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LESSON 19

Lesson Sports

Exercise 1 : What sports are these people playing ? Write them down

.Example: He’s playing soccer.

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Exercise 2: Write five team sports and five individual sports.

TEAM SPORTS INDIVIDUAL SPORTS

basketball hiking

Verbs for Sports

When we talk about games in the simple present tense, we usually use “play” plus the name of the
game.
I play golf.
You play baseball.
She plays basketball.
They play football.
We play hockey.
You play tennis.
They play football.

All of these sentences mean that the speaker does the sport on a regular basis.
For the negative, we add do not or does not:
I don’t play tennis.
You don’t play games.
She doesn’t play hockey.
They don’t play football.

We use the present continuous to talk about what we are doing now. Remember it is a form of the
verb be (is/are) + the present participle of the verb.
The students are playing football.
This means the students are playing the game now.

When a person can do a sport alone, we call that an individual

sport. Let’s look at the names for some individual sports.
hiking
ice skating
sailing
scuba diving
skiing
swimming

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We don’t say that we are playing these sports. To talk about individual sports, we often use the
verb “go” plus the –ing form of the name of the sport.
For example,
I go ice skating every winter.
You go sailing in the summer.
He goes scuba diving on weekends.
We go swimming at the beach.
You usually go skiing in Switzerland.
They sometimes go hiking in the country.

Prepositions of place or location are used after go + sport name + ing.

This is important to remember. Do NOT use prepositions of direction.
We go swimming at the beach.
NOT -- to the beach.
You usually go skiing in Switzerland.
NOT -- to Switzerland.
They sometimes go hiking in the country.
NOT -- to the country.

The names of individual sports are based on action verbs.We can also use the present simple verb
to talk about these sports.
I ice skate every winter.
You sail on the lake.
We bowl every Friday night.
I scuba dive once a month.
I never swim after I eat lunch.
She skis in Germany.
They hike in the mountains.

For a few individual sports, we use the verb “do” plus the name of the sport.
For example:
I do karate.
She does gymnastics.

The negative looks like this.

He doesn’t do gymnastics
They don’t do karate.

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Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

Example: Ben and Joe ___________ basketball every day.

Ben and Joe play basketball every day.
They _________ basketball right now.
Ben’s sister ______ (swim) every week.
She ___________(swim) now.
The boy ___________ karate on Sundays.
He ________________ karate now.
Is Jackie Chan ______________ gymnastics in the film?
No! He ___________ ________________ karate.
My cousin____________ ___________________ (play football) in the Olympics this year.
My mother _______ ___________________ golf today.
Her husband ______________ not _______________ football these days.

Exercise 4: Make the sentences negative.

Example: I play soccer.

I don’t play soccer.

I am swimming.
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The teacher is playing volleyball.

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We are watching a football game on TV.

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We like ice skating.

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This is an individual sport.

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They go bowling every Wednesday.

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They are hiking in the mountains.

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I am playing a teamsport.
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He is scuba diving in the water.

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The girls are doing gymnastics.

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Ability: Can and Be able to
Let’s talk about ability to do things. We use the verb can to say someone has the physical or men-
tal ability to do something.
The woman is strong. She can lift heavy things.
Mustafa can play baseball. He knows the rules.

The negative, cannot or can’t means people don’t have the ability to do something.
The old woman is weak. She can’t lift heavy things.
Mustafa can’t play baseball. He doesn’t know the rules.

The verb can always stays the same. There is no s in the third person singular (he, she, it).
I can throw a ball.
You can swim.
She can catch a ball. Not – She cans catch.
We can run.
You can do gymnastics.
They can swim.

We also say be able to to talk about ability. Be able to often means the same as can.
We always use a form of be with able to.
I’m able to play basketball.
You’re able to play basketball.
He’s able to play basketball.
We’re able to win the game.
You’re able to win the game.
They’re able to win the game.

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Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences. Use BE ABLE TO.

Example: I can play tennis.

I am able to play tennis.

Michael Jordan can play basketball.

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She can do gymnastics.

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The students can go swimming this afternoon.

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We can play tennis on Saturday.

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I’m ill. I can’t play football today.

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Can you play golf?

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They can play volleyball.

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I can’t swim.
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We can’t go to the game on Sunday.

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She can do karate.

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Review
Test your sports knowledge!
Exercise 6: Answer the questions.

How many people play on a volleyball team?

What do they use?
Where do they play?
What do football players wear?
Where do they play?
How many players are on a basketball team?.
Where do they play?
Who plays basketball, women or men?
What sport does Jackie Chan do?
What are two winter sports?

