4. COLLOCATIONS WITH GO - PLAY - DO
• Go is used with activities and sports that end in –ing.
E.g. go swimming, go dancing.
• Do is used with individual sports.
E.g. do yoga, do exercise.
• Play is generally used with team or competitive sports.
E.g. play football, play chess
Exceptions:
o do boxing, do body-building, do weightlifting, do cycling.
o go golfing: if you do it for pleasure
5. Go Do Play
running exercise chess
dancing yoga football
fishing tai chi badminton
swimming judo table tennis
jogging aerobics basketball
cycling tae kwon do volleyball
riding gymnastics baseball
sailing karate board games
skiing kung-fu cricket
skating ballet snooker
snowboarding athletics hockey
windsurfing archery rugby
hiking
a crossword
puzzle
squash
6. What do you think about
doing cycling?
Playing basketball A good way to train body movements
and improve teamworkGoing swimming
Playing table tennis A good exercise for your eyes and
flexibilityPlaying badminton
Doing yoga A good way — feel relaxed and sleep
well at nightGo dancing
Doing judo
An active sport – train your muscles
Go running
In my opinion, doing cycling is
a good way to keep in shape
7. SPEAKING FRAME
SAMPLE INDEPENDENT SPEAKING
A: What do you do for exercise?
B: (1) For me, I’m really into doing cycling.
(2) I cycle to work everyday with some of my co-workers.
(3) In my opinion, doing cycling is a good way to keep in shape.
1. What sports do you like?
2. How often do you practice it?
3. What do you think about it?
SF is an outline of ideas that help you express opinions on a certain topic.
When it comes to describing your favorite sport, you can think of the following topic-related
questions and then answer them one by one.
LET’S TALK newyorkschool.edu.vn
8. 1. Playing basketball
2. Play it every Sunday morning — my co-
worker
3. A good way — train body movements
and improve teamwork
1. Playing Table tennis
2. Go to the club in district 10 about 3
times a week – My dad and his friends
3. A good exercise for your eyes and
flexibility
1. Doing Yoga
2. Practice it every morning at a
fitness center near my house — my
mom and my daughter
3. A good way — feel relaxed and sleep
well at night
1. Doing judo
2. Go to class three times a week – my
friends from university.
3. An active sport – train your muscles;
especially your back and shoulder
muscles
QUICK REACTION PRACTICE newyorkschool.edu.vn
9. A: What ………..…. do you like?
B: I like ………………….... and ……………..……....
A: Yeah, me, too. Can you play tennis?
B: No, I can’t! But I like to ……………………….. TV. What about you? What sports do
you like?
C: I like ……………………… and …………………………....
B: Oh, can you ski?
C: Yes, I can. I go skiing …………..…….……...
FURTHER PRACTICE newyorkschool.edu.vn
sports
basketball tennis
watch it on
swimming skiing
every winter
