A Sports Day for Everyone
B1 · Vocabulary · Sports and Competition
🏅 Sports Day — Let’s Make It Better!
FROM MR DAVIS (Head of PE): Last year, only 40% of students took part in an event. Most races were for the fastest runners, and many students waited for hours in the sun with nothing to do. This year, the student council can plan the day. The rules: 1. The day must finish by 3 p.m. 2. There will be four houses, and every student belongs to one. 3. You can choose six events. 4. Every event must be safe. 5. The budget is £150. Please send me your plan by Friday.
Rosa: Six events. Ideas? Remember that Ella in Year 8 is a wheelchair user.
Max: 100 m sprint, obviously.
Amy: Only the same five fast people will win that.
Leo: What about a relay? Every house could enter four teams.
Zoe: A pancake race! My cousin’s village does one every year.
Ben: Tug of war!
Lily: And a tactile target throw — Ella’s brilliant at it, and anyone can try.
Tom: What about points just for taking part?
Max: But then winning doesn’t matter!
Rosa: Let’s discuss it at lunch. And we need shade this time!
Vocabulary
- inclusive — including everyone, so nobody feels left out
- event — one race or competition in a sports day
- house — a team in a school that students belong to for competitions
- point — a unit for counting the score
- volunteer — a person who helps without being paid; offer to help
- wheelchair user — a person who uses a wheelchair to move around
- heat — an early race; the winners go on to the final
- shade — an area out of the sun
Sample questions (12 questions)
- What was the main problem at last year’s Sports Day?
- It rained all day.
- Most students didn’t take part and waited for hours.
- There were too many events.
- Why does Amy disagree with Max’s sprint idea?
- It is not safe.
- It costs too much.
- The same fast students will win it.
- Why does Lily suggest the target throw?
- It is the fastest event.
- Mr Davis asked for it.
- Ella can take part, and anyone can try it.
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