Engaging Sports Reading Comprehension Worksheets: ESL & High School -…
- Grades
- Grades 9–12
- Pages
- 11
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Answer key
- Included
- Subject
- ELA, ESL, Reading Comprehension
- Topic
- Sports, Sport
- Answer key
- Included
- Standards
- RI.9.1
Product description
From the author
This sports Reading Comprehension Worksheet bundle covers cricket, rugby union and BASE jumping for intermediate and advanced English learners.
The download contains one 11-page PDF and a two-slide PowerPoint acronym warm-up. The PDF combines the readings, pre-reading and vocabulary activities, speaking and writing tasks, a word search, a 12-word spelling review and teacher lesson plans with selected model answers.
Choose a sport or work through the sequence. Preview the reading and any external video clips before teaching, and supply the clips used for the commentary activity.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Build reading comprehension skills using nonfiction sports passages
Learn and use sport-specific vocabulary in context
Practice speaking and discussion skills through partner and class activities
Teaching tips
The teacher lesson plans reference short YouTube clips (a rugby haka, a scrum) to introduce each sport — cue these up in advance since they're built into the warm-up sequence.
The 'Face Ping-Pong' partner warm-up game (naming sports back and forth) works well as a quick recap before any of the three reading passages, not just as a one-time opener.
Since the acronyms activity is designed as a lead-in to the BASE-jumping unit specifically, teach it immediately before that passage rather than as a stand-alone activity.
Skills covered
Reading comprehension — practiced through nonfiction passages on cricket, rugby, and BASE jumping with follow-up questions
Vocabulary acquisition — practiced by defining and using sport-specific terms found while skimming each passage
Spoken discussion — practiced through partner games and class discussion prompts tied to video clips
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
What sports does this set of reading passages cover?
Three units — cricket, rugby union, and BASE jumping — each with its own informational reading passage, discussion questions, and vocabulary work.
Is there guidance for running this as a full lesson, not just a worksheet?
Yes — detailed teacher lesson plans walk through warm-up games, discussion prompts, video cues, and model responses for each of the three sports.
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Standards
Standards
- RI.9.1
Core concepts
Core concepts
Reading comprehension
ESL vocabulary
Cricket
Rugby
BASE jumping
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