EFL Elementary Teachers: Sports Flashcards for ESL | Vocabulary and Grammar Activities

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Students will learn the names of common sports and related verbs and equipment in context. Talking about sports helps learners make connections between English and their daily interests and experiences.

Sports Flashcard Activities for ESL Classrooms

Flashcard Drill Game where the teacher holds up a flashcard and says the sport: basketball! students repeat. Then, show a new card silently, and students shout the sport. This is an easy way to learn vocabulary related to sports.

Fast Grab: Place several flashcards on the floor. Call out a sport, and two students race to touch the correct card.

Charades. A student picks a flashcard secretly and acts out the sport without speaking. The class guesses: You’re playing golf!

Sort the sports by: team vs. individual sports

indoor vs. outdoor sports

Class Graph or Survey. Each student picks their favorite sport flashcard.

Make a class chart: How many like soccer? How many like basketball?
Practice speaking: I like bowling. / I don’t like karate.

Simple past statements. Yesterday I Played…Show a flashcard (e.g., football). Students make a sentence: Yesterday, I played football. Extend with different time expressions: Last weekend, two days ago, etc.

Then, ask questions with What and Who?

Ask Yes/ No questions in the past as you show the flashcard and the students stand up if the answer is yes!

What Are They Doing? Show a flashcard. Ask: What is he doing? Students answer:
He is playing volleyball.

Who’s Speaking? Place several flashcards and say: I am diving. Students point to which card matches your sentence. Then, students take turns being “the speaker.”

Like It or Not Sorting Game. Place Two baskets or areas labeled “I like” and “don’t like,”. Students pick a flashcard and decide where it belongs. They must say the full sentence:
“I like table tennis.” or “I don’t like sailing.”