The Fastest Game on Grass
Grammar: Advanced passive constructions, cleft sentences, inversion
A Level 5 English lesson exploring sport.
What's in this lesson
A Level 5 (advanced) ESL lesson on sport, practising advanced passive constructions, cleft sentences, inversion. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: The Fastest Game on Grass
On All-Ireland Final day in September, Croke Park in Dublin fills with over 82,000 people, making it one of the largest stadiums in Europe. What is rarely appreciated outside Ireland is that every player on the pitch is an amateur. Not a single one is paid a salary to play hurling or Gaelic football, the two sports the Gaelic Athletic Association has protected since its founding in 1884.
Vocabulary
- off
- over
- since
- within
- hit the ground running
- level playing field
- raise the bar
- the tip of the iceberg
- throw in the towel
Grammar
- Passive — reported belief
- Hurling is said to be the fastest field sport. — distances the claim from the writer
- Cleft sentence (it-cleft)
- It is this refusal to pay players that fans credit. — puts the cause centre stage
Discussion questions
- Should top athletes always be paid to play?
- What makes a sport feel truly local?
- Have you ever watched a sport you didn't understand?
The Fastest Game on Grass
Grammar: Advanced passive constructions, cleft sentences, inversion
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