Hook

Football, tennis, basketball — how do we talk about the sports we play or watch?

Notice

Look at these sentences:

  • I play basketball on Saturdays.
  • My brother watches football on TV every weekend.
  • Do you play any sports? — Yes, I play tennis.
  • She’s good at swimming. He’s not very good at tennis.

Rule

Use play + sport for team/ball sports: play football, play basketball, play tennis.

Use go + sport-ing for individual sports: go swimming, go running, go cycling.

Be good at / bad at + sport/-ing describes skill level: He’s good at football. She’s bad at swimming.

Practice

  1. Choose play/go: ___ tennis (Answer: play)
  2. Choose play/go: ___ swimming (Answer: go)
  3. Complete: My sister ___ (play) volleyball every week. (Answer: plays)
  4. Complete: He’s good ___ football. (Answer: at)
  5. Make a question: you / play / any sports (Answer: Do you play any sports?)
  6. Write a sentence about a sport you’re good at. (Answer: e.g. I’m good at basketball.)

Connect

Practice sports vocabulary with our Daily Unscramble game using sport-related words.

Try the Daily Unscramble Game →

CEFR A1: Spoken Interaction — can talk about sports and free-time activities in simple exchanges.

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