Sports Collocations

There are three verbs that collocate with sports and other free time activities: go, do and play, but they are not interchangeable.

Ex 1   Ex 2 

Play

Play is used with sports that have teams, rules, and competitions:
Badminton, baseball, football, golf, rugby, and tennis are some examples.
I have been playing tennis for over ten years.
When I was young we played football just outside our house in the street.

Go

Go is used with activities where the activity is in the -ing form. 
To camp – go camping
We went camping by the lake last summer.
Other activities that take 'go' are dancing, jogging, running, hiking, riding, swimming, cycling, climbing, etc.

Do

For all other recreational activities, we use do. Aerobics, athletics, gymnastics, judo, karate, and yoga are some examples.
All young children should be encouraged to do gymnastics.
Sarah does yoga with some of her friends

Present Perfect 3 For/ Since

Agendaweb Exercises

Game 1

For and Since and How Long Questions

How long…

have you been alive?

have you had a mobile phone?

have you been studying English?

have you lived in your current house or apartment?

have you had an email address?

have you had your current hairstyle?

have you been awake today?

have you known your teacher?


have you lived in this town?

Create your own “how long” questions.

Vocabulary Unit 8

Simple Past Irregular Verbs

Jeopardy game      Jeopardy Game 2    Irregular Verbs Wheel Game

Irregular Verbs Game      Memory Game

Exercises 1

H - Irregular Verbs - list x40 - matchingx40 -Xwordx40 - matching+sound x40 - dictation x40 - translation F=>E - 1 - 2

I - Yesterday - matching - (picture story)

J - Yesterday - gap-fill+sound - dictation

K - Irregular verbs - click and fill - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

L - Crosswords - Irregular verbs - 1 - 2 - 3

M - Irregular verbs quizzes - Top30 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

N - Irregular verbs gapfill exercises - 1 - 2

O - Irregular Verbs "Mémorisateur"