Simple Sentences

Sports
Vocabulary
What are these people doing?
What type of athlete are they?

Sports Athletes
• volleyball • playing basketball • volleyball player • hockey player
• hockey • playing tennis • figure skater • baseball player
• surfing • playing baseball • football player • surfer
• swimming • playing soccer • basketball player • golfer
• skiing • playing hockey • soccer player • skier
• golfing • figure skating • tennis player • swimmer

# Picture Sentences

She is playing volleyball.

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# Picture Sentences

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My aunt                             .

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Grandpa                             .

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My sister                             .

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Expressions
A. Verbs

Write the sports under the correct verbs.

Sports
• swimming • judo
• soccer • football
• baseball • golf
• hockey • skiing
• yoga • gymnastics

Play Do Go
(team sports) (individual sports) (-ing sports)

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B. Talking about Sports 

Listen and repeat these sentences.

1. My favorite sport is golf. 6. Golf is a difficult sport.

2. I like playing golf. 7. I golf at a golf course.

3. I am golfing. 8. I play golf with my friends.

4. I am a golfer. 9. I need new golf clubs.

5. I golf every Tuesday. 10. I like watching golf on TV.

C. Practice

Find a partner. Read the sentences in Part B out loud,

but change the words in bold. Take turns talking about
different sports and people.

Example
1. My grandma’s favorite sport is swimming.
2. Grandma likes going swimming.
3. Grandma is swimming.
4. Grandma is a swimmer.
5. Grandma swims every weekend.

etc.

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Questions & Answers

Read the questions and answers about sports.
On the next two pages, practice asking and answering questions
using complete sentences. Use the words in parentheses to help you.

# Picture Questions & Answers

What is Jill doing? (swimming)

She is swimming.

What is Jill wearing? (bathing suit)

She is wearing a bathing suit.

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Is it a one-piece or a bikini? (one-piece)

It is a one-piece.
Jill
What is Jill wearing on her eyes? (goggles)

She is wearing goggles.

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# Picture Questions & Answers

What is Dani doing? (playing tennis)

What equipment is Dani using? (tennis racket and ball)

2
Does Dani like playing tennis? (yes)

Dani
Where does Dani play tennis? (tennis court)

What is your favorite sport? (baseball)

Do you like to pitch or bat? (bat)

3
What other equipment do you use? (glove and ball)

You
Where do you play baseball? (park behind house)

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# Picture Questions & Answers

What are Ricardo and Tessa doing? (playing pool)

Where are they playing? (pool hall)

4
Are they good at playing pool? (Tessa yes, Ricardo no)

Ricardo
& Tessa What is the stick called? (pool cue)

She is skating.

She is wearing figure skates.

5

No, she doesn’t play hockey.

Lena

She skates at an ice rink near her school.

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Pair Work (Student A)

A. Complete the Chart

Find out the missing information by asking your partner.

# Name Sport Location Level Equipment Needed

1 Raj volleyball junior

2 Brian ice rink beginner

3 Bailey pool highly skilled

a new
4 Kya park
batting helmet

5 Junko surfing ocean

6 Monica skiing intermediate

7 Leo swimming Level 4

basketball new basketball

8 Sheridan
court shoes

9 Emah half pipe professional

10 Lucy tennis court more tennis balls

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Pair Work (Student B)

A. Complete the Chart

Find out the missing information by asking your partner.

# Name Sport Location Level Equipment Needed

volleyball
1 Raj new shorts
court

2 Brian hockey bigger skates

3 Bailey pool hall new pool cue

4 Kya baseball junior

5 Junko advanced swimsuit

6 Monica mountains ski poles

swimming
7 Leo new goggles
pool

8 Sheridan basketball B Team

9 Emah skateboarding elbow pads

10 Lucy tennis intermediate

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Pair Work cont.

B. Writing

Work together to make sentences using the information from Part A.

