On-Focus Questions
Sports & Exercise

• Do you play any sports?  Do you like them and why?
• Below is a list of all kinds of sports.  Which of them are you good at, which have you tried, and which you will want to try, and which, never?   Which of them are popular in a certain place or to a certain age group?
• Where do you usually play ___?  With whom?   What is the most challenging aspects of playing it?  What funs do you get?
• Do you play sports or exercise regularly?  If you don't play any sports, how do you exercise?
• Do you feel that your are athletic?  What do you like about physical education class?  What was the best one you had?  

• Of the list of sports, which of their games do you like to watch?  
• Is there any athlete you like?   What do you know about the life of a professional sports player such as tennis player or ice-skater?

• What are the other functions of national or international sports games?

 


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Sources of conversation questions and inspiration:
1.  (http://iteslj.org/questions/sports.html

Different kinds of sports (in alphabetical order):  (source: SportsQuest)
Archery. Australian Rules Football, Auto Racing, Badminton, Ballooning, Baseball, Basketball, Biathlon (rifles), Billiards, Boating,
Bobsleigh, Bocce, Bowling, Boxing, Broomball, Canadian Football, Canoeing, Cheerleading, Cricket, Croquet, Cross-Country Running, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling (a Scottish game on ice), Cycling, Dance, Diving, Equestrian Sport,
Fencing, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Fishing, Flying, Frisbee/Ultimate, Gaelic Football, Gliding and Soaring, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hang Gliding / Para Gliding, High Jump (Long Jump), Hiking / Backpacking, Hockey, Hunting, Hurling, Jai Alai (-- called the world's fastest ballgame by the Guinness Book of World Records), Kayaking, Lacrosse, Lawn Bowling, Life Saving, Luge, Martial Arts, Modern Pentatlon, Motorcycling, Mountaineering, Netball, Orienteering, Outdoor Recreation, Paddle Tennis, Parallel, Parachuting, Petanque, Racquetball, Ringette, Rock Climbing, Roller / In-Line Skating, Rowing, Rugby, Scuba Diving, Shooting, Skateboarding, Ski Jumping, Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Soccer, Softball, Speed Skating, Squash (tennis), Sumo Wrestling, Surf Life Saving, Surfing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Team Handball, Tennis, Track & Field / Athletics, Triathlon, Underwater Hockey, Unicycle Hockey, Volleyball, Water Polo, Water Skiing, Weightlifting, WhiteWater Rafting, Windsurfing, Wrestling, Yachting

Games and tournaments: NHL hockey, NBA basketball, MLB baseball, Pro Wrestling