CATEGORY 1: SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
A person who plays sports professionally is called an ______.
Athlete
Complete:
“I enjoy ______ yoga.”
A) to do
B) doing
Complete:
“The ball ______ by the opponent.”
A) hit
B) is hit
C) hits
B) is hit
What does them refer to?
“I bought some new climbing shoes. I really like them.”
the climbing shoes
You are playing tennis. Your opponent hits the ball toward you.
“I catch/hit/return the ball.”
You use this person to teach and train a sports team.
coach
Complete:
“She decided ______ a new sport.”
A) trying
B) to try
B) to try
Change to the passive:
“The coach trains the athletes.”
The athletes are trained (by the coach.)
What does one refer to?
“I don't have a tennis racket. I need to buy one.”
a tennis racket
You are playing basketball. You want to score.
What verb do you use?
What is shoot?
In tennis, you hit the ball over this.
net
Choose the correct form:
“He wants ______ at the gym every morning.”
A) training
B) to train
B) to train
Change to passive:
Someone hit the ball through the net.
The ball was hit through the net.
What does it refer to?
“I tried yoga, but I didn't enjoy it.”
yoga
You are playing volleyball. You hit the ball to begin the point.
What verb do you use?
What is serve?
You use this word when you begin a new hobby or activity.
“I decided to ______ yoga last year.”
take up
It's easy for him _____ yoga.
A.) taking up
B.) to take up
B.) to take up
Change to the passive:
“The referee blows the whistle.”
The whistle is blown (by the referee.)
What does they refer to?
“The athletes are training every day because they want to win.”
the athletes
You are playing a sport. The referee blows the whistle and says you cannot continue.
What happened?
What is:
“I am out.”/You are out
Complete the sentence:
“I don't have much ______ in climbing, but I want to ______ part in a climbing course.”
interest
take
Complete both sentences with the correct form. (one sentence uses "take up" another uses "do"
“I hope ______ yoga this year.”
“I enjoy ______ yoga with my friends.”
I hope TO TAKE UP yoga this year.
I enjoy DOING yoga with my friends.
Make a passive sentence using these words:
serve / by / player / ball
The ball is served by the player
What does that refer to?
“I decided to take up climbing. I think that was a great decision.”
the decision to take up climbing
Create a sentence using at least THREE of these words:
opponent — referee — court — whistle — hit — athlete
Teacher: Accept any grammatically correct sentence using three or more words.