1st year - Writing: Sports

Writing task: Talking about sports

Our next writing task is about sports! Let's see how to write a short text about sports. Take a look at this example:

My Favorite Sport: Football               

  There are different kinds of popular sports in Taiwan such as basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, and dodge ball. However, there is one kind of sport that you can’t find it anywhere in Taiwan. The sport is called American football.

When I was a kid, my father sent me to the United States to learn English. Once, my cousins in America invited me to play in their school. When we got there, my cousins told me to play football with them. I didn’t know the rules of football. During the first quarter, I played horribly. During the first break, my cousins taught me how to dodge and block by using my hands. Things changed in the second quarter. I started to play well. Finally, four quarters were over. We won the game by forty-three to thirty-six. It was the best ball game I ever had.

  I love football. Since then, I have visited America to play football every year! I have even bought a football for myself!   

Questions - What is your favorite sport?

Answer the following questions. Then we will use this information to write our own text.

1. What is your favorite sport? 
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2. Who do you play this sport with? How do you play?
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3. What do you do when you play this sport?
 How do you do this?
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4. What do you do after you win a game? 
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Writing time!

Now write a paragraph (80-90 words) about your favorite sport, playing it, and your favorite athletes who play it. Use your sentences above. Add some new ideas, too.