SPORTS
What is your favorite sport?
Do you play any sports? Which ones?
Who is your favorite sports player?
Can you name three sports?
football – футбол
basketball – баскетбол
tennis – теніс
swimming – плавання
running – біг
cycling – їзда на велосипеді / велоспорт
volleyball – волейбол
table tennis – настільний теніс
baseball – бейсбол
hockey – хокей
What sport is this?
Matching Game: Match
pictures with words.
football
basketball
tennis
swimming
running
cycling
volleyball
table tennis
baseball
hockey
Verb Collocation
play: football, basketball, tennis, table tennis, baseball,
volleyball
go: swimming, running, cycling
do: gymnastics, karate, yoga
Complete the sentences using the correct verb: play, go, or do + the
name of a sport.
Use the correct form (I play..., I go..., I do...).
1.I __________ football on Saturdays.
2.My sister __________ swimming every weekend.
3.We __________ karate after school.
4.They __________ basketball at the sports center.
5.Anna __________ gymnastics at home.
6.I __________ cycling in the morning.
7.Tom and Jack __________ tennis together.
8.I __________ yoga with my mom.
sports
A sport is a physical activity that people do for fun and as a way to
compete with others. People have enjoyed sports for thousands of
years. Every sport has a set of rules that the players follow.
Types of Sports
In some sports one person competes against other individuals.
Examples of these sports include boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, figure
skating, diving, swimming, pole vaulting, long jumping, and horseback
riding.
In team sports a group of people plays against another group, or
team. A team may have as few as two members, or it may have many
members. A doubles team in tennis has two players. Five players
make up a basketball team. An ice hockey team has six players, and a
baseball team has nine. Eleven players make up a football, soccer, or
cricket team.
Sports can be amateur or professional. Amateur athletes do not get
paid for participating in a sport. Professional athletes play for money.
Sports also can be organized or unorganized. Children who get
together for neighborhood football games are playing unorganized
sports. No organization controls their games. In organized sports
athletes play for a school, a business, a club, a community, or some
other organization. The organization schedules games and enforces
the rules of the sport. Organized sports can be amateur or
professional.
Key Vocabulary
Word/Phrase
Meaning (A2 Level)
Example Sentence
physical activity
moving your body to do something
Running is a physical activity.
compete
try to win against others
I compete in swimming races.
rules
things you must do or follow
Every sport has rules.
individual sport
one person plays alone
Tennis can be an individual sport.
team sport
a group plays together
Football is a team sport.
amateur
does not get money for playing
I am an amateur football player.
professional
gets money for playing
She is a professional athlete.
organized
planned and controlled by a group
School football is organized.
unorganized
not planned by a group
We play unorganized games outside.
Comprehension
Questions
1. What is a sport?
2. Name two examples of individual sports.
3. How many players are on a basketball team?
4. What is the difference between amateur and professional
athletes?
5. What is an example of unorganized sport?
6. Who controls organized sports?
grammar
Look at the list of sports in the article.
Say which ones you can or can’t do.
Example:
I can swim.
I can’t do gymnastics.
Wrap-up &
Reflection
What new words did you learn today?
What is the difference between team
and individual sports?
Can you explain what amateur and
professional mean?
Homework
Sports Poster
Task:
Choose your favorite sport. Make a simple poster (on paper
or digitally) with:
The name of the sport
3–5 important words (equipment, actions, places, etc.)
2 sentences about what you can/can’t do in this sport
Example: “I can play tennis. I can’t play tennis very
well.”