Sports Action Verbs is a fun lesson for ESL students to learn verbs, past simple, past progressive, vocabulary, and phrases for talking about sports.
Watch the ESL video English conversation about Sport and use the ESL Printable and Digital storytelling flashcards to practice using new vocabulary and expressions and speaking in the past simple and past continuous. Get the ESL printable worksheets about sports, ESL printable and digital flashcards, ESL listening and reading exercises, and gamify lessons with badges and stamps.
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win | lose | overtime | score | goal | powerful
fast | regulation | penalty kick | highlights | playoffs | athlete
They have a good chance. | championship | a long time ago
Choose the word from the Word Bank that matches the description below.
Complete the following sentences with words from the Word Bank.
Put the following in the last tense.
Last night’s game _____________________ 1 (be) a wild one. Each team ________________ 2 (score) three times in regulation. The game ____________ 3 (end) in a tie. It was __________________4 (decide) in overtime. Ronaldo ________________ 5(score) the overtime goals. The crowd ____________________6 (go) crazy and everyone ____________________7 (be) really happy with the final result. Renaldo _________________ 8 (receive) the player of the game.
Use the flashcards to ask questions about sports.
Samantha: Have you seen the score of the Lions game?
Tony: No, I haven’t.
Samantha: The lions won 3-2 in overtime.
Tony: They did? That’s great. Who scored?
Samantha: Billy Nicholson scored the overtime goal.
Tony: He did? Wow! That’s fantastic. He’s such a great athlete.
Samantha: He sure is. He’s very fast and powerful.
Tony: Who scored in regulation?
Samantha: Vince Brown and Peter Thornton scored the goals. Vince Brown scored on a penalty kick.
Tony: Sounds like it was an exciting game.
Samantha: Yes, the highlights look amazing.
Tony: Do you think they will make the playoffs?
Samantha: I think they have a really good chance. Their schedule is really easy for the rest of the season.
Tony: I hope so. We haven’t won the championship in a long time.
Samantha: Actually, we haven’t won since 1997.
Tony: Wow, that really is a long time ago.
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