Sports English.
Everyone loves some sport or the other. Some play it for fun and some play it professionally, and sometimes people just watch them on TV.
You can always ask your friends about their favorite sports and play with them or share the experience of watching it with them.
In this lesson we will learn how to talk about your favorite sport with your friends.
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Introduction
Welcome to twominenglish.com. Teaching you English through two-minute lessons.
In this lesson we will learn how to talk about your favorite sport.
What’s Your Favorite Sport?
Richard : What's your favorite sport?
Roy : I like playing basketball and swimming.
Richard : How good are you at basketball?
Roy : I’m not that bad, and I can swim pretty well too. What about you?
Richard : I enjoy swimming, but I prefer playing golf. I’m pretty good at it.
Roy : Really? What’s your handicap?
Richard : It’s 4 on our local golf course.
Roy : I am impressed.
Are You a Football Fan?
Carrie : Are you a football fan?
Hagrid : Yes, I go to the stadium whenever there’s a good game, and if I can't buy a ticket, I watch the game on TV.
Carrie : Is the ticket expensive? How much for one?
Hagrid : I paid about $25 last time.
Carrie : Okay. That’s not very expensive.
Hagrid : Yeah. We can go together sometime. It’ll be fun!
Carrie : Sure. Let me know when.
Norman : I think Americans are crazy!
Victor : What? Why do you think so?
Norman : Well, they play football and they call it soccer.
Victor : You guys play football and call it rugby!
Norman : Well, your football is rugby, and your soccer is football.
Victor : Norman, it’s America. We don’t follow the British rules.
Norman : And I don’t understand baseball at all. Why is the bat like a stick? Have you ever seen a cricket bat?
Victor : A cricket bat? That’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard.
Norman : Why?
Victor : A cricket can’t bat, it’s an insect!
Norman : Oh Victor! (facepalm) You don’t know anything about sports in the rest of the world.
The Series.
Victor : Yo Sammy! Do you know we’re playing the qualifiers tomorrow?
Sammy : Really? I thought it was day after!
Victor : No man, it’s tomorrow, and if we win it, we’re gonna compete in the statewide!
Sammy : That’s cool man! You’re on the team, aren’t you?
Victor : Yeah. I am the quarterback.
Sammy : Good luck homie! I hope you guys win the game.
Victor : Thanks man! Say what? You gonna be there watching us?
Sammy : Uh… I dunno man. What time is the game?
Victor : 4.30
Sammy : Okay bro! I’ll be there. See ya!
Vocabuary
Handicap - In golf, the ‘handicap’ is a special advantage given to other players when they compete with a better player. It is the number of strokes deducted from their total.
Qualifiers - It’s the game before the actual competition which is used to filter the best talent or teams for the main competition.
Compete in the statewide - It means that the person or team will be competing with other teams from all over their state.
Quarterback - Quarterback is a position that a player takes on the field in American football.
Homie - Homie is a slang word often used for a close friend. It is commonly used for childhood friends or friends you grew up with.
