Video Script — Unit 8

Football (Poem)

Subject: English | Class: 2 | Series: Leeds (SNC 2020)

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Hello, children! Welcome to today's lesson. Today we are going to learn a fun poem about football.

This poem was written by Amy S. Fowble, and it is all about the excitement and energy of playing football. Let us read it together.

The game will give you quite a thrill, In summer's heat or autumn's chill, Popping pads and pounding feet, Will lead you to our opponents' defeat.

A taste of sweet, hit after hit, The offense and defense never quit, Move the ball and step the run, Let's show our fans who's number one.

What an exciting poem! It tells us that football is a thrilling game that can be played in any season — whether it is hot summer or cold autumn. The players wear pads and use their feet to move the ball. Both the offense and defense work hard and never give up. The goal is to win and show the fans who is the best team.

Now let us learn some vocabulary from this poem.

The word "thrill" means excitement. Football gives you a thrill.

The word "chill" means coldness. Even in autumn's chill, you can play football.

The word "pounding" means heavy. Pounding feet means the players are running hard.

The word "popping" means fluffy. Popping pads are the soft pads players wear.

The word "offense" means attack. In football, the offense tries to score goals.

In this unit, we also learned about consonant clusters that come at the beginning of words. The cluster "scr" appears in words like screen, scream, and scratch. The cluster "str" appears in strong, stream, and street. The cluster "spr" appears in spring, spread, and sprawl. Can you hear all three consonant sounds when you say these words?

We also learned an important grammar lesson — when to use "is," "am," and "are." We use "am" with the word "I." For example, "I am a student." We use "is" with he, she, and it. For example, "He is a nice boy" or "She is an intelligent girl." We use "are" with we, they, and you. For example, "We are cousins" or "They are playing."

Another important topic is possessive pronouns. These are words that show who owns something. They are: my, your, his, her, our, and their. For example, "Sana plays with her doll." The word "her" shows that the doll belongs to Sana. "Ali rides his bicycle." The word "his" shows that the bicycle belongs to Ali. "Our project is complete." The word "our" shows it belongs to us.

Let us quickly review what we learned today. We read the poem "Football," which tells us about the excitement and energy of the game. We learned five vocabulary words: thrill, chill, pounding, popping, and offense. We practised consonant clusters: scr, str, and spr. We learned when to use is, am, and are. And we learned possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her, our, and their.

Remember, children — playing sports is great for your health. Try to play outdoor games every day.

Thank you for watching, and see you in the next lesson!