Vocabulary

VOC 5: Talking about activities: PLAY / GO / DO

CORRECTION

Which verb do you use to talk about the following activities: play, go or do?

My brothers often …………plays………… football in the park.

Do you want to ………go…………… hiking with me?

I don’t know anyone who …………does………… figure skating.

I sometimes ……play……………… chess with my grandfather.

My mum ………does…………… judo every Monday.

I wanted to ……go……………… swimming but the pool is closed.

The Academy is the best place to ………go…………… painting.

PLAY

PLAY is used with: Ø team sports

Ø sports that need a ball
Ø sports in which two people or teams compete against each other

Ex: -My brother often plays football in the parc. /I sometimes play chess
with my grandfather.

DO

DO is used with: Ø recreational activities

Ø individual / non-team sports
Ø fighting sports

Ex: -I don’t know anyone who does figure skating. / My mum does judo
every Monday.

GO

GO is used with: Ø activities and sports that en in -ing

è The verb “go” implies that we go somewhere to practice this sport.

Ex: I wanted to go swimming. /The academy is the best place to go

painting.
 Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the verb play, go or do in the correct form.

1. My sister ………does…………… yoga.

2. My family …………goes………… camping every summer.

3. How often do you ……play……………… ice hockey?

4. They ………go………… sailing every week.

5. She ………does…………… aerobics at the gym.

6. My grandmother is 80 but she still ………does…………… gymnastics every morning.

7. Where do you ………play…………… badminton?

8. We often ………play…………… hide-and-seek.

9. Steven and his son ………go…………… fishing every Sunday.

10. I don't have much free time but when I find some I ………play…………… soccer with my friends.

11. Tell me, where do you …………go………… skiing every winter?

12. Karate is a great exercise for me but learning how to ………do………… karate well takes a lot of
time.

13. Let’s ………go…………… cycling in the park tomorrow.

14. Do you ……play……………… ping-pong?

15. My father loves to ………do…………… exercise. He says it keeps him healthy.

16. Would you like to ……go……………… running with us next week?

17. I heard that you ………do…………… athletics.

18. Many people like to …………play………… rugby in South Africa.

19. I joined a Kung Fu class. Now I ……do……………… Kung Fu almost every day.

20. She ………goes…………… horse-riding every weekend but she doesn’t like competitions.