Lesson 29: Did you see the game? – materials.enrichenglish.net

Last night’s basketball game between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers was a thriller! With ten seconds left in the game, the score was _______________. The Lakers attempted a _______________ at the basket but missed it. The game then went into _______________, and the Celtics _______________ the Lakers and won the ballgame.
The game between the New York Knicks and Miami Heat last night wasn’t nearly as _______________ as the Celtics-Lakers game. During the first _______________, Miami’s best player was _______________ from the game for arguing with the _______________. At _______________, the score was close, but the Knicks ended up getting a _______________ win, with a final score of 121–98.
In World Cup news, Brazil defeated Germany with just one goal scored in _______________.

Answer

Last night's basketball game between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers was a thriller! With ten seconds left in the game, the score was tied. The Lakers attempted a shot at the basket but missed it. The game then went into overtime, and the Celtics outscored the Lakers and won the ballgame.
The game between the New York Knicks and Miami Heat last night wasn’t nearly as close as the Celtics-Lakers game. During the first quarter, Miami’s best player was ejected from the game for arguing with the referee. At half-time, the score was close, but the Knicks ended up getting a blowout win, with a final score of 121–98.
In World Cup news, Brazil defeated Germany with just one goal scored in.

2.💡 Directions/ Pair work

Would you rather watch your favorite team win in a blowout or a close game? Explain your answer to your teacher.

Part 2

Conversation

1. 💡 Directions

Listen and answer 2 questions.

1. What kind of game is Robert talking about? What is Tristan talking about?

2. How does she feel at the end?

Robert & Tristan

Transcript

Robert: Did you see the match?
Tristan: The match? What match?
Robert: Uh…the World Cup? One of the biggest soccer tournaments in the world? Brazil was incredible!
Tristan: Oh? That’s great. So, do you know what kind of car that is?Robert: Uh, not sure. So yeah, it was a really close match. At the end of the fourth quarter, the score was tied, so the match went into overtime. Then Brazil had this penalty kick, and…
Tristan: Did they? Speaking of overtime, did I mention how much I’ve been working lately?

Example answer

Robert is talking about a World Cup soccer match that he watched recently.
Tristan is talking about cars and work.

2. 💡 Directions

Practice the conversation with teacher

3. 💡 Directions

Listen. Write the three extra sentences you hear in the conversation. Practice the new conversation.

Robert: Did you see the match?
Tristan: The match? What match?
Robert: Uh…the World Cup? One of the biggest soccer tournaments in the world? Brazil was incredible! ___________________.
Tristan: Oh? That’s great. So, do you know what kind of car that is? ___________________.
Robert: Uh, not sure. So yeah, it was a really close match. At the end of the fourth quarter, the score was tied, so the match went into overtime. Then Brazil had this penalty kick, and…
Tristan: Did they? Speaking of overtime, did I mention how much I’ve been working lately? ___________________.

Answers

Robert: Did you see the match?
Tristan: The match? What match?
Robert: Uh…the World Cup? One of the biggest soccer tournaments in the world? Brazil was incredible! It was a close game.
Tristan: Oh? That’s great. So, do you know what kind of car that is? I really like it.
Robert: Uh, not sure. So yeah, it was a really close match. At the end of the fourth quarter, the score was tied, so the match went into overtime. Then Brazil had this penalty kick, and…
Tristan: Did they? Speaking of overtime, did I mention how much I’ve been working lately? I’ve been working so much.

Part 3

Language Booster

1. 💡 Directions

Notice the ways we talk about sporting events and change the subject.

Talking about sporting events

Did you see the game?
Who were you rooting for?
It was a blowout.
It went into overtime.
It was incredible!

Changing the subject

So yeah, (it was a really close match).
Speaking of (overtime, I’ve been working so much).

So anyway,

I’ve had a lot of work.

That reminds me

2. 💡 Directions

Describe a sporting event and change the subject with your teacher

Example conversation

A: Did you see the game last night? It was incredible!
B: Oh, speaking of games, do you want to come over and play my new video game?

Part 4

Pronunciation: Intonation to convey extreme emotion

💡 Directions

Listen to these sentences. Notice that the positive emotional statements end in a raised intonation, and negative emotional statements end in lowered intonation.

1. You should have seen it!

3. Their best player was ejected!

2. It was incredible!

4. My favorite team lost!

💡 Directions

Student makes negative and positive emotional statements to your teacher. Pay attention to your sentence intonation.

Part 5

Speak with confidence

1.💡 Directions

Have you been to any sports events? Write down any sports events you’ve been to or have seen on TV. Write down why it was memorable.

Sport event

____________

Where you saw it

____________

Why it was memorable

____________

Sample answer

Sport event	Where you saw it	Why it was memorable
FIFA World Cup Final 2022	TV	It was very exciting. Argentina won after a long game and penalties.
NBA Finals 2016	TV	The team won after losing many games. It was a big surprise!
Local Marathon Event	Stadium	Many people ran very far. It was fun to watch.

2.💡 Directions

Describe the event you wrote above or other event to your teacher.