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Where we play: places, equipment and results
Connect Primary 5 Term 1, Unit 2: pp. 27–35
GoalName sports places and equipment and solve word problems with decimals.
New words
pitch · a field for footballcourt · a place for tennis or squashpool · a place to swimgoggles · glasses that keep water out of your eyesracket · a tool for hitting a ball in tennis or squash
Explanation
Each sport has its place and its equipment. We play football on a pitch and we wear boots. We play tennis on a court with a racket and a ball. We swim in a pool and we wear goggles. We do karate in a hall and we wear a karate suit. We say: This is where I play football. Sports results often have decimals. We add and subtract them like whole numbers, and we keep the decimal point in the same place.
| Place | Equipment |
|---|---|
| football pitch | boots, a ball |
| tennis court | a racket, a ball |
| swimming pool | goggles, a swimsuit |
| karate hall | a karate suit |
Worked examples
Look. Say the equipment.
| Name | Jump (metres) |
|---|---|
| Omar | 3.25 |
| Adel | 2.75 |
| Karim | 3.5 |
Omar jumped three point two five metres. Adel jumped two point seven five metres. The difference is zero point five metres.
Now you. Say: This is where I play … . Name a place and the equipment.
Class activity
Sports day. Measure a jump or a throw at home with a tape or a piece of string. Write three results with decimals, for example 1.5 metres. Add two results and find the difference between two others.
Practice
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Fill in: We play tennis on a ___ . (court or pool)
court.
2
Look. Where do we wear goggles?
In the swimming pool.
3
Omar jumped 3.25 m and Adel jumped 2.75 m. How many metres further did Omar jump?
0.5
4
Heba ran 1.5 km on Monday and 2.25 km on Wednesday. How many kilometres did she run altogether?
3.75
5
Listen. Where is the speaker?
…
On the football pitch.