Lesson 3: What Games and Sports Do You Like?

Key words: aerobics, yoga, jogging, middle-aged, breaks, couch potato, frequency, once a week, twice a month, three times a year

A

Talk about these questions.

1. Do you know what games and sports these are?
2. Do males and females in our country enjoy any of these games and sports?
3. Do you enjoy any of these or other games and sports? Which one/s?
4. Which of the above sports are commonly practiced by women in your locality? Which ones are by men?

B

Work in pairs. Which of these activities are popular with the following age groups? Tick (√) the activities. Then compare with your partner and make sentences. (There can be more than one activity for each group.)

| | Children | Teens | Young Adults | Middle-Aged People | Older People | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Aerobics | | | | | | | Baseball | | | | | | | Bicycling | | | | | | | Football | | | | | | | Swimming | | | | | | | Tennis | | | | | | | Yoga | | | | | | | Jogging | | | | | |

Examples: A: I think aerobics are popular with teens. B: And with young adults too.

C

Pairwork. Take turns asking the questions in part A of the above exercise. Give your own information while answering.

D

Listen to the statements and notice how the bold part of a word is pronounced.

• I hardly ever go for a walk in the morning.
• I often go swimming on Fridays.
• I seldom do yoga.

E

Work in pairs. Take turns to say about your exercise habits using a word given in Section D.