Let’s do sport!

We use the verbs play, do and go with sports and activities.

Play
Play is used with ball sports and competitive games.
'How often do you play tennis?' - tennis is a ball sport.
‘I usually play poker with my friends on Friday night.' - poker is a competitive game. We play to win.
My brother often plays computer games.' - again, computer games are competitive so we
use play.

chess
football baseball tennis pool

El verbo “play” se utiliza para hablar de deportes o competiciones

que utilizan objetos, como “ball” (balón) para su realización.
soccer
do
Do is used for a recreational activity or a non-team sport, no ball:
He often does karate.' - karate is a non-team activity.
‘I almost always do crossword puzzles in my free time.' - crossword puzzles are not
competitive.
yoga

exercise karate aerobics

ballet athletics
Se utiliza “do”, en general, para las actividades recreativas, es decir, que no boxing
implican competición en grupo. También coincide con prácticas deportivas
que no requieren un balón, pelota u otros elementos para su realización.
Go
Go is used with activities that end -ing. We go somewhere to do something:
‘I never go fishing on Sunday.’
‘Does John go dancing in the morning?’
‘Sam and his cousin go swimming weekly.'

riding

swimming cycling walking

golfing

diving dancing
 I am good at football. Football
Verb-ing He is good at football.
be good at Messi is very good at football.
Playing football
activity Soccer
They are good at basketball.
Sara is good at dancing champeta. Basketball
Baseball
Dancing salsa
Which sport do you like most? Karate
Are you good at it? Playing chess
Which one do you like?
I like…
Do you do any sport or exercise?
How do you relax?
How often do you train?
How many hour do you train?
What do you do on holiday?
What do you do in your free time?
What time do you usually get up?
What do you do on weekends?
 Use ever in yes/no questions. Ever means “any time”

Are the tests ever easy?

Does she ever get an “A”?

So, do you ever talk to anyone outside the class?

Ben... do you ever blame me for all of this?
Hey, Kyle, do you ever think about the future?
 Be Careful!
Do not use “ever” in affirmative staments.

Yes! I ever come on time.

I never come late.
• Do you ever do yoga? Why? / Why not?
• Do you like to go jogging? Why? / Why not?
• Where do you like to go swimming?
• How often do you go golfing?
• Do you ever go camping? Why? / Why not?
• Do you like to go bowling? Why? / Why not?
• How often do you go cycling?
• Are you worried about sharks when you go swimming?
• Do you know how to play badminton?
• Do you like to play ping pong? Why? / Why not?
• How many people do you need to play football?
• Do you ever play basketball? Why? / Why not?
 A typical day
How often…?
Always
Usually
In the morning In the afternoon In the evening
Often
Wake up early Have luch Go home Frequently
Get up Work Have dinner Usually
Take a shower Go shopping Watch tv Rarely
Get dressed Go to the gym Read a book Never
Have breakfast Go to bed Once
Go to work/go to school I wake up early And my sister wakes up early too. Twice
I wake up early but my sister doesn’t wake up early.
(+) (-) Weekly
Daily
My sister always wakes up early. My sister always doesn’t wake up early. Monthly
My parents visit me twice a month. My parents don’t visit me twice a month. Every day
On Saturdays night I play basketball in the park. On Saturdays night I don’t play basketball in the park.
Every Friday
My wife doesn’t like to do exercise. My wife likes to do exercise.
Every month
Does my sister always wakes up early?
Do My parents visit me twice a month? On Tuesday
On Saturdays night I play basketball in the park. On weekends
My wife doesn’t like to do exercise.
 Connectors of sequence:
We use the connectors of sequence
to order events.
The correct order is: First…,next…,then…,
after that…finally.
For example:
• First, I wake up at 7am next, I take a
shower and get dressed then, I have
breakfast also I talk a few minutes with
my wife after that, I go to work but before
that I brush my teeth and say good bye to
my family. Finally I get in my car and drive
to work.
 Go to the movies ( 7 )
1 2 Read ( 6 )
Listening to music ( 8 )
Play an instrument ( 3 )
Play sports ( 4 )
Hang out with my Friends ( 5 )
Play video games ( 1 )
Chat with a friend ( 2 )
3 4
5

6 7 8
 Complete the conversation:
Ted: Wow! You’re pretty good.
play video games!
I see you like to ______
John: Ha, ha. But I like to do other things too.
I like to _________
hang out with my Friends.
We love to ________
play soccer in the park.
Amy: Hey, guys!
John/Ted: Hi, Amy.
John: Amy doesn’t like to talk too much. She is very shy and
serious.
listening music in her bedroom.
Ted: Well, she prefers to ________to
go
John: Does she like to ________ to the movies? I can
invite her out one day.
Ted: Yes, she does. Hmm, I see you like my sister.
John: Well, I’m an outgoing person. I think we can be good
friends.
Use like/love/prefer/enjoy to talk about likes, dislikes and preferences.
 Match the antonyms :
a b e
c d

Funny shy lazy

quiet nervous

b a e c d

outgoing noisy
sporty relaxed
serious

He/she is funny → place adjectives after the verb to be.

He/she is a funny person→ place adjectives before nouns.
 Hello everybody. I’m Jane, I’m 25 and this is my family.
My mom’s name is Emma, she’s from France, it’s a big
sporty and______________.
Country in Europe. She’s ____________ quiet
outgoing
She has many Friends because she’s very _____________.

My dad’s name is Pete, he isn’t French, he’s American.

He’s a chef, I love his food. He’s ________________
serious but
funny
_______________. He tells jokes all the time. He isn’t a
shy
______________ person.
What do you
I love to play video Like to do in
games, my favorite Your free time?
game is need for speed.
How about you?

Great! I like to hang

out with my
Speaking strategy friends.
Use How about you? To
Encourage someone to talk.
For next class:

Make a list for your family’s free time activities, sport or daily activity.
Share with the class and talk about it.