A champion in the rain

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Guess the words (1)Vocabulary exercise
4. 4Guess the words (2)Vocabulary exercise
5. 5Check the wordsVocabulary
6. 6Reading: the man who raced in the rainReading comprehension
7. 7Listen: the greatest first lapListening comprehension
8. 8Use the new wordsVocabulary exercise
9. 9What does it mean?Grammar exercise
10. 10Which tense?Grammar exercise
11. 11Telling a story: narrative tensesGrammar rule
12. 12A race in the rainGrammar exercise
13. 13Say it naturallySpeaking practice
14. 14A moment I will never forgetSpeaking practice
15. 15Let's discussDiscussion
16. 16Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: closest meaningVocabulary exercise
2. 2Homework: your sentencesVocabulary exercise
3. 3Homework: the day the lights went outGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: a storyDiscussion

Words

• wealthy/ˈwelθi/

  having a lot of money

• obsessed/əbˈsest/

  thinking about something all the time (obsessed with something)

• debut/deɪˈbjuː/

  the first time someone plays or performs in public

• rival/ˈraɪvl/

  a person who competes with you for the same thing

• talented/ˈtæləntɪd/

  having a natural ability to do something well

• lap/læp/

  one time around a track

• crash/kræʃ/

  an accident in which a car or a plane hits something

• generous/ˈdʒenərəs/

  happy to give money, time or help to others

• tribute/ˈtrɪbjuːt/

  something you say or do to show respect for someone (pay tribute to someone)

• legacy/ˈleɡəsi/

  something that a person leaves for the future, after they are gone

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

Let's talk about sports heroes.

1. Who is the greatest athlete from your country? Why?
2. Do you watch Formula One or any other motor sport? Why, or why not?
3. What qualities does a champion need?

Grammar rule

Telling a story: narrative tenses

Tense	We use it for…	Example
Past simple	the main events, one after another	He dropped to fifth. Then he passed four cars.
Past continuous (was / were + -ing)	the background: what was happening	It was raining. The others were fighting to stay on the track.
Past perfect (had + past participle)	something that happened before another past event or time	By the end of the lap, he had passed four cars.

when and while

• A long action and a short one: He was leading the race when his car left the track.
• Two long actions at the same time: While the others were slowing down, Senna was speeding up.

Verbs like know, want and believe are not usually used in the continuous: Many fans believed that he was going to win. (not were believing)