosters