Using PLAY, GO, DO for sports
Лексика (слова)
We use:
"play" with ball sports or competitive games (you play to win).
'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.' - computer games are competitive so we use play.
"go" with sports that end with -ing. They are also sports you can do alone.
'I'm going fishing on Sunday.'
'Are you going skiing this winter?'
'She said she was going swimming.'
"do" with individual sports, something you do as an exercises in a gym or martial arts.
'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.
Video explanation:
Exercises:
1. Are these sentences correct? Look at them and try to guess.
1. I like to play bowling. (correct/ not correct)
2. Jim likes to play basketball. (correct/ not correct)
3. Mary likes to go skiing. (correct/ not correct)
4. We like to play hiking. (correct/ not correct)
5. They usually do golf. (correct/ not correct)
6. Mike and Carol play karate. (correct/ not correct)
2. Choose the correct answer.
Do you want to _____ hiking with me?
do
go
play
· Have you ever ___ ice-hockey?
gone
done
played
· I find ___ yoga to be very relaxing.
going
playing
doing
· They ___ sailing yesterday.
went
played
did
· ___ chess is a good mental excercise.
Playing
Going
Doing
· She ___ aerobics at the gym.
goes
does
plays
· I ___ athletics at school.
played
went
did
3. Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need to change the form of the verb.
He used to _____ jogging every day when he was at university.
I love _____ a good game of chess from time to time.
She _____ gymnastics for over five years now.
This summer we _____ windsurfing every day on our vacation.
He's quite the athlete. He _____ basketball, baseball and hockey, too.
My wife _____ horse riding twice a week.
Why don't we _____ a set of tennis?
Some people think that _____ aerobics four times a week is the best possible way of keeping fit.
His idea of the perfect summer holiday is to rent a sailboat and _____ sailing between the islands of the Tuscan archipelago.
He _____ athletics for his local track club.
