Sports Words & Sentences ESL Video

• Sports Words & Sentences
• Vocabulary:  running,volleyball, soccer, long jump, table tennis, badminton, baseball,
• Grammar:  This lesson focuses on compound words, using the word ‘like’ and adjectives that are followed by prepositions.

• 1- Compound Words

( A compound word is a word that is formed by two other words)

• base + ball = baseball
• volley + ball = volleyball
• table + tennis = table tennis

2- Verb ‘to like’  -  present simple 

(“To like” is a verb that describes a situation, state, or condition. It only changes during the 3rd person singular. )

• I like baseball. (1st person singular)
• You like baseball. (2nd  person singular)
• She likes baseball. (3rd person singular)
• Sally likes baseball. (3rd  person singular)
• We like baseball. (1st  person plural)
• You(many) like baseball. (2nd  person plural)
• They like baseball. (3rd person plural)

3- Adjectives followed by prepositions

 (Sometimes, adjectives are followed by a preposition. We do this a lot when we talk about our abilities and we use the adjective ‘good’ or ‘bad’ followed by the preposition ‘at’)

• I am good at math.
• He is good at playing basketball.
• I’m bad at playing soccer.
• Are you good at playing soccer?
• What sports are you good at?
• I am good at  volleyball.