Unit: English for Figure Skating

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

• Axel
• Choreography
• Coach
• Competition
• Costume
• Element
• Flip
• Ice
• Judge
• Lutz
• Medal
• Performance
• Practice
• Program
• Rink
• Salchow
• Score
• Skates
• Spin
• Spiral
• Toe Loop

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

Katya: I'm so nervous about the olympics! I really want to nail my axel today. Dmytro: Don't worry, Katya. You've practiced it countless times here at our rink in Kyiv. Just remember your landing. Katya: But what if the judge doesn't like my program? I've worked so hard on this choreography. Dmytro: The judge sees how much effort we put into our routines. Besides, … Continue

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.