Living Abroad (Intermediate) – Sports

ASKING QUESTIONS

Please ask me the following questions.
Take note of my responses as you will summarize them later.

ASK

1. What is your name?
2. Do you play any sports?
3. What sport do you like the most?
4. What is the most popular sport in your country?
5. What sport would you like to try?

SUMMARIZING INFORMATION

Now, please summarize my responses to your questions.

SUMMARIZE

My tutor’s name is

DIALOGUE READING

Let’s read the dialogue below.
After reading it once, we’ll switch roles.

READ

Alex: Hi, Bill. Are you free on Sunday?
Bill: Yes, I am. Why do you ask?
Alex: I have an extra ticket for the basketball game. Would you like to come with me?
Bill: I would love to! I’m a big fan of basketball!
Alex: Really? I’m a basketball fan, too. It’s really awesome when they make three-point shots.
Bill: I really hope that I could learn how to play basketball well.
Alex: I can help you with that. I’m a member of the basketball club.
Bill: Thank you, Alex! I would really appreciate that.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

Please answer the following questions based on the dialogue.

ANSWER

1. Who is a member of the basketball club?
Answer:
2. Where will they go on Sunday?
Answer:
3. Who wants to learn how to play basketball well?
Answer:
DIALOGUE PRACTICE

Let’s read the dialogue below.
Complete each conversation by choosing the appropriate response from the choices below.

(Note to tutor: Please find the answer key in the last page.)

READ AND ANSWER

1. Tutor: Do we have a baseball practice today?
Student: No, we don’t. Our coach is not around.
Tutor: I see. When is our next practice?
Student:
a. Our next practice will be next week.
b. Our last practice was last week.
c. There will be free lunch tomorrow.
d. They said it is going to rain.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

2. Tutor: I saw you run during your P.E. class. You were really fast!
Student: Thanks. That’s one of my favorite exercises.
Tutor: Would you like to join the track and field club?
Student:
a. No, I like that.
b. I’ll think about it.
c. Yes, I’m really busy.
d. Yes, I’m not interested.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

3. Tutor: Were you able to watch the soccer game yesterday?
Student: Yes, it was really intense!
Tutor: Did our favorite soccer team win?
Student:
a. No, it wasn’t.
b. Of course, they did.
c. They are nice.
d. I like that one.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

4. Tutor: I heard that you joined the baseball club.
Student: Yes, I did. I really like playing baseball.
Tutor: When did you start playing?
Student:
a. I started playing when I was 10.
b. I like basketball.
c. I was in the park yesterday.
d. I will play tomorrow.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

5. Tutor: Do you like sports?
Student: Yes, I do. But I cannot play anymore.
Tutor: That’s sad. Why not?
Student:
a. There are good athletes in Japan.
b. I think it’s really nice.
c. I have to quit to focus more on studying.
d. Wrestling looks fun!
(Answer is in the last page.)
ROLE PLAY

Let’s do a role play with the given situation. You should mention the items below during the conversation.

PLAY

Situation: Your tutor will pretend as a new member of the soccer club.
You will ask your tutor questions about sports.
Items to mention:
– why s/he joined the club
– why s/he likes soccer
– why s/he chose soccer over other sports
– when s/he started playing soccer
– how often s/he plays soccer
– other sport s/he likes
– other sport s/he would like to try

ANSWERS FOR DIALOGUE PRACTICE

1. a
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. c