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Lesson continued from last pageGroup 1, student BBobby Orr was born on March 20th, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario. He was the third of five children born into an Irish family that lived in a modest home on Great North Road. His parents, Doug and Arva 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 four. 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 Seguin River). When he was _________________, he began to play organized hockey and by the time he was twelve, he was already playing against kids that were ______________ older than him. _____________________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 _______________”. The legend of Bobby Orr officially began in the early1960’s, in the small town of ___________________. 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 _____________ and _________________ of the Boston Bruins. Bobby Orr played 58 out of the 60-minute game (he had a Two minute _________________). Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information. Group 2, student AThe Boston scouts immediately signed Bobby Orr to play for their farm team, the______________ _______________. At this point, Bobby was 14 and was playing against _____ and _______ year old players, “but age did not matter as Bobby owned the ice”. He had ____________ all-star seasons in Oshawa as the Bruins awaited “the coming of their saviour”. Bobby Orr was the first NHL hockey player to hire a _______________ to negotiate his _____________________. He got $50,000 for two years and a $_____________ signing bonus. This isn’t much by today’s standards, but this event did change the NHL pay structure forever. When Bobby first started with the Bruins, he was assigned #27, but he quickly switched to the legendary #4. Bobby Orr’s first NHL game was against the Detroit Red Wings and the famous Gordie Howe. He scored his first NHL goal in the Boston Gardens against the arch-rival Montreal Canadiens. Gump Worsley, the Canadiens goalie had made three saves in a row, when the puck bounced back to the point after the third save and Orr drilled it in. Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information. Group 2, student BThe Boston scouts immediately signed Bobby Orr to play for their farm team, the Oshawa Generals. At this point, Bobby was 14 and was playing against 19 and 20 year old players, “but age did not matter as Bobby owned the ice”. He had four all-star seasons in Oshawa as the Bruins awaited “the coming of their saviour”. Bobby Orr was the first NHL hockey player to hire a lawyer to negotiate his contract. He got $50,000 for two years and a $25,000 signing bonus. This isn’t much by today’s standards, but this event did change the NHL pay structure forever. When Bobby first started with the Bruins, he was assigned #______, but he quickly switched to the legendary #______. Bobby Orr’s first NHL game was against the ______________________________and the famous ______________________ . He scored his first NHL goal in the Boston Gardens against the arch-rival _________________________________. _______________________, the Canadiens goalie had made three saves in a row, when the puck bounced back to the point after the ___________ save and Orr drilled it in. Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information. Group 3, student ATwo things distinguish Bobby Orr from all other hockey players. “He changed the ___________________ forever. Defensemen were ‘stay at home’ types. Never daring to charge the net, they knew their place was at ‘_______________’. But not Bobby…he set the tone for today’s great ____________________…” The second thing that sets Bobby Orr apart from all other players is the fact that he was “the most _____________ player… He rarely celebrated after scoring. He did not want to __________________ the other players.” When Orr scored a goal, his trademark humility was to keep his ________________________. During his hockey career, he led the Bruins to Stanley Cup victory in the 1969-70 season. This was the first time in 29 years that the Bruins won the Cup with the famous Orr overtime goal. Orr led them to another Stanley Cup victory in the 1971-72 season by again clinching the winning goal. In 1976, he won the “outstanding player” award when team Canada defeated the Soviets in the Canada Cup. Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information. Group 3, student BTwo things distinguish Bobby Orr from all other hockey players. “He changed the face of hockey forever. Defensemen were ‘stay at home’ types. Never daring to charge the net, they knew their place was at ‘the point’. But not Bobby…he set the tone for today’s great defensemen…” The second thing that sets Bobby Orr apart from all other players is the fact that he was “the most graceful player… He rarely celebrated after scoring. He did not want to embarrass the other players.” When Orr scored a goal, his trademark humility was to keep his head down. During his hockey career, he led the Bruins to ____________________ victory in the 1969-70 season. This was the first time in 29 years that the Bruins won the Cup with the famous Orr _____________ goal. Orr led them to another Stanley Cup victory in the _____________ season by again clinching the winning goal. In 1976, he won the “__________________” award when team Canada defeated the _________________ in the Canada Cup. Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information. Group 4, student AOver his 13 year NHL career, Bobby Orr “set every conceivable record for __________________.” When he finished with the NHL, his +/- ratio was_________ and his best season was _____________ with a record of 124. Just to compare, Wayne Gretzky’s best season was _______. He also won the _____________ trophy for 8 consecutive seasons among many other awards. Bobby Orr was forced to retire at the age of 31 due to ___________ injuries. He was always taking a beating and endured several_____________________. So, on November 8th, 1978, he announced his _____________________. On January 9, 1979, Bobby Orr’s #4 was retired to the rafter of the Boston Gardens. When Mr. Orr was introduced, the crowd cheered for eleven minutes. Again, his speech was very humble as he expressed his love for the city of Boston, his fans and concluded with an “emotional ‘Thank You’”. Even in retirement, Bobby Orr sets records. In 1979, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was and still is the youngest player ever to be elected into the Hall of Fame. He was 31 years old at the time. Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information. Group 4, student BOver his 13 year NHL career, Bobby Orr “set every conceivable record for defenseman.” When he finished with the NHL, his +/- ratio was 597 and his best season was 1970-71 with a record of 124. Just to compare, Wayne Gretzky’s best season was 98. He also won the Norris trophy for 8 consecutive seasons among many other awards. Bobby Orr was forced to retire at the age of 31 due to knee injuries. He was always taking a beating and endured several knee operations. So, on November 8th, 1978, he announced his retirement. On___________________, Bobby Orr’s #4 was retired to the rafter of the Boston Gardens. When Mr. Orr was introduced, the crowd ____________ for eleven minutes. Again, his speech was very humble as he expressed his love for___________________, his fans and concluded with an “emotional ‘_____________________”. Even in retirement, Bobby Orr sets records. In 1979, he was inducted into the _________________________________. He was and still is the youngest player ever to be elected into the Hall of Fame. He was _________ years old at the time. READINGSs read text silently Ss then read text in small
groups and try to answer questions from the pre-reading activity. T goes through the questions
and leads into post reading activities. (on the computer, there are several links that the Ss could go to for extra information, including pictures of Bobby Orr’s childhood home, and listen to an interview with Bobby Orr.) POST-READING With a partner, try to guess the meaning
of the words that are highlighted and underlined in the text that you have read. Now,
write a sentence that gives a definition of the word. MODEST
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PATERNAL
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RESPONDED
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOURNAMENT
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SCOUTS
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SAVIOUR
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NEGOTIATE
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARCH-RIVAL
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISTINGUISH
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HUMILITY
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CLINCHING
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONCEIVABLE
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONSECUTIVE
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DUE TO
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INDUCTED
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (On the computer, I would like to be able
to click on the word and get the definition.) mod•est / pa•ter•nal /p re•spond /r tour•na•ment / scout /ska sa•viour (BrE) (AmE sa•vior) / ne•go•ti•ate /n arch- dis•tin•guish /d hu•mil•ity /hju clinch /kl con•ceiv•able /k con•secu•tive /k due /dju in•duct / NOTE: You could provide only the definition that fits the
word, or provide all the definitions for that word and have the students decide which
definition corresponds with the word in context. MATCHING EXERCISE Match the words on the left with the
meaning on the right that best describes the word. 1. Modest
a)
To answer back.
2. Paternal
b)
Not thinking that you’re better than others. 3. Respond
c)
The team’s main opponent. 4. Tournament
d)
To officially introduce someone into an organization. 5. Scouts
e)
As a result of; because of something or somebody. 6. Saviour
f)
Not very large or expensive. 7. Negotiate
g)
A sports competition where a number of players or 8. Arch-rival
teams
compete until they lose and there is only the 9. Distinguish
the
winner left. 10. Humility
h)
Following one after another without interruption. 11. Clinch
I)
Having to do with the father’s side of the family. 12. Conceivable
j)
Imaginable; believable. 13. Consecutive
k)
To do something so well that people notice and 14. Due to
admire
you. 15. Induct
l)
Someone who rescues someone from a difficult or
dangerous
situations.
m)
To succeed in winning something.
n)
To come to an agreement by formal discussion.
o)
To look for sports players with special talent to offer
them
work. Answer key: 1(f), 2(i), 3(a), 4(g), 5(o),
6(l), 7(n), 8(c), 9(k), 10(b), 11(m), 12(j), 13(h), 14(e), 15(d) COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS Using
the text, circle T if you think the following statements are TRUE, and
circle F if you think the statement is FALSE.
