Luyện ngữ pháp - English Collocations in Use - Intermediate ((Unit 6: Topics: Leisure and lifestyle))


Sport

Do, play and go

The table below gives examples of common sporting collocations with do, play and go.
You do gymnastics, judo, weightlifting, aerobics, yoga, wrestling, circuit training, archery, athletics
You play games, badminton, billiards, hockey, bowls, rugby, golf, (table) tennis, cricket, baseball, chess, darts, cards, dominoes
You go fishing, skiing, bowling, cycling, skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, hang-gliding, climbing, hill walking, sailing, jogging, swimming

You can also say you go to aerobics/judo/yoga/karate – this means that you go to a class in this sport.

Common mistakes

Learners often make mistakes with some common collocations connected with sport. Make a point of learning these commonly used collocations.
  • ● You do or play sport. (NOT make sport)
  • ● You do exercises. (NOT make exercises)
  • ● You play computer or other games. (NOT do games)
  • ● You have/play a game of cards. (NOT make a game)
  • ● You go skiing. (NOT make skiing)
  • ● You do activities. (NOT make or practise activities)

If you are a serious sportsperson, you will certainly practise your sport, but that has a specific meaning, which is to do something again and again in order to get better at it, in other words to train.
If you are a footballer you might practise taking a penalty, for example.

- Lesson 24: Exercise 24.4 - Lesson 25: B. Winning and losing


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