 Lesson
23 - What’s Your Favorite Sport?
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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What’s Your Favorite Sport?
PHIL: What time is that soccer game on? I
thought it started at noon.
JACK: We must have had the wrong time. Oh,
well … soccer’s not my favorite sport anyway. I much prefer basketball.
PHIL: Oh, really? I thought your favorite
sport was tennis! I’m a big fan of basketball, too.
JACK: How about a game sometime?
PHIL: Sure thing! Why don’t we go shoot
some hoops now since the soccer game isn’t on?
JACK: Excellent idea. Let’s go. |
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Conversation Notes |
- What time is that soccer game on? means “When does the
soccer game start?” “What time” plus something plus “on” is a common
expression used to ask about the start time of a TV show or a movie.
- I much prefer basketball here means “I like basketball a
lot more than soccer.” Notice how “much” is stressed to show that the
speaker really likes basketball.
- Oh, really? Notice the rising intonation on “really.”
This shows that the speaker is surprised. He thought that Jack liked tennis
the best.
- I’m a big fan of basketball is a way of saying “I like
basketball very much” (“to be a fan of” is a casual expression used to
describe something you really like).
- How about a game here means “Let’s play a basketball
game.”
- Sure thing! This is a casual expression used to mean
“OK.”
- Shoot some hoops means to play an informal game of
basketball. This is a casual expression used between friends.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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