1. Talking Time - Sports
Let’s watch a video by American singer John Fogerty. The song is called Centerfield. Try to
guess what sports activity this song is about.

2. Talking Time - Sports
Let’s watch a video by Brazilian band Skank. The song is called Uma Partida de Futebol. Tell
your partner what ideas Centerfield and Uma Partida de Futebol have in common.

3. Vocabulary and Pronunciation
Let’s watch a video by teacher Melanie. It’s about the names of Summer Olympics Sports
and their proper American pronunciation. Listen and repeat carefully!

4. Grammar and Vocabulary – Nouns, Verbs and Prepositions
play football/soccer kick the ball
score a goal pass the ball to a player
play golf hit the ball

5. Grammar and Vocabulary – Verbs and Prepositions
into the hole go running
go round a track go swimming
swim along the pool play volleyball

6. do judo
Grammar and Vocabulary – Verbs and Prepositions
referee
throw the ball over the net
into the water
go past the finish line
towards the goal
pitch stadium

7. A field or a court?
field - a piece of land prepared for playing a
game; "the home crowd cheered when
Princeton took the field“
athletic field, playing area, playing field
scene of action, arena - a playing field where
sports events take place
ball field, baseball field, diamond - the
baseball playing field
court - a specially marked horizontal area
within which a game is played; "players had
to reserve a court in advance"
football field, gridiron - the playing field on
which football is played
palaestra, palestra - a public place in ancient
Greece or Rome devoted to the training of
wrestlers and other athletes
sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl - a
large structure for open-air sports or
entertainments

8. A field or a court?
court - a specially marked horizontal area
within which a game is played; "players had
to reserve a court in advance”
badminton court - the court on which
badminton is played
basketball court - the court on which
basketball is played
handball court - the court on which handball
is played
squash court - the indoor court in which
squash is played
tennis court - the court on which tennis is
played
volleyball court - the court on which
volleyball is played

9. Use play with any competitive game that you
can play, go with activities that can be done
alone, and do with groups of related
Do, Play or Go with Various Sports activities.
This sport is Scuba Diving. The verb form is
"go scuba diving". Example sentence: My
friend Tom went to the Bahamas and spent
the weekend scuba diving. He saw quite a few
exotic fish!
This sport is snowboarding. The verb form is
"go snowboarding". Example sentence: He
took the lift up to the top of the mountain and
went snowboarding down.
This sport is soccer. The verb form is "play
soccer". Example sentence: Soccer is played in
the USA - football is played everywhere else!

10. Use play with any competitive game that you
can play, go with activities that can be done
alone, and do with groups of related
Do, Play or Go with Various Sports activities.
This sport is sailing. The verb form is "go sailing
". Example sentence: I went sailing last
weekend because it was very windy.
This sport is ice hockey. The verb form is "play
ice hockey". Example sentence: Canadians are
some of the best ice hockey players in the
world.
This sport is judo or karate. The verb form is
"do judo OR do karate". Example sentence: My
friend Tim does Judo every Saturday. He says it
helps him keep fit and stay alert.

11. Use play with any competitive game that you
can play, go with activities that can be done
alone, and do with groups of related
Do, Play or Go with Various Sports activities.
This sport is golf. The verb form is "play golf".
Example sentence: Golf is a sport for all ages,
but it is also a sport for those with a lot of
money.
This sport is hiking. The verb form is "go hiking
OR hike". Example sentence: I often go hiking
in Mount Rainier National Park.
This sport is horse riding. The verb form is "go
horse riding OR ride a horse". Example
sentence: My daughter goes horse riding twice
a week. Her horse's name is Clarissa.

12. Use play with any competitive game that you
can play, go with activities that can be done
alone, and do with groups of related
Do, Play or Go with Various Sports activities.
This sport is fishing. The verb form is "go
fishing OR fish". Example sentence: I caught
three trout the last time I went fishing.
This sport is football. The verb form is "play
football". Example sentence: American
football is different than what most people call
"football". The American's call "football"
soccer.
This sport is bicycling. The verb form is "go
bicycling OR bicycle OR ride a bicycle".
Example sentence: We went bicycling along
the coast last summer.

13. Use play with any competitive game that you
can play, go with activities that can be done
alone, and do with groups of related
Do, Play or Go with Various Sports activities.
This sport is boxing. The verb form is "box".
Example sentence: Heavyweight boxing is one
of the highest paid sports in the world.
This sport is baseball. The verb form is "play
baseball". Example sentence: Baseball is the
national sport of the USA. Some of the best
baseball players come from Japan.
This sport is basketball. The verb form is "play
basketball". Example sentence: The NBA
stands for National Basketball Association
which is located in the USA.

14. Use play with any competitive game that you
can play, go with activities that can be done
alone, and do with groups of related
Do, Play or Go with Various Sports activities.
This sport is surfing. The verb form is "go
surfing OR surf". Example sentence: If you
want to go surfing, Hawaii is the best place.
This sport is weightlifting. The verb form is “do
weightlifting". Example sentence: Weightlifting
twice a week helps build muscle tone.

15. Use play with any competitive game that you
can play, go with activities that can be done
alone, and do with groups of related
Do, Play or Go with Various Sports activities.
Discussion
1- What sports do you like the most?
2- Have you ever tried any of the sports in the list? Which sports?
3- Is there any sports you haven’t tried that you would like to try in the near
future?
4- How often do you do sports or any other physical activity?
5- Do you usually watch sports on tv? What sports?
6- What is your favorite sports network? (ESPN, Sport TV, etc.)
7- Have you ever competed in any sports event? Which sports?
8- In your opinion, who are today’s best sportspeople in their respective fields?
e.g: soccer - Messi
F1 racing - Sebastian Vettel
basketball - Kobe Bryant

16. Grammar and Vocabulary
Decide between do, go or play. Sometimes the verb needs to be conjugated or put in the
infinitive or gerund form.
He used to _____ jogging every day when he was at university.
I love _____ a good game of chess from time to time.
She _____ gymnastics for over five years now.
This summer we _____ windsurfing every day on our vacation.
He's quite the athlete. He _____ basketball, baseball and hockey, too.
My wife _____ horse riding twice a week.
Why don't we _____ a set of tennis?
Some people think that _____ aerobics four times a week is the best possible way of
keeping fit.
His idea of the perfect summer holiday is to rent a sailboat and _____ sailing between the
islands of the Tuscan archipelago.
He _____ athletics for his local track club.
Check your answers to this quiz on the next slide

17. Here are the answers to the previous quiz:
He used to go jogging every day when he was at university.
I love playing a good game of chess from time to time.
She has been doing gymnastics for over five years now.
This summer we are going to go windsurfing every day on our vacation.
He's quite the athlete. He plays basketball, baseball and hockey, too.
My wife goes horse riding twice a week.
Why don't we play a set of tennis?
Some people think that doing aerobics four times a week is the best possible way of
keeping fit.
His idea of the perfect summer holiday is to rent a sailboat and go sailing between the
islands of the Tuscan archipelago.
He does athletics for his local track club.