Sport Conversation Questions

Warm-up Task:
List as many sports as you can on paper within two minutes.

Discussion Questions:

1. Do you play any sports these days? If not, how do you get exercise?
2. Which sports do you enjoy watching on TV? How much time do you spend watching them?
3. Have you watched any sports live at a sports ground or stadium? How was the experience? Was it better than watching on TV?
4. Are there any sports you can't stand to see on TV? What are they and why don't you like them?

5. Which is the most dangerous sport? What kind of injuries occur when people play it?
6. Your country is best at which sports? Why is it strong at these?
7. What sports did you play as a child? What was your proudest moment?
8. Is sport an important part of education? What does it teach people?
9. Who is your all-time favorite sportsperson?
10. Do you like to wear clothes with a team's emblem or player's name?
11. What do you think about sports fans that paint their faces or wear costumes?
12. If the Olympics could only be one event, what should that event be?
13. People compete in sports, games, the economy, and many other areas of life. What is good and bad about competition?
14. Is there too much money in sport? Are athletes paid too much or too little?
15. What are extreme sports? Have you tried any of these?
16. Is motor racing really a sport? How much recognition should we give to the engineers and designers versus the drivers?
17. Some sports are often played alongside alcohol, like darts and pool. Do you consider the best players of these games to be athletes?
18. How are sports and esports different?
19. Which is the sportiest country in the world?
20. Athletes from which sports train the hardest?