2.1 Sport • phrasal verbs • collocations • people in sport

Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the words in brackets.
John: Quick! Catch the ball!
Roger: Ouch! Sorry, I'm a hopeless basketball player (PLAY).
1 Graham: It's a beautiful day. Let's go to the pool.
Harry: I'm not a very good         (SWIM), I'm afraid.
2 Claire:Did I see your brother riding a bike on TV yesterday, Sam?
Sam: Possibly. He's a professional         (CYCLE) doing the Tour de France.
3 Paulo: Wow. You've got a lot of medals. Running, jumping, throwing the javelin ...
Tess: Yes, I used to be a good         (ATHLETICS) when I was younger.
4 Karl: Who's that guy in the picture?
Jan: You are joking! That's Lionel Messi - the best                 (FOOTBALL) in the world!
5 Aman: Look! It's snowing! Let's go skiing this weekend!
Rafaele: Oh, no - you're not a       (SKI), are you? I hate all winter sports.

Choose the correct words.

SPORTS FOR ALL'
At Abbeydale sports club we offer a wide range of sports and activities. In the main sports hall, club members can      [do, play] basketball or volleyball on our indoor         [pitches, courts]. Outdoors, you can      [do, play] hockey, cricket, football and rugby on full-size         [pitches, courses]. In our fantastic new building we offer the chance to    [do, go] judo, karate and aerobics as well as      [do, play] tennis or table tennis. Plus, we have a brand new badminton        [court, course] and indoor      [ring, rink] for ice-skating too! In the summer, you can    [do, go] athletics on the main field or run around our running       [ring, track] and members can also    [go, do] canoeing and sailing on our beautiful lake. We are currently building a pool, so very soon you will be able to    [do, go] swimming at the club too.
Contact us at abbeydale sc@hitmail.com

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1 Adam's hurt his arm, so he has to drop     of the tennis competition this weekend.
2 Williams has to take    last year's champion in the final game of the season.
3 Uma is an excellent sailor. She got      it when her dad first took her sailing at the age of six.
4 My mum's running in the marathon this Sunday. Do you want to come and cheer her    with me?
5 I've decided to go    for a karate tournament. Do you think I can win it?
6 How many calories do you think 45 minutes of yoga burns     ?