Lab Activities
Lab Activity 56: Addressing ESL Issues
 
 
Objective: To reduce typical ESL errors.

Step 2: Select the correct article to fill in the blank. Note: In some cases, no article is needed.


      1. I enjoy watching __________ American sports on television. 

 
 
 
 


      2. __________ sports I like best are football, baseball, and basketball. 

 
 
 
 


      3. Football is __________ intense sport to watch because there is so much physical contact among the players. 

 
 
 
 


      4. The players seem to pound on each other as one team tries to score __________ touchdown. 

 
 
 
 


      5. Baseball, on the other hand, is __________ much calmer sport usually. 

 
 
 
 


      6. There is much less physical contact, but __________ amazing fight broke out when I was watching a game last season. 

 
 
 
 


      7. Both teams ran out onto __________ field and started punching each other. 

 
 
 
 


      8. Basketball seems to move at __________ faster pace than either football or baseball. 

 
 
 
 


      9. Some physical contact occurs, and occasional fights break out, but overall __________ things seem to proceed pretty smoothly. 

 
 
 
 


      10. I always have a good time watching __________ televised sports. 

 
 
 
 


      Step 3: Select the correct verb tense to fill in the blank.

11. One sport that I __________ to be interested in is golf. 

 
 
 


      12. Last year, a friend __________ me to go with him to see the PGA's Master's Tournament in person. 

 
 
 


      13. "PGA" __________ for "Professional Golfers' Association." 

 
 
 


      14. At first, I wasn't going to accept, but I __________ to take a chance on a new experience. 

 
 
 


      15. I __________ so much fun! 

 
 
 


      16. There __________ so many interesting people to watch--in the crowds and on the greens. 

 
 
 


      17. I actually __________ to meet a few of the players. 

 
 
 


      18. I __________ really amazed at the power of the tee shots and the finesse of some of the putts. 

 
 
 


      19. Watching the professionals play in person __________ me a greater appreciation for the game. 

 
 
 


      20. Now I __________ golf lessons so that I can play the game myself. 

 
 
 







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