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yellow bee
Portugal

SPORTS
 
hello teachers...
 
I am having problems to teach sports in primary school. my students didn�t understand because some sports have ing and others use the verb play or do.
 
please help me to explain them why....

4 Mar 2009      





jaguaryu
Spain

normally play is for sports with ball, go for sports with ing and do for the rest.
examples:
play basketball
go running
do judo

4 Mar 2009     



cgato
Portugal

Hi!
 
I teach my students that we play ball games and computer games; we use go with activities that finish in -ing and use do with other actvities. But my students are 7th grade students...
anyway, maybe this helps!Smile

4 Mar 2009     



lizzysil
Peru

for examples^:
PLAY : soccer , football , baseball , basketball , volleyball , golf , tennis
 
DO : track and field , gymnastics , judo , karate
 
Go swimming
 
 
there are three verbs for sports : do , play , go Clap
 
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4 Mar 2009