Unit 5: Success
WINNING
Before you watch
Work with a partner. Answer the questions.
1 List four physical qualities that make people good at sports.
2 List four mental qualities that make people good at sports.
3 On your own, choose four of these qualities (physical and/or mental) that you would choose to be a winning sportsperson? Discuss your choices with your partner. Choose the final four.
While you watch
Watch the film about being successful at sports. Complete the summaries about five important mental qualities.
work ethic ● need more than (1)______________
●need regular (2)________________
humility ●need to understand you not always the
(3)___________________
planning skills ●need to assess a situation
●make a (4) ______________
●set (5) ______________
●think of (6) ______________
●make (7) ______________
focus and concentration ●required in both the (8) ______________
term and the (9) ______________ term
trusting yourself ●need to know you can use everything you
have (10) ______________
After you watch
Work with a partner. Answer the questions.
1 Watch the film again. What physical signs can you see of mental qualities good sportspeople have?
2 Do you think you need different mental qualities for team sports than for individual sports? Why or why not?
3 Is it important for a country to have good sportsplayers? Why or why not?