7 min
TBRCP126 - GO1 students talk about sport The Bardwell Road Centre Podcast
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- Language Learning
Presenters: Carolina and Dimitri
Topic: Sport
In this show, adult English language students in GO1 class talk about sport. Carolina, from Brazil, and Dimitri, from Belgium, host the show. They chose the topic prepared the questions (with the teacher's help), introduce the show and interview their classmates.
We hear interviews with:
Stijn (Netherlands)
Isabela (Brazil)
Gabriela (Venezuela/Spain)
Alessandro (Italy/USA)
Interview questions
(If you are listening in class, you could ask a partner the interview questions, then choose one or more of the speakers and note their answers.)
WATCHING SPORT
How much time do you spend watching sports? (Which one(s)? Why?)
How often do you go to live sporting events?
Do you prefer team sports or individual sports? (Why? Can you give examples?)
What's the most exciting sport to watch, in your opinion? (Why?)
DOING SPORT
Do you do any sports yourself? (Which one(s)?)
How long have you been doing it(them)? (How good are you?)
MONEY AND SPORT
What do you think about people like David Beckham that earn so much money from sports?
Do you think that they deserve to earn this money? (Why (not)?)
Are sports superstars born or made?
DRUGS IN SPORT
Do you know anyone that uses steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs?
What do you think about the use of drugs in sports?
How much of a problem is it in the sports you enjoy?
If you were an athlete, would you use such drugs?
Why do some athletes risk their careers by taking drugs?
Do you think performance-enhancing drugs should be legalised?
If an athlete is caught using drugs in the Olympics, what should the punishment be?
This show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the GarageBand app and a Samson Meteor Mic microphone. The GarageBand jingle used is Fireside. After editing in GarageBand and Audacity (for noise removal and deletion of unnecessary silence), the file was converted to MP3 format. The photo was edited in Pixelmator.
This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK.
Presenters: Carolina and Dimitri
Topic: Sport
In this show, adult English language students in GO1 class talk about sport. Carolina, from Brazil, and Dimitri, from Belgium, host the show. They chose the topic prepared the questions (with the teacher's help), introduce the show and interview their classmates.
We hear interviews with:
Stijn (Netherlands)
Isabela (Brazil)
Gabriela (Venezuela/Spain)
Alessandro (Italy/USA)
Interview questions
(If you are listening in class, you could ask a partner the interview questions, then choose one or more of the speakers and note their answers.)
WATCHING SPORT
How much time do you spend watching sports? (Which one(s)? Why?)
How often do you go to live sporting events?
Do you prefer team sports or individual sports? (Why? Can you give examples?)
What's the most exciting sport to watch, in your opinion? (Why?)
DOING SPORT
Do you do any sports yourself? (Which one(s)?)
How long have you been doing it(them)? (How good are you?)
MONEY AND SPORT
What do you think about people like David Beckham that earn so much money from sports?
Do you think that they deserve to earn this money? (Why (not)?)
Are sports superstars born or made?
DRUGS IN SPORT
Do you know anyone that uses steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs?
What do you think about the use of drugs in sports?
How much of a problem is it in the sports you enjoy?
If you were an athlete, would you use such drugs?
Why do some athletes risk their careers by taking drugs?
Do you think performance-enhancing drugs should be legalised?
If an athlete is caught using drugs in the Olympics, what should the punishment be?
This show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the GarageBand app and a Samson Meteor Mic microphone. The GarageBand jingle used is Fireside. After editing in GarageBand and Audacity (for noise removal and deletion of unnecessary silence), the file was converted to MP3 format. The photo was edited in Pixelmator.
This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK.
7 min