Sports & Fitness
A1 Beginner

Sports & Fitness β€” A1 English Lesson

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run
run /RUN/
verb
to move fast on your feet
"I run in the park every morning."
ball
ball /BAL/
noun
a round toy you kick or throw in games
"The ball is round."
team
team /TEEM/
noun
a group of people who play together
"Our team is very good."
goal
goal /GOHL/
noun
the place where you put the ball to get points
"He kicks the ball into the goal."
swim
swim /SWIM/
verb
to move through water
"I swim in the pool."
jump
jump /JUHMP/
verb
to push up into the air
"The boy can jump very high."
play
play /PLAY/
verb
to do a game for fun
"We play football after school."
win
win /WIN/
verb
to be the best in a game
"Our team wants to win today."
coach
coach /KOHCH/
noun
the person who trains a team
"The coach teaches us every day."
score
score /SKOR/
verb
to get a point in a game
"She can score a goal."
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Podcast: Sports & Fitness

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πŸ“ Podcast Transcript

Hi, Lena. Are you ready to play today? Hi, Maya. Yes, I love to play. Do you want to play football with me? Yes, football is fun. We need a ball. Do you have a ball? I have a red ball. Here is the ball. It is new. Do you like to run? I love to run. I run every morning. Do you run in the morning too? No, I run in the evening. I run with my brother. We run in the park near my home. Run with us one day. Good idea. I like to run with friends. Let us play with our team today. Where is our team? Our team is at the park. A team is a group of friends who play together. Our team is very good. Yes, our team can win today. To win, we must score a goal. To score a goal, kick the ball into the goal. The goal is big and white. Do you see the goal? I see the goal. I will kick the ball hard. I hope I score a goal for our team. Can you score too? I can score. Last week I helped my team score two goals. Our coach was very happy. Your coach is great. A coach teaches the team. Our coach teaches us to play well every day. Our coach says run fast and jump high. Do you like to jump, Maya? I can jump. Jump with me. I jump very high. Can you jump higher than me? I try to jump high, but you jump higher. Jump is good exercise. After football, I like to swim. Swim is good for the body. Do you swim in the pool near your home? Yes, I swim in the pool every week. I swim with my team. We swim and we play in the water. Swim is fun. Our coach says swim is good exercise. Run, jump, and swim. Sport makes us strong and happy. Wait, Maya. We need water too. Sport makes us thirsty. Do you have water? Yes, I have water. Drink water when you run. Our coach always says drink water. Our coach is smart. He was a good player before. Now he helps our team win. I want to be like our coach one day. First, I must run fast, jump high, and score goals. You can do it. You run every morning. You play with the ball every day. You will score soon. Thank you, Lena. You are a good friend. A good team needs good friends. Yes. A team is friends. We run together, we jump together, we play together, we win together. I like that. We run together and we win together. Let us go to the park now. That is a good plan. Let us play now. Let us run to the park. Bring the ball, please. I have the ball. Our team is waiting for us. I want to win today. To win, we must score. Score one goal, then score two goals. Our team will win the game. Our coach will be happy if we win. Let us play our best game today.

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Our team likes to run in the morning. I kick the ball and run fast. The team plays with a red ball. We play football with our team. She wants to score a goal. The goal is big and white. He can jump and score a goal. Jump high to win the game. Our coach helps the team win. The coach teaches us to play well. I swim in the pool every week. Swim is good for our team. Run, jump, and swim with me. We play to win and score goals. Our coach says run fast and play well. The ball is near the goal. Kick the ball into the goal. We jump, we run, we win. Our coach likes to swim too. Our coach can score a goal.

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πŸ“Grammar: Present perfect + for / since, present perfect continuous

Use the **present perfect** for things that started in the past and are still true now. **I have played** football for two years, and I still **play**. Use **for** with a **period of time**: for two years, for one hour. **She has run** every morning for one year. Use **since** with a **point in time**: since Monday, since January. Our **team** has **won** games since January. Use **have / has been + verb-ing** for actions that started in the past and are still happening now. **I have been swimming** for one hour. Our **coach** has been teaching us to **score** **goals** since last year. We

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