English (Sports)
English (Sports)
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Jawaban (Answers)
There are various general rules used to name sports and their activities in English as follows:
1. Play + (sport), usually used for sports that use a ball, such as basketball, soccer, handball,
and so on.
For example:
I play basketball with my classmates after school time. (I play basketball with classmates
after school.)
2. Do + (sport), usually used for sports such as gymnastics or martial arts, such as tae kwon
do, kung fu, tai chi, judo, capoeira, jujitsu, and so on.
For example:
I've been doing tae kwon do since I was in elementary school. (I learned tae kwon do since
elementary school.)
3. Go + (sport), usually used for sports that end in +ing, such as swimming, snowboarding,
diving, riding, and so on.
For example:
I go swimming twice a week in a pool near my house. (I go swimming twice a week at the
pool near my house.)
In talking about sports, there are many possible sentences that can be said. The conversation
can be started by mentioning the type of sport you like, then detailing the activities you do,
adding reasons why you like certain types of sports, how often and how proficient in doing
sports, how many times you exercise intensity in a week, which clubs are followed or liked,
where where to exercise and with whom, and various other topics. Take a look at the
following examples of sentences that can be used:
Contohnya:
Contohnya:
I’ve been doing tae kwon do since I was in elementary school. (Aku
belajar tae kwon do sejak di sekolah dasar.)
Contohnya:
In talking about sports, there are many possible sentences that can be said. The
conversation can be started by mentioning the type of sport you like, then detailing the
activities you do, adding reasons why you like certain types of sports, how often and how
proficient in doing sports, how many times you exercise intensity in a week, which clubs are
followed or liked, where where to exercise and with whom, and various other topics. Take a
look at the following examples of sentences that can be used:
Dalam berbicara mengenai olahraga, ada banyak sekali kemungkinan kalimat yang dapat
diucapkan. Pembicaraan dapat dimulai dengan menyebutkan jenis olahraga yang disukai,
kemudian detail dari kegiatan yang dilakukan, menambahkan alasan mengapai menyukai
jenis olahraga tertentu, seberapa sering dan seberapa mahir dalam melakukan olahraga,
berapa kali intensitas berolahraga dalam seminggu, klub mana saja yang diikuti atau disukai,
di mana biasa berolahraga dan juga dengan siapa, dan berbagai macam topik lainnya. Simak
contoh-contoh kalimat yang dapat digunakan berikut ini:
Archery (Panahan)
Athlete (Atlet)
Ball (Bola)
Bowling (Boling)
Boxing (Tinju)
Champion (Juara)
Coach (Pelatih)
Diving (Menyelam)
Fencing (Anggar)
Field (Lapangan)
Golf (Golf)
Hockey (Hoki)
Race (Balapan)
Run (Lari)
Softball (Kasti)
Stadium (Stadion)
Swim (Renang)
Tennis (Tenis)
Volley (Voli)
Wrestling (Gulat)
If you pay attention, football and soccer have the same meaning, namely football.
However, the term soccer is only used in the United States because there football is a
different sport that uses an oval-shaped ball.
Table tennis can also be called ping pong in English.
The World Cup is a World Championship football match held every four years.
Bella : Do you like watching football, Ben?(Apakah kamu suka menonton
sepak bola, Ben?)
Bella : Oh, that is a soccer team. I meant American football, Ben. (Oh, itu
adalah tim sepak bola. Maksudku adalah permainan sepak bola Amerika,
Ben.)
Benny : Oh, I see. American football is the one with oval-shaped ball,
right? (Oh, aku paham. Sepak bola Amerika menggunakan bola
berbentuk oval, ‘kan?)
Bella : Yes, Ben. Are you familiar with that sport? (Ya, Ben. Apakah kamu
familier dengan olahraga itu?)
Benny : I am not familiar with American football, Bella. So I don’t have
any favorite team. (Oh, aku tidak familier dengan permainan sepak bola
Amerika, Bella, Jadi aku tidak punya tim favorit.)
Dad : Of course, I used to play it all the time when I was young. (Tentu
saja, Ayah dulu sering memainkannya saat masih muda.)
Son : Can you play badminton alone? (Bisakah Ayah memainkan bulu
tangkis sendirian?)
Dad : You cannot. You need two people, sometimes four, to play
badminton. When you play badminton in a pair with someone, it is called
double. (Tidak bisa. Kamu perlu dua orang, terkadang empat, untuk
bermain bulu tangkis. Saat kamu bermain bulu tangkis berpasangan
dengan seseorang, itu disebut bermain ganda.)
