CT2 Unit 7: Sports

Draw your favorite team's logo or character!

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Individual Sport

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(b) Team Sport

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(c) Non-physical Sport

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(d) Not a Sport

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What is the lecture mainly about?

• the reasons people play sports

• the reasons people become sports fans

• the reasons people like competition

In what order does the speaker present the topics?

• motivations, social media, Social Identity Theory

• social media, Social Identity Theory, motivations

• motivations, Social Identity Theory, social media

What is Social Identity Theory mainly about?

• the idea that people behave in certain ways in order to increase their social status

• the idea that people do things to increase their self-esteem

• the idea that people are interested in competition

What is the main reason people become fans?

• to understand how to be better at sports

• to follow the players' stories

• to feel part of a community

Which of the following statements would the speaker disagree with?

• Being a fan fulfills an important human need.

• Humans have a drive to belong to a group.

• Watching sports is essentially a waste of time.

There is a deeper social ​ (a)   for being a sports fan than just entertainment.

The third motivation for fans is to follow the ​ (b)   and personal stories of the players.

As fans watch, they become involved and feel they are actually in the ​ (c)   .

The fourth motivation is that fans like to ​ (d)   the strategy of the different teams.

The fifth motivation is to ​ (e)   with others who share a common interest.

• motivation
• drama
• competition
• analyze
• bond
• loyal
• national

Fans feel part of a ​ (a)   community when their country wins an Olympic medal.

Wearing ​ (b)   is one way that fans show their affiliation with the team.

A teams' successes and failures become part of a sports fan's ​ (c)   .

Out of dedication to the group, fans remain ​ (d)   to the team even when it loses.

​ (e)   makes it easy for fans to share their commitment to the team.

• national
• team colors
• self-identity
• loyal
• Social media
• analyze
• motivation

Reorder the following main motivations for watching sports in the order of the lecture.

• Community

• Entertainment

• Drama

• Strategy

• Competition