EXCEPTIONS!

EXCEPTIONS!

· There’s always an exception to the rule in English! These sports are not used with go:

boxing
fencing
weight training

· Don’t use a verb with these sports. They don’t fit easily into any of the three categories. Don’t say “I do boxing” or “I go fencing. ” You can say,

I like to box.
I like watching fencing at the Olympics.

· Sometimes we use these sports with do some,

I’m going to the gym to do some weight training.

3) UseDO with sports that you don’t need any equipment to do:

aerobics
karate / martial arts
yoga
gymnastics

She does a lot of yoga – that’s why she looks so great!

My daughter used to take swimming lessons, but now she does gymnastics.

Do you do any sports?

To stay in shape, I jog every morning, I play tennis and I also do aerobics.

§ ~~Make~~ is not used in English to talk about sports.

§ Practice is rarely used to talk about sports. It is only used to talk about professional athletes who need to practice their skills before a game or an important event. The average person does not practice a sport.

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