Talking about Tennis
somdn_product_pageOur tennis vocabulary ESL lesson is designed for A2+/B1 English learners and helps teens and adults confidently talk about tennis, Wimbledon and match scoring in English. This engaging tennis ESL lesson includes speaking, reading and communicative activities, making it ideal for building tennis English vocabulary in the classroom.
Level: A2+/B1
Time: 60–75 minutes +
This lesson comes with:
Fillable Fields – This digital worksheet can be completed online or printed.
Teacher’s Copy – Includes detailed teacher’s notes and an answer key.
Student Version – Ideal for sharing via email for online lessons.
Tennis Vocabulary ESL Lesson Overview
1. Warm-up Discussion
Students discuss tennis, favourite sports, famous players and professional athletes using guided conversation questions.
2. Vocabulary
Students learn and practise essential tennis terms by matching words and phrases to pictures before checking answers together.
3. Vocabulary Practice
Students match key tennis terms to their definitions and complete a text about tennis scoring.
4. Talking About the Score
Students practise describing tennis scores using scoreboards and useful functional language.
5. Dialogue
Students complete, read and discuss a natural conversation about a tennis match before answering comprehension questions.
6. Wimbledon WebQuest
Students research Wimbledon, Grand Slam tournaments and famous champions before sharing their findings.
7. Speaking Practice
Students discuss tennis, Wimbledon and their own sporting experiences using communicative conversation questions.
8. Optional Revision Game
Picture cards provide a fun revision activity for reviewing and recycling the target vocabulary.
Skills Developed
- Tennis vocabulary
- Speaking fluency
- Reading comprehension
- Sports-related communication
- Functional language
- Pronunciation
Lesson Objectives
- Learn and practise common tennis vocabulary.
- Describe tennis scores using appropriate language.
- Discuss Wimbledon and Grand Slam tournaments.
- Improve speaking confidence through communicative tasks.
- Develop fluency when talking about sport.
Try this Tennis ESL Lesson in class today!
Note: This lesson includes printable and fillable field worksheets. For best results, we recommend using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader for digital completion or printing.
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