If the statement is false, write the correct information beside it. T / F
1. Bobby Orr was born
Ganonoque, Ontario. T / F
2. His first NHL game was
against the Detriot Red Wings. T / F
3. He was discovered by Bucko
Macdonald who was an NHL scout. T / F
4. As a defenseman, Bobby Orr
changed the face of hockey by daring to charge
at
the net. T / F
5. He
was the first NHL player to negotiate a contract. T / F
6. The
Bruins farm team was called the Parry Sound All-Stars. T / F
7. In
1970, it was the first time in 29 years that the Boston Bruins won the
Stanley
Cup. T / F 8. Wayne Gretzky
recently beat Bobby Orr’s record with 124 points. T / F 9. Bobby Orr won
8 consecutive Norris Trophies. T / F 10. On January 9,
1979, Bobby Orr announced his retirement. T / F
11. When
Bobby Orr’s number 4 was retired to the rafters of the Boston
Gardens,
and he was introduced, the crowd cheered for eleven minutes. T / F
12. Bobby
Orr is the youngest player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of
Fame. The Legend of Bobby Orr Bobby Orr was born on March 20th, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario. He was the third of five children born into an Irish family that lived in a modest home on Great North Road. (click here to view his house http://www.geocities.com/da_bruin/) His parents, Doug and Arva 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 four. 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 Seguin 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). The Boston scouts immediately signed Bobby Orr to play for their farm team, the Oshawa Generals. At this point, Bobby was 14 and was playing against 19 and 20 year old players, “but age did not matter as Bobby owned the ice”. He had four all-star seasons in Oshawa as the Bruins awaited “the coming of their saviour”. Bobby Orr was the first NHL hockey player to hire a lawyer to negotiate his contract. He got $50,000 for two years and a $25,000 signing bonus. This isn’t much by today’s standards, but this event did change the NHL pay structure forever. When Bobby first started with the Bruins, he was assigned #27, but he quickly switched to the legendary #4. Bobby Orr’s first NHL game was against the Detroit Red Wings and the famous Gordie Howe . He scored his first NHL goal in the Boston Gardens against the arch-rival Montreal Canadiens. Gump Worsley, the Canadiens goalie had made three saves in a row, when the puck bounced back to the point after the third save and Orr drilled it in. Two things distinguish Bobby Orr from all other hockey players. “He changed the face of hockey forever. Defensemen were ‘stay at home’ types. Never daring to charge the net, they knew their place was at ‘the point’. But not Bobby…he set the tone for today’s great defensemen…” The second thing that sets Bobby Orr apart from all other players is the fact that he was “the most graceful player… He rarely celebrated after scoring. He did not want to embarrass the other players.” When Orr scored a goal, his trademark humility was to keep his head down. During his hockey career, he led the Bruins to Stanley Cup victory in the 1969-70 season. This was the first time in 29 years that the Bruins won the Cup with the famous Orr overtime goal (click here to view the famous overtime goal). Orr led them to another Stanley Cup victory in the 1971-72 season by again clinching the winning goal. In 1976, he won the “outstanding player” award when team Canada defeated the Soviets in the Canada Cup. Over his 13 year NHL career, Bobby Orr “set every conceivable record for defenseman.” When he finished with the NHL, his +/- ratio was 597 and his best season was 1970-71 with a record of 124. Just to compare, Wayne Gretzky’s best season was 98. He also won the Norris trophy for 8 consecutive seasons among many other awards. (Click here to view his stats The Internet Hockey Database ) Bobby Orr was forced to retire at the age of 31 due to knee injuries. He was always taking a beating and endured several knee operations. So, on November 8th, 1978, he announced his retirement. On January 9, 1979, Bobby Orr’s #4 was retired to the rafter of the Boston Gardens. When Mr. Orr was introduced, the crowd cheered for eleven minutes. Again, his speech was very humble as he expressed his love for the city of Boston, his fans and concluded with an “emotional ‘Thank You’”. Even in retirement, Bobby Orr sets records. In 1979, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was and still is the youngest player ever to be elected into the Hall of Fame. He was 31 years old at the time. (Click here read more about Bobby Orr, view
pictures and to listen to an interview with Bobby
Orr) BIBLIOGRAPHY http://www.geocities.com/da_bruin/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Loge/4588/orr.mov http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=4085 |
