Sporty Family

A pun is a play on words. Puns use words with double meanings or words that sound alike. Can you explain these puns to each other? a Why did the spider go to the computer? To check his website. b Why are teddy bears never hungry? They are always stuffed. c Two hats are sitting on a shelf. One hat says to the other,

“You stay here, I’ll go on ahead.”

Andy Seed is a British author and poet who writes funny books and poems.

ANDY SEED

Sporty Family Dad’s always wrestling (with the crosswords); Granny’s brilliant at running (the bath); Mum’s good at curling (her hair); Grandad loves bowls (of ice-cream); My brother’s great at diving (into bed); My sisters are experts at rowing (with each other); And I’m very keen on polo (mints). What a sporty family! (not).Vurderingseksemplar

wrestling strever, sporten wrestling running fyller vann, sporten løping curling krølle, sporten curling bowls skåler, en type bowling på gress diving å stupe rowing å krangle, å ro polo sporten polo polo mints peppermyntesukkertøy

UNDERSTANDING

1 Puns

In the poem, the poet plays on the double meanings of words for sports. Find the other meaning for each sport: wrestling, running, curling, bowls, diving, rowing, polo a throwing oneself into something b having an argument c working hard at something d name of a British candy e deep dishes for food f pouring water g forming into round shapes VIEWPOINTS 2 Discuss the following questions a What is the purpose of the brackets in the poem? b How would the poem be different without them? c What makes this poem funny? LANGUAGE LAB 3 -ing nouns In English a verb + -ing is often used as a noun. Many names for sports are formed this way. Make a noun from the verb in brackets by adding -ing. a Running (run) is good for your health. b ___ (wrestle) was a popular sport in Ancient Greece. c ___ (curl) and ice hockey are the national sports in Vurderingseksemplar Canada. d In synchronized ___ (dive) two divers perform at the same time. e ___ (row) is often called crew in the USA. f The Tour de France is the most famous ___ (cycle) competition. g ___ (water ski) started in the USA. h The longest ___ (sail) race is the Volvo Ocean Race.

4 Spelling silent letters a Silent letters are letters you write but do not say.

Complete the words with the missing silent letter w, k or b.

Then translate the words to Norwegian.

a *restle b lam* c *nee d bom* e *nife f *rist g *nit h *now i s*ord j thum* k *rong l clim*

b More silent letters. Can you find the silent letter in these words? a knock b listen c half d dumb e hour

f guess g autumn h wrote i ghost j talk c Practice pronouncing the words in a and b with a partner.Vurderingseksemplar