Norma Masenga

Emanuela Simoncini

Argomento e obiettivi del testo
 Ready, set, go! è un corso di inglese specialistico per gli studenti dei corsi a indirizzo Sportivo e, più in generale, per coloro che operano nel campo delle Scienze motorie e delle discipline sportive che hanno l'esigenza di utilizzare la lingua inglese come strumento di studio e/o di lavoro in questi settori.
 
 I contenuti, veicolati attraverso testi di livelli di diversa complessità, vengono esplorati utilizzando le quattro abilità in modo omogeneo ed integrato. Il testo dà inoltre grande importanza alla pratica linguistica attraverso attività che agevolano la revisione e la ripetizione dei contenuti studiati, favorendone l'apprendimento e l'interiorizzazione.
 I brani offrono un assortimento di stili, registri e livelli di difficoltà, e sono tratti da fonti diverse ed autentiche: libri e manuali, riviste e quotidiani online e siti web, anche specialistici.
 
 Il testo si propone di:
 
 <ul><li>far acquisire le competenze necessarie per comprendere testi che presentano termini, espressioni, strutture sintattiche e modalità discorsive specifiche del linguaggio settoriale;
</li><li>migliorare le capacità di ricezione e produzione orale e scritta;
</li><li>consolidare abitudini grammaticali corrette;
</li><li>incoraggiare l'autonomia linguistica e la soluzione di problemi;
</li><li>stimolare l'interesse e la partecipazione attiva degli studenti, dando spazio alla loro esperienza personale e a problematiche di attualità.
</li><li>contribuire a sviluppare la riflessione su temi di cittadinanza e sui valori dello sport.
</li></ul>
 La struttura
 Ready, set, go! è diviso in otto Moduli, ognuno dei quali ripartito in un numero variabile di Unità.
 I primi tre Moduli trattano gli sport più comuni, presentandone le origini, le regole, le attrezzature e i protagonisti; i moduli successivi approfondiscono il campo delle discipline sportive e propongono spunti interdisciplinari: storia, filosofia, fisica, diritto ed economia dello sport, educazione civica.
 
 Ogni Unità è suddivisa in brevi capitoli su due pagine – teoria ed esercizi – per favorire sia uno studio più parcellizzato, sia la scelta antologica da parte dell'insegnante.
 
 Brevi link arricchiscono i brani per consentire una maggiore interattività. Si tratta di curiosità, ampliamenti, rimandi, attività o mini-approfondimenti che hanno l'intenzione di favorire una lettura più interessante ed offrire spunti di riflessione o interazione. Un ricco apparato iconografico correda i brani di lettura, per ognuno dei quali è previsto un esauriente glossario.
 
 Al termine delle unità dei primi tre Moduli dedicati all'approfondimento di specifici sport, l'ultima pagina propone un articolo di giornale che commenta una performance in quel settore. L'obiettivo è quello di avvicinare alla lingua utilizzata da esperti e giornalisti per fare cronaca sportiva.
 
 Al termine di ognuno dei primi sette Moduli, ricorrono le seguenti rubriche:
 
 <ul><li>People: personaggi del passato e del presente che si sono distinti nelle discipline sportive o nell'ambito dell'argomento trattato;
</li><li>Case study: presentazione di un argomento di attualità collegato ai contenuti introdotti, tratto da fonti autentiche e corredato da esercizi mirati anche all'approfondimento e alla discussione;
</li><li>Clip: brevi filmati tratti da opere cinematografiche;
</li></ul>Infine, l'ottavo e ultimo Modulo, presenta le seguenti sezioni:
 
 <ul><li>Safety and First Aid: suggerimenti per allenarsi in sicurezza e tecniche di primo soccorso;
</li><li>Glossary: un esauriente glossario che riprende i lemmi specifici e ne fornisce una traduzione o un'immagine rappresentativa.
</li></ul>
 Contenuti digitali integrativi
 
 <ul><li>Video per attività di listening e speaking
</li><li>Tracce audio in formato mp3
</li><li>Schemi e mappe interattive
</li><li>Testi per attività di approfondimento e di esercitazione
</li><li>Schede di civiltà comparata UK vs US
</li></ul>Teacher's Book. Disponibile sia in formato cartaceo sia digitale.
 
 <ul><li>Programmazione didattica / Piano di lavoro
</li><li>Didattica inclusiva e BES
</li><li>Agenda 2030
</li><li>Test di verifica di tutte le Unità, in formato editabile
</li><li>Soluzioni degli esercizi e note didattiche
</li><li>Audioscript delle attività di ascolto e dei video</li></ul>

MODULE 1 – TO PLAY…

Unit 1.1 – Football

The history of football

Organisation and main tournaments

Playing by the rules

Highlights of a football match

Unit 1.2 – Basketball

The origins of basketball

Organisation of basketball around the world

Basketball rules

Highlights of a basketball game

Unit 1.3 – Tennis

The early days of tennis

Tennis around the world

Playing tennis

Highlights of a tennis game

PEOPLE

CLIP FILM – King Richard

CASE STUDY – The tragedy of Grande Torino

MODULE 2 – TO GO…

Unit 2.1 – Swimming

How swimming became a sport

Basic strokes in swimming

Swimming competitions

Highlights of a swimming competition

Unit 2.2 – Horse-riding

How a means of transport became a sport

Olympic horse-riding disciplines

Non-olympic disciplines and horse-riding equipment

Highlights of an eventing competition

Unit 2.3 – Skiing and snowboarding

Early days

Alpine ski racing

Nordic disciplines, freestyle, and snowboarding

Highlights of a skiing competition

CLIP FILM – The swimmers

CASE STUDY – Venues after the winter Olympics: the case of Torino 2006

MODULE 3 – TO DO…

Unit 3.1 – Athletics

The history of athletics

Running and walking events

Jumps and throws

Highlights of running championships

Unit 3.2 – Gymnastics

The history of gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Rhythmic and aerobic gymnastics

Highlights of gymnastics

Unit 3.3 – Martial arts

What are martial arts?