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Class Survey
What do you like to do for fun and exercise? Fill in your answers.
Then walk around the class and find out what your classmates like to do.

Name Sport Place When Why

Me

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Picture Dictionary
What sport, location, or piece of equipment do you see in the picture?
Add some more pictures of your own.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

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10. 11.  12.

13.  14. 15.

16.  17. 18.

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19. 20. 21.

22. 23. 24.

25. 26.  27.

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28. 29. 30.

31. 32. 33.

34. 35. 36.

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37. 38. 39.

40. 41. 42.

43. 44. 45.

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46. 47. 48.

49. 50. 51.

52. 53. 54.

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55. 56. 57.

58. 59. 60.

61. 62. 63.

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64. 65. 66.

67. 68. 69.

70. 71. 72.

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73. 74. 75.

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Assessment
Student / Group:                                     

Date Level Theme Skills

� Speaking
� Listening
Sports
� Reading
� Writing

Achieved Needs
Achieved
Criteria with Help Improvement

identifies sports, athletes,

and equipment

uses the verbs play,

go, and do with sports
and athletes

uses the verb need with

sporting equipment

asks questions
about sports

answers questions
about sports

Notes

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Self-Assessment
SPORTS

Add check marks () to show what you've learned in this lesson.

Name: Date:

Yes Yes
Not yet
Can I... (very well) (with help)

say and write words for sports, athletes,

and sports equipment?

describe what athletes are doing?

use the verbs play, do, and go with sports?

use the verb need with sports equipment?

talk about favorite sports?

My Notes

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Answer Key
LESSON DESCRIPTION: LEVEL: Beg – Low Int

Students learn sports vocabulary through various writing and TIME: 2–3 hours
speaking activities. They also practice question formation and
TAGS:  sports, athletes, sports equipment, do, play, go,
learn the difference between play, go, and do in relation to
grammar, nouns, verbs, vocabulary, writing,
sporting activities.
speaking, sentences, questions

Vocabulary C. PR ACTICE

Have students take turns reading through the set of ten sentences
1. She is playing volleyball. She is a volleyball player. using a different sport and person for each set.
2. He/She is playing hockey. He/she is a hockey player.
3. He is playing basketball. He is a basketball player.
Questions & Answers
4. She is figure skating. She is a figure skater.
5. He/She is playing football. He/She is a football player.
2. She is playing tennis.
6. He is playing soccer. He is a soccer player.
She is using a tennis racket and a ball.
7. Dani is playing tennis. She is a tennis player.
Yes, she does.
8. Juan is playing baseball. He is a baseball player.
She plays tennis on a tennis court.
9. My aunt is skiing. She is a skier.
3. My favorite sport is baseball.
10. Grandpa is golfing. He is a golfer.
I like to bat.
11. My sister is swimming. My sister is a swimmer.
I use a glove and a ball.
12. I am surfing. I am a surfer.
I play at the park behind my house.
4. Ricardo and Tessa are playing pool.
Expressions They are playing at the pool hall.
Tessa is good at playing pool, but Ricardo is not.
A. VERBS The stick is called a pool cue.

Review the rules about using the verbs play, do, and go with sports 5. What is Lena doing?

and activities. Have your students fill out the chart. You can also What is Lena wearing?

have students brainstorm other sports that could go into the chart. Does Lena play hockey?
Where does Lena skate?
Play: soccer, baseball, hockey, football, golf
Do: judo, gymnastics, yoga (continued on the next page...)
Go: swimming, skiing

B. TALKING ABOUT SPORTS

Play the recording or read the expression out loud and

have students repeat them. Help them with pronunciation
and intonation.

