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READING ACTIVITIES
THE LEGEND OF BOBBY ORR
PRE-READING:
What do you think the word LEGEND
means?
(On the computer, student writes down their
definition and then clicks on the word to get a dictionary definition of the word to
compare to their own.)
le•gend / led  nd/ noun
1 [C, U] a story from ancient times about
people and events, that may or may not be true; this type of story: the legend of Robin Hood  the heroes of
Greek legend Legend has it that the lake was formed by
the tears of a god.
2 [C] a very famous person, especially in
a particular field, who is admired by other people: a jazz /
tennis legend She was a
legend in her own lifetime. Many of golf's living legends were playing. a legend in the world of music
3 [C] (technical) the explanation of a map or a diagram in a book
4 [C] (formal) a piece of writing on a sign, a label, a coin, etc.
http://www1.oup.co.uk/elt/oald/bin/oald2.pl
Our text is titled THE LEGEND OF BOBBY ORR. Which definition do you think is the best choice
for our story and why? Answer definition # 2.
In small groups, write down five questions that
you would like to know the answer to from the text. (On
the internet, may provide a space to write down the questions for future reference.) Teacher shows realia and pictures to guide
questions.
(Possibility with internet pictures, students
write a question relating to each picture. See pictures below)
Picture #1
Write a question related to the picture.
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Click here to find out about the picture.
(Parry Sound is the name of the town in
Ontario where Bobby Orr was born.)
Picture #2
Write a question related to the picture.
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(Bobby Orr played hockey for the Boston Bruins.)
Picture # 3
Write a question related to the picture.
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(Bobby Orr’s number was originally number 27
before he took on the famous number 4)
Picture # 4
Write a question related to the picture.
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(There are many autographed hockey items that you
can buy on the internet like this autographed hockey stick.)
Picture # 5
Write a question related to the picture.
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(Bobby Orr set many records in his hockey career
and won many trophies including the Conn Smythe Trophy for most valuable player to his
team in the playoffs.)
 
Pictures # 6 & 7
Write a question related to the picture.
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(Bobby Orr’s most famous goal was in the 1970
Stanley Cup Playoff game where he scored the winning goal in overtime. This was the first time in 29 years that the Boston
Bruins won the Stanley Cup.)
Picture # 8
Write a question related to the picture.
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(He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
where you could see this display of his hockey equipment.)
Picture #9
Write a question related to the picture.
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(Bobby Orr’s favourite hockey player is
Gordie Howe, another legend of hockey.)
Picture # 10
Write a question related to the picture.
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(Many people collect hockey cards. This is an older card of Bobby Orr that is quite
valuable to collectors.)
Picture #11
Write a question related to the picture.
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(This is a portrait of Bobby Orr called Garden of
dreams by Ken Danby. He has done many
portraits of famous sports figures including Wayne Gretzky who is another Canadian Legend
in Hockey.)
(Students can compare their questions with the
information given about each pictures below.)
Ask your partner
questions to fill in the missing information.
Group 1, student A
Bobby Orr was born on
March 20th, 1948 in__________________________, Ontario. He was the ___________of five children born into an
Irish family that lived in a modest home on Great North Road. His parents, ____________ and ____________ Orr
named him after his paternal grandfather. His
brothers and sisters are Pat and Ron (who are older than Bobby), and Penny and Doug Jr.
Bobby began skating at
the age of ____________. It all began when a
friend of the family, Gene Fernier bought him a pair of skates. From that moment on, Bobby
Orr spent all his time skating (usually on the _____________ River).
When he was five, he
began to play organized hockey and by the time he was twelve, he was already playing
against kids that were 4 years older than him.
Bucko McDonald was Bobby’s
coach in Pee Wee and Bantam hockey, and Bucko is the one who placed Bobby Orr as a
defenseman. Bobby Orr’s father questioned the decision, but Bucko simply responded to
Doug that “Bobby was born to play defense”.
The legend of Bobby Orr
officially began in the early1960’s, in the small town of Ganonoque. At that time, he was playing for the Parry Sound
Bantam All-Stars in a tournament and NHL hockey scouts were there to look at two promising
players from the Ganonoque team. That is when
he caught the attention of Wren Blair and Lynn Patrick of the Boston Bruins. Bobby Orr played 58 out of the 60-minute game (he
had a Two minute penalty).
Ask your partner
questions to fill in the missing information.
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