Feeling sporty?
Lesson 6a
What do you usually do when
you have free time?
Do you prefer staying at home or
going out? Why?
vocabulary
kick pass dribble throw
hit catch score
Play / do / go
How to use them?
PLAY
Play is used with ball sports or competitive games
where we play against another person
 'How often do you play tennis?' - tennis is a ball sport.
 'I play poker with my friends on Friday night.' - poker is a competitive game. We play to
win.
 'I don't like playing computer games.' - again, computer games are competitive so we
use play.
Do
Do is used for a recreational activity or a non-team
sport that does not use a ball
 I heard that you do karate.' - karate is a non-team activity.
 'I do crossword puzzles in my free time.' - crossword puzzles are not competitive.
Go
Go is used with activities that end -ing.
We go somewhere to do something
 ‘Let´s go fishing on Sunday.‘
 ‘´Hey guys, let´s go swimming at night!.'
DO GOPLAY
volleyball
windsurfing
karate
Team sports
skiing
MAY/MIGHT/COULD
What is the difference between them?
We use may, might and could to express
a possibility. They are also called modal
verbs.
Might, May and Could …
Are followed by the base form of the verb
Are the same in all persons in the singular and in the plural
Express possibility in the present or in the future
We use may not / might not to express lack of possibility
MAY  strong probability
MIGHT  weak probability
COULD  possibility
”I don’t know. I may wear my black dress. Or I might wear
my jeans and a T-shirt. I could also wear my
green skirt and a turtleneck sweater. It’s so difficult to
decide!”
Speaking
In teams, discuss what might have happened in the following pictures.

Might, May and Could

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  • 2.
    What do youusually do when you have free time? Do you prefer staying at home or going out? Why?
  • 3.
    vocabulary kick pass dribblethrow hit catch score
  • 4.
    Play / do/ go How to use them?
  • 5.
    PLAY Play is usedwith ball sports or competitive games where we play against another person  'How often do you play tennis?' - tennis is a ball sport.  'I play poker with my friends on Friday night.' - poker is a competitive game. We play to win.  'I don't like playing computer games.' - again, computer games are competitive so we use play.
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    Do Do is usedfor a recreational activity or a non-team sport that does not use a ball  I heard that you do karate.' - karate is a non-team activity.  'I do crossword puzzles in my free time.' - crossword puzzles are not competitive.
  • 7.
    Go Go is usedwith activities that end -ing. We go somewhere to do something  ‘Let´s go fishing on Sunday.‘  ‘´Hey guys, let´s go swimming at night!.'
  • 8.
  • 9.
    MAY/MIGHT/COULD What is thedifference between them?
  • 10.
    We use may,might and could to express a possibility. They are also called modal verbs.
  • 11.
    Might, May andCould … Are followed by the base form of the verb Are the same in all persons in the singular and in the plural Express possibility in the present or in the future We use may not / might not to express lack of possibility
  • 12.
    MAY  strongprobability MIGHT  weak probability COULD  possibility
  • 13.
    ”I don’t know.I may wear my black dress. Or I might wear my jeans and a T-shirt. I could also wear my green skirt and a turtleneck sweater. It’s so difficult to decide!”
  • 14.
    Speaking In teams, discusswhat might have happened in the following pictures.