Talking about: SPORTS

Here you can find some questions you can ask your partner during conversation about sports:

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1. How often do you play sports?

2. What is your favourite <p class = tooltip2><b>favourite</b> (level: pre-intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>best liked</p><p class = tooltip2><i>My favourite colour is green.</i></p> sport?

3. Do you play any sport professionally?

4. Are you a member <p class = tooltip2><b>member</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a person that joins a group in order to take part in a specific activity</p><p class = tooltip2><i>He used to be a member of the school volleyball team, but after the accident he couldn’t play anymore.</i></p> of any sports team <p class = tooltip2><b>sports team</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a team the members of which play a particular sport</p><p class = tooltip2><i>The authorities of the village organised a sports team to make children play some sports during the summer holidays.</i></p>?

5. What sports are you good at?

6. Do you like to exercise <p class = tooltip2><b>to exercise</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>to do a physical activity in order to be healthy and strong</p><p class = tooltip2><i>If you exercise while being on a diet, you are more likely to succeed and lose your weight more quickly.</i></p>?

7. Do you go jogging?

8. Do you like team sports <p class = tooltip2><b>team sport</b> (level: pre-intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a sport that you cannot do alone, only in a team</p><p class = tooltip2><i>Football is my favourite team sport.</i></p>? What are your favourite team sports?

9. Do you watch sports on TV?

10.   Can you swim?

11.   What sports did/do you play in school?

12.   What is your favourite winter sport?

13.   What is your favourite summer sport?

14.   What sport is the most dangerous <p class = tooltip2><b>dangerous</b> (level: pre-intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>able to harm you</p><p class = tooltip2><i>Don’t touch the cages when you are in a zoo. The animals can be very dangerous.</i></p>?

15.   What sport is the most expensive <p class = tooltip2><b>expensive</b> (level: pre-intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>costing a lot of money</p><p class = tooltip2><i>Rock climbing is a very expensive sport: you need to buy the proper equipment and cover the costs of travelling.</i></p>?

16.   Have you ever tried any extreme sport <p class = tooltip2><b>extreme sport</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a dangerous and exciting sport</p><p class = tooltip2><i>Taking up extreme sports is less dangerous than driving a car in fact.</i></p>?

17.   What do you think about extreme sports?

18.   What new sports would you like to try?

19.   What is the most popular sport in your country?

20.   Who is your favourite sportsman/sportswoman?

21.   Are there any sportsmen/sportswomen in your country that are successful worldwide <p class = tooltip2><b>worldwide</b> (level: upper intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>existing or taking place in the whole world</p><p class = tooltip2><i>When she won the Wimbledon Championship in 1996, she became the greatest tennis player known worldwide.</i></p>?

22.   Are there good sports facilities <p class = tooltip2><b>facility</b> (level: upper intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a place, building where a particular activity happens</p><p class = tooltip2><i>The only disadvantage of living in the country is the lack of sports facilities.</i></p> in your city/town/village?

Useful vocabulary connected with: SPORTS

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favourite (level: pre-intermediate)
best liked
My favourite colour is green.

member (level: intermediate)
a person that joins a group in order to take part in a specific activity
He used to be a member of the school volleyball team, but after the accident he couldn’t play anymore.

sports team (level: intermediate)
a team the members of which play a particular sport
The authorities of the village organised a sports team to make children play some sports during the summer holidays.

to exercise (level: intermediate)
to do a physical activity in order to be healthy and strong
If you exercise while being on a diet, you are more likely to succeed and lose your weight more quickly.

team sport (level: pre-intermediate)
a sport that you cannot do alone, only in a team
Football is my favourite team sport.

dangerous (level: pre-intermediate)
able to harm you
Don’t touch the cages when you are in a zoo. The animals can be very dangerous.

expensive (level: pre-intermediate)
costing a lot of money
Rock climbing is a very expensive sport: you need to buy the proper equipment and cover the costs of travelling.

extreme sport (level: intermediate)
a dangerous and exciting sport
Taking up extreme sports is less dangerous than driving a car in fact.

worldwide (level: upper intermediate)
existing or taking place in the whole world
When she won the Wimbledon Championship in 1996, she became the greatest tennis player known worldwide.

facility (level: upper intermediate)
a place, building where a particular activity happens
The only disadvantage of living in the country is the lack of sports facilities.