Sports and Hobbies: play, do or go? Here are a few general rules that will help ESL students learn the grammar and speak well.
Go+sport
- movement; not done all in one place
- go cycling, go skiing, go swimming, go fishing
do+activity
- in one place
- do body building, do archery, do yoga, do puzzles
play+sports
- have a moving object like a ball, puck, birdie
- play soccer, play badminton, play football, play ping pong
play+instrument
- guitar, violin, tambourine
Part 2 Pair Work Practice
Here are some speaking prompts to practice making Q and A with play, go or do.
How often do you….?
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Jogging
- Hiking
- Singing
- Judo
- Cello
- Crossword puzzles
- Sudoku
- Yoga
- Baduk
- Origami
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