hi i'm liam
welcome to oxford online english
in this lesson you can learn how to talk
about sport in english
are you a sport fan
what sports do you like playing
sport is a common topic in english
conversation so whether you like sport
or not it's good to have something to
say and be able to ask some questions
about sport
before we start a question
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do you like sport yeah
i've always been really sporty
i played basketball and tennis at school
and university and recently i've got
into cycling what about you
i'm not that into sport to be honest i'm
not that athletic and i find most sports
boring to watch
i go to the gym occasionally it's it's
hard to motivate yourself if you don't
really enjoy it do you like watching
sport 2 sometimes though i'm not a
fanatic
footballer tennis can be fun to watch i
think but it's not a big part of my life
i like watching tennis too it's one of
the only sports i'll make an effort to
see
do you like sport
think about how you could answer
you could say something like
i've always been really sporty
i enjoy watching sport sometimes but i'm
not a fanatic
i'm not that into sport to be honest
do you know what the words sporty and
fanatic mean
sporty describes someone who's really
interested in sport
and who plays sport often
a fanatic literally means someone who
only cares about one thing
you can use it with an indirect meaning
to describe someone who's really
interested in something
so if you say i enjoy some sports though
i'm not a fanatic you mean that you like
sport but it's not the most important
thing for you
okay you have three sentences which is
closest to your opinion
these are good sentences to start
talking but remember you should always
add more detail if possible
let's add some reasons or details to the
three sentences you saw
i've always been really sporty i played
basketball and tennis at school and
university and recently i've got into
cycling
i enjoy some sports though i'm not a
fanatic
playing football or something like that
can be fun but i don't want to take it
too seriously
i'm not that into sport to be honest i'm
not very athletic and i find watching
sport quite boring
these are already much better if you can
add reasons or details when you speak
your speaking will sound better too
let's look at some useful words here
athletic
athletic describes someone who's in good
shape and who enjoys exercise and sport
if you say i'm not very athletic you
mean that you aren't very good at sport
and probably
you don't really enjoy it either
another useful phrase is i find as in i
find watching sport quite boring
this is a very good way to give your
opinion about something
for example
i find watching snooker weirdly
fascinating
i find swimming very relaxing
i found volleyball much more difficult
to play than i was expecting
so
what about you
do you like sport
pause the video and make at least two
sentences
remember to add reasons and details
okay
next we're going to learn how to talk in
more detail about different kinds of
sport that you do
so what are you up to this weekend we
have a match on saturday
no plans for sunday yet a match you mean
you're playing yeah have i not told you
before i play five-a-side football in a
local league we play most saturdays
where do you play indoors actually in a
sports hall that sounds fun
how did you get into that i do it with
some old friends from university we
played when we were students and we've
kept it going since then anyway what
about you any plans i also have a big
sporting weekend it's the marathon
you're doing the marathon not exactly
i'm doing a half that's what
21 kilometers yep
i didn't know you were so into running i
wasn't
i used to go jogging once a week or so
just around the park or whatever then i
decided i needed a challenge so on
impulse i signed up for the half
marathon
so
you must have been training a lot
quite a lot yes
i've been running three or four times a
week for the last two months are you
confident yeah
i think it'll be fine
i've done training runs that are around
20k so i don't think finishing will be a
problem
look at three sentences
which two did you hear in the dialogue
you heard these two
another question
here you have different sports with the
verbs play go and do
can you think of three more sports you
can use with each verb
pause the video and think about your
answers
you use play with most ball sports this
means you play tennis play cricket play
golf play basketball and play volleyball
you can also play badminton which is not
a ball sport
use go with activities ending in ing
most of these are individual sports you
can go swimming go cycling go surfing go
climbing or go hiking
you might be thinking
what about boxing
even though boxing ends with ing you say
do boxing it's an exception
use do with other activities mostly
individual sports
you do yoga do gymnastics do judo or do
pilates
there's one more question you heard in
the dialogue
how did you get into that
what does that mean
this question is asking how or why you
started something
now think about some questions
what sports do you do
how did you get into it
where and how often do you do them
let's think about how you could answer
these questions before you try look at
these three examples
i really enjoy playing qriket i joined
an online group and we meet in the park
once a week for a game
i started doing judo about a year ago i
go to classes twice a week at a sports
center near my office
at first i just wanted a new hobby but i
really like it and i think i'll start
training more regularly
i like playing basketball i've been
playing since i was a kid and now i play
for a local team we train three times a
week and have matches once or twice a
week
sometimes in our town and sometimes in
other cities
okay now it's your turn think about a
sport or physical activity you do try to
make a few sentences talking about it
say where you do it how often and how
you started
pause the video and do it now
how was that remember that you could
always review a dialogue or a section if
you need to
let's move on to our next point
how was the game amazing we crushed them
crushed them
that sounds dramatic it was great
there's no better feeling than winning
wow
you are so competitive yes true
i love it
some people say that sports about taking
part not winning but i don't agree that
sounds a bit intense
i play a lot of tennis in badminton but
for me it's more about the social side
also i just like the feeling of getting
some physical activity after sitting in
an office all day
fair enough
personally i can't motivate myself to do
any sport unless it's competitive that's
why i mostly just do team sports i can't
go jogging or go to the gym or anything
like that i just don't see the point
i don't know i think if it gets too
competitive then it stops being fun
personally i play sport to hang out with
my friends and relax
it's nice to win but i don't care that
much
why do people do sport
how many different reasons can you think
of
some people do sport to socialize others
love to compete
for some people sport is just a way to
stay fit and healthy
what about you
why do you do sport
in the dialogue you heard some possible
answers to this question
you can use some useful language here
for giving your opinion about things
you can use these phrases to give your
opinion about many different things for
example there's no better feeling than
when you're tired after a good game
for me the most important thing is just
spending time outdoors in the fresh air
i just like the feeling of pushing
myself to the limit
personally i've always loved being in
the water
what about you
can you describe why you do sport and
why you like the sports you like
pause the video and try to make two or
three sentences
use the language from this section if
you can
all right so now you can say quite a lot
about sport let's put everything
together
to make a longer answer you need to talk
about your general attitude towards
sport talk about which sports you like
say where and how often you do sport and
who you do them with and talk about why
you do sport
here's one example
i enjoy some sports though i'm not a
fanatic
playing football or something like that
can be fun but i don't want to take it
too seriously
i play five-a-side football with some
friends every sunday we rent a sports
hall and play a 60 minute match for me
the most important thing is the social
side i don't really care about the game
or who wins i just like having a laugh
with some good friends and getting a
beer afterwards
this example only uses language from the
lesson
you can see how you can build an
interesting detailed answer using simple
ideas
let's do one more example using original
language and ideas
i don't really like sport that much but
fitness and staying healthy are
important to me
that's why i go swimming and do some
weight training regularly
i mostly just exercise by myself at the
sports center
personally i just do it because i feel i
have to i don't really enjoy it although
i don't mind it either
i do like feeling healthy and fit but
exercising always feels more like work
than something fun
okay
now it's your turn make a longer answer
like the two you've just seen
follow the same structure and use the
language from the lesson if you can
don't forget that you can write your
answer down if you want extra practice
also it's a good idea to practice your
answer several times until it's really
fluent and comfortable
then if you're really serious don't just
make one answer
make several answers
talking about different sports
even better make an answer from someone
else's point of view
if you practice like this your english
will get better very fast
thanks for watching
see you next time
you