Reading

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Read the story and answer the questions.

here is a new sports center in Moravia. It

is very big. You can play basketball and
1). Where is the new sports center? volleyball in the gym. You can can play billiards
and table tennis in the games room. You aren’t
2). Is it big? able to swim inside because there isn’t a pool.
However, you can swim outside. There is a big
3). What can you play in the gym? pool. You can also play tennis outside. You can
play basketball outside, too. You can’t play
table tennis outside because it is usually windy.
4). What can you play in the games room?
You can’t play volleyball outside because there
is no volleyball court.
5). Can you swim inside?

6). Where can you swim?

7). Where can you swim outside?

8). What sports can you play outside?

9). Can you play table tennis outside?

10). Can you play volleyball outside?

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ANSWER KEY Lesson 19

Exercise 1 : What sports are these people playing ? Write them down.

She’s playing tennis.

They are playing basketball.
They are playing volleyball.
He’s playing golf.
They are playing hockey.
They are playing baseball.
She’s horseback riding.
He’s playing table tennis.
He’s playing handball.
They’re playing American football.

Exercise 2: Write five team sports and five individual sports.

TEAM SPORTS INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
basketball hiking
football bowling
volleyball ice skating
hockey skiing
baseball swimming
tennis sailing

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

Example: Ben and Joe ___________ basketball every day.

Ben and Joe play basketball every day.

They are playing basketball right now.

Ben’s sister swims every week.
She is swimming now.
The boy does karate on Sundays.
He is doing karate now.
Is Jackie Chan doing gymnastics in the film?
No! He is doing karate.
My cousin is playing in the Olympics this year.
My mother is playing golf today.
Her husband is not playing football these days.

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Exercise 4: Make the sentences negative.

I am swimming.
I am not swimming.

The teacher is playing volleyball.

The teacher isn’t playing volleyball.

We are watching a football game on TV.

We aren’t watching a football game on TV.

We like ice skating.

We don’t like ice skating.

This is an individual sport.

This isn’t an individual sport.

They go bowling every Wednesday.

They don’t go bowling every Wednesday.

They are hiking in the mountains.

They aren’t hiking in the mountains.

I am playing a teamsport.
I am not playing a teamsport.

He is scuba diving in the water.

He isn’t scuba diving in the water.

The girls are doing gymnastics.

The girls aren’t doing gymnastics.

Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences. Use BE ABLE TO.

Michael Jordan can play basketball.

Michael Jordan is able to play basketball.

She can do gymnastics.

She is able to do gymnastics.

The students can go swimming this afternoon.

The students are able to go swimming this afternoon.

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We can play tennis on Saturday.
We are able to play tennis on Saturday.

I’m ill. I can’t play soccer today.

I am not able to play soccer today.

Can you play golf?

Are you able to play golf?

They can play volleyball.

They are able to play volleyball.

I can’t swim.
I am not able to swim.

We can’t go to the game on Sunday.

We aren’t able to go to the game on Sunday.

She can do karate.

She’s able to do karate.

Review
Test your sports knowledge!
Exercise 6: Answer the questions.

How many people play on a volleyball team?

Six people play on a volleyball team.

What do they use?

They use a net and a ball.

Where do they play?

They play in a gym or on the beach.

What do football players wear?

They wear shorts and shirts.

Where do they play?

They play on a field. Sometimes they play inside.

How many players are on a basketball team?.

There are five players on a basketball team.

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Where do they play?
They play in a gym.

Who plays basketball, women or men?

Women AND men play basketball.

What sport does Jackie Chan do?

He does karate.

What are two winter sports?

(Ice skating, hockey, skiing, snowboarding, sledding, etc.)

Reading
1). Where is the new sports center?
It is in Moravia.

2). Is it big?
Yes, it is.

3). What can you play in the gym?

You can play basketball and volleyball in the gym.

4). What can you play in the games room?

You can play billiards and table tennis in the games room.

5). Can you swim inside?

No, you can’t.

6). Where can you swim?

You can swim outside.

7). Where can you swim outside?

You can swim in the big swimming pool outside.

8). What sports can you play outside?

You can play tennis and basketball outside.

9). Can you play table tennis outside?

No, it is too windy.

10). Can you play volleyball outside?

No, there is no court.

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vocabulary list
NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS PREPOSITIONS
ability be able to broken alone about
action bowl busy always for
assistant call different first in
ball can each never inside
baseball catch famous now next to
basis choose heavy often of
basketball close important once on
bat do mental only with
beach fill more right now
blank give physical sometimes
bowling go popular today
children happen quick usually
class ice skate regular
country know some
eyes learn strong CONJUNCTIONS
field lift tall after
football listen and
form look because
game lose but
golf love then
gym mean when
gymnastics play
hiking point QUESTION WORDS
hockey remember how many
husband repeat what
ice skating run when
individual sail where
job see who
karate scuba dive
lake ski
leg stay
location swing
mountain swim
name take out
net talk
newspaper tell
polo think
rule throw
sailing use
shirt wear
short win
skiing write
soccer
speaker
sport
swimming
team
tennis
volleyball
weekend
work

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