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Pair Work Class Survey

A. COMPLETE THE CHART Have the students complete the survey by talking to their
classmates. You may want to follow up with a class discussion
Model possible spoken/written questions and answers.
about the sports your students like.
For example:

• What sport does Raj play? He plays volleyball. Picture Dictionary

• Where does Raj play volleyball? He plays on a volleyball court.
• What level is Raj? He is a junior. This vocabulary review and expansion task can be used in multiple
• What equipment does Raj need? He needs new shorts. ways: to elicit vocabulary before starting the lesson, to give faster
students something to work on during the lesson, to complete for
Equipment homework after the lesson, to do as review the next day, etc.
# Sport Location Level
Needed
1. archery / archer 21. boxing / boxer
volleyball
1 volleyball junior new shorts 2. arrow 22. boxing gloves
court
3. bow 23. alpine skiing / skier
bigger
2 hockey ice rink beginner 4. target 24. cross-country skiing /
skates
5. badminton / skier
new pool badminton player 25. ski boots
3 pool pool hall highly skilled
cue
6. badminton racket 26. ski poles
a new 7. shuttlecock 27. skis
4 baseball park junior batting
8. ballet slippers 28. cycling / cyclist
helmet
9. barbell 29. bicycle helmet
5 surfing ocean advanced swimsuit 10. baseball / 30. diving / diver
6 skiing mountains intermediate ski poles baseball player / batter 31. figure skating /
11. baseball glove figure skater
swimming
7 swimming Level 4 new goggles 12. baseball bat 32. figure skates
pool
13. baseball field 33. football / football player
new
basketball 14. basketball / 34. football
8 basketball B Team basketball
court basketball player 35. football field
shoes
15. basketball 36. golf / golfer
skate-
9 half pipe professional elbow pads 16. basketball net 37. golf bag
boarding
17. basketball court 38. golf club
tennis more tennis
10 tennis intermediate 18. pool table 39. golf ball
court balls
19. billiard balls 40. golf tee
20. pool cue / cue stick 41. hockey / hockey player
B. WRITING

Answers will vary. (continued on the next page...)

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Picture Dictionary cont. Assessment Tools

42. hockey stick 59. soccer field You will find an assessment and self-assessment tool at the
43. hockey puck 60. squash / squash player end of the lesson. You can assess your students as they work
44. hockey rink 61. surfing / surfer through the skill-using activities, or you can use the flashcards or
45. javelin 62. surfboard one of the tasks to create your own summative assessment for
46. judo 63. swimming / swimmer this theme based on the criteria provided. Hand out the self-
47. lacrosse / lacrosse player 64. goggles assessment tool at the end of the unit and have your students
48. lacrosse stick 65. swimsuit / bathing suit reflect on their own learning.
49. ping-pong / 66. tennis / tennis player
ping-pong players 67. tennis racket SPELLING NOTE:
50. ping-pong paddle 68. tennis ball
51. running / track / runner 69. tennis court This lesson shows the American spelling of the words Favorite

52. running shoes 70. volleyball / and Practice. Most other English-speaking countries spell these

53. skateboard volleyball player words this way: Favourite and Practise (when used as a verb;

54. elbow pad 71. volleyball Practice when used as a noun). Make it a challenge for your

55. snowboarding / 72. volleyball court students to find these words in the lesson and see if they

snowboarder 73. water polo know the alternate spellings.

56. snowboard 74. wrestling / wrestlers

57. soccer / soccer player 75. yoga
58. soccer ball

Extra Review

Optional. Cut out the cards from the Picture

Dictionary or print out the corresponding flashcards
from our Sports & Athletes flashcard sections:
https://esllibrary.com/flashcard_genres/7/flashcard_categories

Tape one card to each student’s back. Have students walk around
the class trying to guess what they are playing or doing. The other
students have to give them hints by telling them what they are
wearing or using, or what rules they have to follow.

Students are not allowed to use the word in the sport. If Student A
has a soccer player on her back, Student B can’t say “Don’t forget
your soccer ball.” She can say, “Don’t use your hands today!” The
first three students to guess correctly get 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

If you have a large number of students, print out extra copies of the
cards. Tell students they have to find their teammates.

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