SPORTS AND GAMES

SPORTS ANDGAMES

IELTS

Warm-up

How many different sports and games can you think of? Continue the lists below.

Sports: football basketball tennis rugby cricket Games: monopoly pool chess hide-and-seek

Where is it played?

Match the phrases to the games and sports.

Where is it played?

Which sports/games do you play? Where do you play them?

Describing a sport or game

The adjectives and expressions below can be used to describe a sport or game. Put them next to the sport or game that they describe below.

boring captivating challenging exciting to watch fast-paced fun relaxing risky slow strategic tough to play unsafe

Basketball: Chess: Football:

Think about another sport or game that you like and one that you dislike. Describe them using the adjectives and phrases. Make your descriptions more natural and interesting by using qualifying adverbs such as ‘a bit’, ‘a little’, ‘slightly’, ‘quite’, ‘fairly’, ‘very’, ‘really’, ‘extremely’. I think boxing is quite risky.

Practice

Describe a game or sport you enjoy playing. You should say:- what sport or game it is- who you play it with- where you play itAnd explain why you enjoy playing it.

Take turns to select and talk about one of the cue cards below. Try to use vocabulary from this lesson. Remember, you have 1-2 minutes for talking.

Describe an indoor game that you enjoyed as a child. You shouldsay:- what the game was- where you played it- who played this game with youAnd say if you liked the game or not and why.

Practice

Take turns to select and talk about one of the cue cards below. Try to use vocabulary from this lesson. Remember, you have 1-2 minutes for talking.

Discussion (Part 3)

Do you think it’s important for people to play games?

Do you think physical activity is important?

Do you think mental games like chess are good for you?

What are the benefits of doing sports?

Do you agree that sports stars earn too much money?

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