- Learning and understanding the language of sport is a fun way for English language learners to improve their vocabulary.
- Many expressions and phrases used to talk about different sports can also be applied to everyday life.
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6 Super Elementary Sports Language Exercises and Worksheets
1 Basic sport phrases worksheet (with answers)
This is an exercise students to help learn common sporting phrases. Students match the phrases to the pictures and write short sentences. Click on the image of the worksheet below or the link to download the PDF file.
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2 Talking about sport questionnaire worksheet
This is a discussion and vocabulary exercise to help students learn or review common sporting vocabulary and discuss sport, exercise and health.
3 Interview with famous athlete
This is a speaking activity or role play to encourage students to explore ideas about sports and exercise.
4 Sport vocabulary sorting
This is an exercise students learn or review common sporting vocabulary. Students sort the words into the appropriate columns.
5 Basic sport vocabulary (with answers)
This is another exercise students to help learn common sporting vocabulary. Students match the words to the pictures and write short sentences.
6 Sports discussion and opinion exercise
This is a pair work speaking exercise for students to give their opinions about sport. Students fill in the left hand columns with topics of their own choosing. Then they write their own ideas in the middle column. Finally, they interview their partners and fill in the third column.
