What's your favourite sport?

Keeping fit

Do you do any exercise ?

Listen to a BBC programme in which someone uncovers what BBC Learning English staff do to keep fit and talks to a man who goes to the gym every day, gym manager Rodney Mitchell.

Women and Football

Extreme sports

The fastest men in the world

The fastest men in the world

Talking Sport: Usain Bolt

Talking Sport: Usain Bolt

Olympics events

Click here to learn some vocabulary

What sports do you like watching then?

 The flatmates: what sports do you like watching then?

How to use play, do, go and go for

We use the verbs play, do, go and go for with sports and activities.
Play
Play is used with ball sports or competitive games where we play against another person:
'How often do you play tennis?' - tennis is a ball sport.'I play poker with my friends on Friday night.' - poker is a competitive game. We play to win.'I don't like playing computer games.' - again, computer games are competitive so we use play.
do
Do is used for a recreational activity or a non-team sport that does not use a ball:'I heard that you do karate.' - karate is a non-team activity.'I do crossword puzzles in my free time.' - crossword puzzles are not competitive.
go
Go is used with activities that end -ing. We go somewhere to do something:'I'm going fishing on Sunday.''Are you going skiing this winter?''She said she was going swimming.'
go for is used with nouns
go for a swim, go for a bike ride, go for a walk, go for a drive.


Practice
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blsport_doplaygo1.htm
www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/417.html

Which Equipment Do You Use To Play Various Sports?

We use many various types of equipment and clothing to play different sports.
You can learn some of this vocabulary here.

Where Do You Play.........?

 Sometimes it's difficult to remember the name of the place where you play certain sports, click  quiz 1 and you'll find some useful vocabulary about the topic.

 Here are the answers to the previous quiz