Karate and judo

Other martial arts

Highlights of judo

CLIP FILM – The Next Karate Kid

CASE STUDY – Italian national rhythmic gymnastics team

MODULE 4 – PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Unit 4.1 – Training

The features of training

The phases of a training session

Training in sports

Train your mind as well as your body

Unit 4.2 – Coaching

The principles of coaching

Roles and responsibilities

Planning a coaching session

Avoiding risks and ensuring safety

Unit 4.3 – Refereeing

Duties of a referee

Referees on the field

Instruments for refereeing

CLIP FILM – Bend it like Beckham

CASE STUDY – Olympic female gymnastics coach fired after abuse charge

MODULE 5 – SCIENCE AND PHYSICS

Unit 5.1 – Anatomy

Physiology and the structural organisation of the body

The skeletal and muscular systems

The nervous and endocrine systems

The cardiovascular and respiratory systems

The digestive and urinary systems

The reproductive system

The sensory systems

Unit 5.2 – Motor skills

Coordination

Balance

Strength

Mobility

Speed

Endurance

Unit 5.3 – Health

Health education

Weight and health

Eating disorders

Addictions

Unit 5.4 – Nutrition

The basics of nutrition

Proteins and carbohydrates

Fats, vitamins, and minerals

People PAOLO ROSSI Paolo Rossi (1956-2020) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He led Italy to the FIFA World Cup victory in 1982 by scoring six goals. For his performance he was awarded the Golden Boot as top scorer, and the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. Rossi is one of only three players, and the only European, to have won all three awards at a World Cup. In the same year, Rossi was also awarded the 1982 Ballon d Or for his performances, remaining the only player in history to win these four awards in a single year. Together with Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri, he is Italy s top scorer in World Cup history, with nine goals overall. MICHAEL JORDAN Michael Jordan (1963-) is considered one of the best basketball players ever. His outstanding athleticism and competitiveness made him dominate the basketball scene from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. Jordan won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls between 1991 and 1998 and was one of the most important players of the Dream Team, the American National basketball team who won the Gold Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In his career, Jordan earned the NBA MVP Award in five regular seasons and three All-Star MVPs, becoming the most decorated player in the NBA. He has also become well-known among a wider audience after playing himself in the world-famous Space Jam cartoon film. MARTINA NAVRATILOVA The Czech tennis player Martina Navratilova (1956-) led her team to win the Federation Cup in 1975, when she was only 19. In order to continue her career, she had to escape from her country to go to the USA, where she got citizenship in 1981. By 1990, Navratilova had won the women s singles championships of the French Open twice, the Australian Open three times, the US Open four times and Wimbledon nine times, dominating the scene of women s tennis. In 1987, along with her singles championship, she won both the women s doubles and the mixed doubles to become the first triple-crown champion at the US Open since 1970. She retired from singles matches in 1994; however, in 2000, she returned to compete in the doubles event at several tournaments, including Wimbledon. In 2003 she won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon; with this victory, Navratilova, aged 46, became the oldest player to win at Wimbledon. She retired from competitive play in 2006. 36 TO PLAY  

People CRISTIANO RONALDO Cristano Ronaldo (1985-) is a Portuguese football forward. For his achievements between 2008 and 2017, he is considered to be one of the best players in the world. In 2003 he started his career with Manchester United; in 2008 he earned the Golden Boot award as Europe s leading scorer. After leading his team to win a Champions League title in 2008, Ronaldo was awarded his first Ballon d Or for his amazing season. In 2009 he joined Real Madrid; in 2011-12, Ronaldo led the team to win the championship. As he scored a great number of goals with Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, he earned his second FIFA Ballon d Or in 2013. In 2014, he led Real Madrid to victory in the Champions League, which granted him his third Ballon d Or award. By October 2015, Ronaldo had become the club s leading goal scorer of all times. In 2016, he helped Real Madrid win its eleventh Champions League title, and in December 2016 he won his fourth career Ballon d Or. In 2017, Ronaldo led his team to win both the national championship and Champions League, which made him gain his fifth career Ballon d Or award. KOBE BRYANT American Kobe Bryant (1978- 2020) was the son of a basketball player. Following his father s career, he spent some years in Italy, where he started playing basketball and football. After returning to the USA, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 1996. He was a great scorer, and in 2008 he was awarded NBA s MVP for the first time in his career; he also won three All-Stars MVP and two gold medals in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games. In 2020, he was involved in a helicopter crash and died together with his 13-year-old daughter. JASMINE PAOLINI Jasmine Paolini (1996-) began her career in 2016, but she came out as a top player in 2024, when she won the WTA 1000 in Dubai and reached the final of Roland Garros in both singles and doubles with Sara Errani. At the beginning of July 2024, she became the first Italian woman in history to reach the final in Wimbledon; one month later, at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, she won the gold medal in the women s doubles final together with Sara Errani, which was the first gold medal in the history of Italian tennis. forward: centravanti outstanding: eccezionale overall: in totale To play  37 

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