Sports
This sports ESL lesson practises activity vocabulary with the collocations play, do and go. Students mime sports, classify them by verb, discuss equipment and evaluate healthy fitness habits. They write about a favourite sport and perform a television interview between a reporter and athlete.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Intermediate
Age group
Ages 12–14
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Students mime sports for classmates to guess, sort sports into play/go/do groups, and drill 'Do you play table tennis? What do you need for baseball? A bat and a ball.' The second lesson writes fitness-habit sentences ('I do yoga every Monday'), discusses what makes a sport healthy, writes 'My Favourite Sport' explaining what it needs and why they enjoy it, and roleplays a sports-reporter interview with an athlete.
Target language
- • Play / do / go + sport
- • 'Do you play...?' / 'What do you need?'
- • Present simple for fitness habits
- • Sports and equipment vocabulary
Key vocabulary
- marathon
- tournament
- champion
- athlete
- training
- compete
- fitness
- teamwork
- record
- stadium
Speaking questions students answer
- • Do you play football?
- • What equipment do you need for basketball?
- • How often do you exercise?
- • What's your favourite sport?
- • What keeps you healthy?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Mime sports in a What Am I Playing? warm-up, match sports to play/do/go and equipment, write about a favourite sport and perform a sports-reporter roleplay. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.