1. Sports and hobbies
We all enjoy doing different sports and hobbies. They
are very good topics of conversation. We often ask
questions like:
What sports do you do?
Do you have any hobbies?
How long have you been painting for?
When did you start playing badminton?
What do you enjoy about diving?
2. PLAY, GO or DO SPORTS
There are 3 verbs used to talk about sports.
PLAY = football, tennis, hockey, basketball (basically any
sports PLAYED with a ball)
GO = swimming, hiking, skiing, sailing (movement)
DO = yoga, pilates, karate, Tai-chi.
The verb “practise” in English is used to talk about
technique when doing a sport NOT FOR SPORT IN
GENERAL
e.g. I need to practise my starts in the 100m sprint.
It is also used for music and languages
3. Where do you play/do/go ……?
There are different words for the places we
use for sport e.g.
PITCH = Football, rugby, cricket, hockey
COURT = Basketball, tennis, volleyball
TRACK – Athletics, cycling, horse racing, car racing
COURSE – Golf, cross country running
GYM- Pilates, spinning, weight-lifting gym
RING – Boxing
RINK- Ice skating, ice hockey
4. Equipment
Here are some words for sports equipment
NET, RACKETS, BALL, SHUTTTLECOCK - tennis,
badminton, squash
BOOTS, SHORTS, SHINPADS, STICKS –
football, rugby, hockey
CLUBS, TEE, BALLS, HOLES – Golf
BOARD, SAIL, KITE, PADDLES, LIFEJACKETS –
windsurfing, kite surfing, sailing, canoeing
5. Hobbies and Games
Painting – brushes, easel
Hiking – boots, rucksack
Photography - camera
Chess – board and pieces
Scrabble – board, tiles
Cards – deck of cards
Stamp/coin collecting
6. Hobbies and Games
Painting – brushes, easel
Hiking – boots, rucksack
Photography - camera
Chess – board and pieces
Scrabble – board, tiles
Cards – deck of cards
Stamp/coin collecting