APIEVocabulary & Pronunciation: Sports and School Clubs
Sports and school clubs
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⚽ Sports and School Clubs
Learn 10 everyday sport words, remember their partner verbs (play, go, and do), and practice your speaking.
How to use this lesson
🧑🏫 For the teacher
Run this 20-minute lesson with quick spoken drills first, then pair checks. Check student answers together using the quick answer keys.
🎒 For the learner
First, read the word table and say each word aloud with its memory tip. Next, finish the 16 practice tasks and record your voice in the shadowing boxes.
Remember this simple rule
How to choose play, go, or do
Use with games that have a ball or two teams.
Example: I play tennis.
Use with sports that end in -ing.
Example: We go swimming.
Use with martial arts and mat exercises.
Example: He does judo.
"I play tennis and my brother does judo."
Word table
We use three little words with sports: play, go, and do. Read the table to see how they work.
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1: Words with PLAY (Ball and team sports) | ||||
| football | a game where players kick a ball | play football, football club | I play football at school. | A ball you kick with your foot. |
| tennis | a game with rackets and a yellow ball | play tennis, tennis court | They play tennis on Saturday. | Two players, two letter n's: ten-nis. |
| volleyball | a game hitting a ball over a high net | play volleyball, volleyball team | We play volleyball in the gym. | Volley means hit the ball before it lands. |
| hockey | a game using curved sticks to hit a ball or puck | play hockey, hockey stick | Students play hockey after lunch. | The letter h looks like a hockey stick. |
| Group 2: Words with GO (Sports ending in -ing) | ||||
| swimming | moving your body through water | go swimming, swimming pool | I go swimming every Friday. | Two m's like two waves in the water. |
| cycling | riding a bicycle | go cycling, cycling club | We go cycling in the park. | Bicycle has two wheels; cycle turns like a wheel. |
| skating | gliding on boots with wheels or ice blades | go skating, ice skating | They go skating in winter. | Skate sounds like plate: flat and smooth. |
| Group 3: Words with DO (Martial arts and mat sports) | ||||
| judo | a Japanese martial art of throwing opponents | do judo, judo class | My brother does judo. | Ju-do rhymes with do: you DO judo. |
| yoga | stretching exercises and deep breathing | do yoga, yoga class | We do yoga on Sunday morning. | Yo-ga sounds slow: relax and stretch. |
| karate | a martial art using fast kicks and punches | do karate, karate club | She does karate every Tuesday. | Kara means empty hands: no balls, no sticks. |
Practice
16 items from easy to hard. Complete each task below.
Task 1: Collocation matrix
Choose the correct verb for each sport.
Which verb goes with volleyball?
Which verb goes with cycling?
Which verb goes with judo?
Which verb goes with hockey?
Task 2: Gap-fills with word bank
Type the correct sport word from the bank into each sentence.
Leo: "I want to kick the ball into the net. I will join the school ____ club."
Mia: "Put on your warm boots. We can go ____ on the ice rink this afternoon."
Sam: "Take a soft mat to the quiet room. We do ____ to relax our bodies."
Ana: "In our school self-defence club, we do ____ with our trainer."
Task 3: Choose the word
All three words are real sports. Choose the one word that fits the meaning.
"Bring your swimsuit and towel because we will try ___ today."
"Hit the ball over the high net with your hands in ___ club."
"You need a good bike and a safe helmet for ___ club."
"Wear your white suit and tie your belt when you practice ___ today."
Task 4: Sentence-building
Put the given words in the right order. Write the full sentence.
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Shadowing
Listen, repeat aloud, and record your voice in every box below.
Part A: Common collocations (4 items)
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