Clever Commentary

PrimaryYear 3 - 4EnglishGrammar and SpellingReadingSocialSport

Lesson Summary

Students will explore past, present and future tenses of verbs by examining Commonwealth Games commentary and writing a sporting commentary of their own.

Learning intentions

Students will:

learn about verbs and verb tenses used in the context of the Commonwealth Games
explore sports commentary, including its purpose and the conventions of language used in sports commentary.

Success criteria

Students can:

identify examples of verbs in past, present and future tense in sports commentary
apply correct verb tense in creating and delivering spoken text
write a short sports commentary script for a Commonwealth Games event.

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Clever Commentary

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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