Topic File D: Skilful, fit and smart
This Topic File is about self-improvement and self-awareness. Pupils will learn how to improve their fitness, dexterity or memory techniques. They will choose one of those topics, work on it and then present what they have done to the class. Throughout the Topic File, they will use the Internet to get information.
Pupils ...
- read about techniques for improvement and practise them
- keep a record of their progress and present their results
- evaluate their own and their classmates' work
They also ...
- use the Internet to get information
- use a computer to present their results
They practise and consolidate ...
- various tenses
- the vocabulary of fitness, dexterity and memory techniques
Links
Lead-in: Dexterity
Step 3: Choose your activity. Then find your file and read the text.
Juggling
Click here and read the text.
Speed stacking
Click here and read the text.
Hacky-sack
Click here and read the text.
Diabolo
Click here and read the text. Read "Rolling start with power pulls" only.
Yo-yo
Click here to watch the video.
Organise your work
Step 1: Watch the film Your task.
Boost your fitness
Step 2:
- Click here and read the two texts "How fit are you?" and "What is a good or bad VO2 Max?".
- Then read the programme Try out our aerobic circuit carefully. Read each section and look up important words in an online dictionary, if necessary.
- Discuss the information in your group and make sure you understand it. Then practise each activity. If you're not sure about it, go back to the text and read it again.
- If you want to read more about individual activities, go to:
- For shuttle runs: Work on your anaerobic fitness
- For wall press-ups: Work on your upper body
- For squat thrusts: Build up those legs
- For star jumps: Work on your upper body
- For steps: Build up those legs
Boost your dexterity
Step 2: Choose your activity, then watch the video(s).
Juggling
There are several videos that you can watch.
- Learning to Juggle with No Experience
- Tutorial - Learn How To Juggle 3 Balls
- 8 EASY Juggling Tricks!
- 10 EASY 3 Ball Juggling Tricks
For 3-ball juggling, read:
Speed stacking
Watch two videos about how to stack. Watch "First Things First", then "The 3-3-3 Stack".
You can also read How to Do a Speed Stack Cycle.
Hacky-sack
Read How to Play Hacky Sack and watch this video.
Diabolo
There are several videos that you can watch and texts that you can read.
You can also read:
- ** How to spin the diabolo
- Basic diabolo technique; go as far as you can
- Diabolo tricks.
Yo-yo
Watch How to hold and throw a yo-yo and read the text. Then continue to watch the next videos as far as you like.
Boost your memory
Step 10: Watch either How to Memorize Fast and Easily or 7 Memory Tricks to Learn Anything Faster!
Presenting your work
Step 3
- A: Manipulating photos
- B: Creating word pools: Word Art or Word Clouds
- C: ** Creating comic strips
- D: ** Creating animated cartoons