Son : What are the things you need to play badminton? (Apa saja benda
yang diperlukan untuk bermain bulu tangkis?)
Dad : You use the racket to hit the shuttlecock until it passes the net in
the middle of the field.(Kamu menggunakan raket untuk memukul kok
hingga melewati jaring di tengah lapangan.)
Dad : Badminton usually has three games, if you reach score 21 first in
each game, you are the winner. (Bulu tangkis biasanya memiliki tiga
babak, kalau kamu mencapai skor 21 lebih dulu di setiap babak, kamulah
pemenangnya.)
Dad : Sure, let’s look for my old rackets in the storeroom, then we can
buy some shutttlecocks. I will happily be your coach.(Tentu saja, mari
kita cari raket tua ayah di gudang, lantas kita beli kok. Ayah akan dengan
senang hati menjadi pelatihmu.)
Consider the following conversation about basketball between two people:
You : Do you know that there is a basketball competition held in the sport
arena. (Apa kamu tahu bahwa ada kompetisi bola basket yang digelar di
arena olahraga?)
Me : Oh, yeah. The Indonesian Basketball League. (Oh, ya. Liga Bola
Basket Indonesia.)
You : Don’t you want to go and see your favorite teams play? (Tidakkah
kamu ingin pergi dan melihat tim kesukaanmu bertanding?)
You : So let’s go! CLS Knights Surabaya will be against Garuda Bandung
on Friday. (Kalau begitu ayo! CLS Knights Surabaya akan melawan
Garuda Bandung pada hari Jumat.)
You : We can buy the tickets on the spot. I will pick you up on Friday and
we can go there together. (Kita bisa membeli tiketnya di tempat. Aku
akan menjemputmu di hari Jumat dan kita bisa pergi bersama ke sana.)
Subject
I > am
You,we,they > are
She,he, it > is
Contoh
(+) My father is a teacher. / Ayahku adalah seorang guru.
(-) My father is not a teacher. / Ayahku bukan seorang guru.
(?) Is your father a teacher? / Apakah ayahmu seorang guru?
(+) You are doing homework now ( kamu sedang mengerjakan pr sekarang )
(-) You are not doing homework now ( kamu tidak sedang mengerjakan pr sekarang )
(?) Are you doing homework now ? ( apa kamu sedang membuat pr sekarang ? )
(+) The green house near the river is my house. / Rumah hijau dekat sungai itu
adalah rumahku.
(-) The green house near the river is not my house. / Rumah hijau dekat sungai itu
bukan rumahku.
(?) Is the green house near the river is your house? / Apakah rumah hijau dekat
sungai itu rumahmu?
(+) I go to bed at 10 p.m. and wake up at 5 a.m. / Aku tidur pukul 10 malam dan bangun
pukul 5 pagi.
(-) I don’t go to bed at 10 p.m. and wake up at 5 a.m. / Aku tidak tidur pukul 10 malam dan
bangun pukul 5 pagi.
(?) Do you go to bed at 10 p.m. and wake up at 5 a.m.? / Apakah kamu tidur pukul 10 malam
dan bangun pukul 5 pagi?
(+) Nowadays people read news on the internet. / Saat ini orang-orang membaca berita di
internet.
(-) Nowadays people do not read news on the internet. / Saat ini orang-orang tidak membaca
berita di internet.
(?) Do people read news on the internet nowadays? / Apakah orang-orang membaca berita di
internet saat ini?
Some Examples of Sports Sentences
Beberapa Contoh Kalimat Olahraga
Swimming (renang)
Not really, my daddy was Tidak juga, kok, ayah saya dulu
my teacher and now he is yang melatih dan sekarang dia
my sparring partner menjadi lawan bermain
I see its importance, but I Aku tahu itu penting, tapi aku
prefer to learn it my way lebih suka belajar dengan
caraku sendiri
Running (lari)
No English Indonesian
1 Ticket Tiket
2 Tennis Tenis
5 Baseball Bisbol
6 Softball Sofbol
8 Swimming Berenang
9 Bicycling Sepedaan
10 Running Lari
12 Boxing Tinju
13 Bowling Boling
14 Canoe Kano
15 Chess Catur
16 Hiking Mendaki
19 Surfing Berselancar
20 Wrestling Bergulat