Teacher King's English Speaking Lesson: Sports
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Learn the words
1. basketball
2. cricket
3. badminton
4. baseball
5. golf
6. volleyball
7. hockey
8. football
9. soccer
10. tennis
Learn the phrasal verb : End up
Meaning: To be in a final situation or place.
“I really didn’t want to play basketball by myself, so I ended up staying home.”
Learn the verb : Play
“Stan loves playing different sports.”
play: Which sports do you like to play?
played: I played baseball with my cousins last weekend.
playing: The children are playing with your old toys.
played: She hasn’t played volleyball for a while.
Read the conversation
Brad: Abby, do you want to come with me to the park to play basketball?
Abby: I can’t right now. Jane and I are playing badminton today.
Brad: Cool. Where do you play badminton?
Abby: At the same place where we play tennis.
Brad: Really? I never noticed badminton courts there.
Abby: They’re in the building behind the tennis courts.
Brad: I think I’ll ask Stan to join me to play basketball.
Abby: No, he won’t be able to. He’s having a golf lesson today.
Brad: Doesn’t Stan also have to play in a soccer match today?
Abby: Yes, he does. Stan loves playing different sports.
Answer the questions
1. Which sport does Brad want to play?
2. Who will Abby be playing badminton with?
3. Where are the badminton courts?
4. Will Stan be able to join Brad at the park today?
Put the sentences in order
The badminton courts are behind the tennis courts. ___
Abby can’t play basketball because she’s meeting Jane. ___
Stan is having a golf lesson today. ___
Brad asked Abby to play basketball with him at the park. (1)
Read the talk
No sports day
I tried to find someone to join me at the park today to play basketball. I usually play with my older brother, Tom, but he recently had a bike accident and hurt his arm.
Sometimes, Abby plays basketball with me, but she couldn’t today because she had already made plans to play badminton with her friend, Jane. I couldn’t ask my best friend, Stan, because he was having a golf lesson.
I really didn’t want to play basketball by myself, so I ended up staying home and playing video games with Tom. He had bought the new baseball game after his accident.
We both had a lot of fun despite not actually playing sports.
Answer the questions
1. Could Brad find anyone to play basketball with?
2. Why couldn’t Abby play basketball with Brad?
3. Did Brad play basketball today?
4. What did Brad end up doing?
True, False or Not Given?
1. Abby is good at badminton.
2. Brad usually plays basketball with his brother, Tom.
3. Brad, Stan and Tom played the new baseball game.
Take the test
1. Stan wants ___ basketball at the park today.
a. plays
b. to play
c. play
2. Stan first asked ___ to join him.
a. Jane
b. Stan
c. Abby
3. Stan ___ a golf lesson today.
a. having
b. has
c. have
4. Which sport wasn’t mentioned?
a. Volleyball.
b. Golf.
c. Baseball.
5. Stan didn’t want to play basketball by ___.
a. himself
b. his self
c. alone
6. Abby had already made ___ to meet Jane.
a. plan
b. plans
c. planning
7. “We both had a lot of fun ___ not actually playing sports.”
a. despite
b. though
c. however
8. Brad ended ___ playing staying home with Tom.
a. on
b. by
c. up
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Answers
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C
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