{"id":53187,"date":"2014-07-28T01:01:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T01:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-156\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:56:13","slug":"aee-156","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-156\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 156: 3 Conversational Phrases for a Sports Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like to watch sports?<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to be able to talk about sports with your English-speaking friends?<\/p>\n<p>If you are taking an exam such as the IELTS you may want to work on building some vocabulary to describe your favorite sports.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s great to be able to discuss this topic if a question about sports comes up in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-speaking\/\">IELTS Speaking test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today we introduce three useful English phrases for talking about sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports are international.&nbsp; They can help you connect&nbsp;with people from anywhere.&nbsp; But you need to know how to talk about them!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are three great phrases to help start your conversation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHave you been to a Red Sox game before?\u201d \u2013 Change the team name to any you like.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhat sports and teams do you follow?\u201d \u2013 This asks about a general interest in sports.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDid you play any sports growing up?\u201d \u2013 This is a great way to get to know more another person. &nbsp;Follow up with the question, \u201cHow about now?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Are you interested in sports?&nbsp; Do you watch or play any?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about it below in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like to watch sports? 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