Talking About Sports and Exercise

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Part 2 Preparation

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Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:

Practice answering questions based on Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking test.
Learn and practice some different ways to talk about sports and exercise.
Practice pronouncing /w/ as in 'wine' and /v/ as in 'vine'.

Exercise 1

Warm-Up: Pronunciation Practice

Listen and Repeat

Listen and repeat after your tutor.

A) wine

B) vine

A) west

B) vest

A) whale

B) veil

A) wiper

B) viper

A) wet

B) vet

Quiz

Your tutor will choose 5 words and say them aloud. After each word, say whether it is from Group A or Group B.

Quiz Your Tutor

Choose 5 words and say them aloud. After each word, your tutor will say whether it is from Group A or Group B.

Tongue Twisters

Practice saying these tongue twisters with your tutor. First say them slowly, then try to speed up.

Fine white wines from wild vintage vines.
Wendy's verse is worse than William's verse. Her verse is the worst verse!

Exercise 2

Helpful Vocabulary

Adjectives

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor. If you don't know a word, ask your tutor to read the definition and example sentence.

gentle

Adjective

brutal

Adjective

effective

Adjective

manageable

Adjective

energizing

Adjective

easy

Adjective

challenging

Adjective

exhausting

Adjective

Tell your tutor if each of these words describe a good workout or a bad one.

For example:

"Gentle describes a good workout."
"Brutal describes a bad workout."

Choose from the list below and tell your tutor what you see in each picture

Types of Exercise

Zumba
weightlifting
CrossFit
yoga
aerobics
pilates

Zumba

pilates

aerobics

yoga

CrossFit

weightlifting

Use the adjectives above to describe different forms of exercise.

For example:

"Zumba is easy."

"Crossfit is exhausting."

Exercise 3

Speaking Test Part 2 Response

Read the following instruction based on Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking test.

Describe something you like to do to keep fit.

You should say:

what it is and how often you do it
what equipment you need
why you do it

And explain why you like it.

Model Response 1

Listen and read as your tutor reads Ms. Takahashi's response aloud. At the end, you will need to answer three short questions.

Well, over the past 10 years or so I've tried a number of different forms of exercise to stay fit, including weightlifting, aerobics, and pilates. But currently, I'm really into yoga.

I guess everyone knows what yoga is these days, but in case you don't, I'll give you a little background information. Yoga is a form of exercise that originated in India, but now it's pretty popular everywhere. I usually take a class two or three times a week.

The great thing about it is that you don't need a lot of equipment, just a mat, a towel and a water bottle. You also need a good teacher. There are lots of different yoga classes available. You just need to decide what style of yoga you'd like to do. For instance, some types of yoga are good for your heart, while others help improve flexibility. I've even heard you can do yoga with your dog. And I've also seen an advertisement for beer yoga, where everyone drinks beer at the end of the class!

I really enjoy yoga. The breathing and stretching work really well for me. I hurt my knee running a marathon last year, so yoga feels a lot more gentle. But it's also an effective and energizing workout and it keeps me in shape. All in all, I think it's been really good for my health over the last couple years.

Questions

What forms of exercise has Ms. Takahashi tried?

What exercise does Ms. Takahashi enjoy the most now?

How did Ms. Takahashi hurt herself last year?

Useful Language

Ms. Takahashi uses these phrases to talk about exercise and to structure her response. Listen and repeat them with your tutor.

I'll give you a little background information.
The great thing about it is ...
For instance, ...
... really work well for me.
... is a(n) ... workout.
... keeps me in shape.

Exercise 4

Fill in the Blanks

Read the response based on Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking test and fill in the blanks.

Model Response 2

So let me tell you about an exercise that I do every week to keep myself in shape.

I've taken a lot of different exercise classes, but these days I play squash. I (1) about three times a (2), and that's enough to keep me fit. I'll give you a little (3) information if you're not familiar with squash. Squash is like tennis, but you play it inside and on a smaller court. It's also much more (4)! The great thing about squash is that it's fun, but you have to run a lot so it keeps you in (5). In fact, it's (6)! You don't need a lot of (7) either, just a racket, a ball and a court.

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 7

Answer Pool (Questions 1-7)

play
challenging
background
exhausting
shape
week
equipment

Exercise 5

Part 2 Test Practice

Complete this task based on Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking test. You have 1 minute to prepare your answer and up to 2 minutes to speak. Your tutor will stop you when the time is up.

Describe something you like to do to keep fit.

You should say:

what it is and how often you do it
What equipment you need
why you do it

And explain why you like it.