englishhobby
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I am teaching English in Russia and I want to make clear the meaning of a collocation "go in for sport". I know that the idiom "to go in for" means "to like" or "to do as one's career" , so :
"I don't usually go in for sport".
Does that mean "I don't do any sports"? or does it sound more like "I don't like to do sports"? In what situation could one say "I don't go in for sport"?
Will the following conversation sound natural:
- Do you go in for sport? (=do you do any sport?)
- Yes, I do.
_ What sport do you go in for? (=what sport do do do?)
- Basketball.
Can I ask someone "Do you go in for sport" to find out what sport they do regulary? (Mind: I am interested in what sport they do, not in what sport they like!)
Thank you in advance. I bet this question of mine is crucial to thousands of Russian teachers, because many of them can't comprehense this collocation "go in for sport", but almost all Russian children are taught it at school as a way to say "I do (not like to do!) a sport activity(ies) regulary".:?:
"I don't usually go in for sport".
Does that mean "I don't do any sports"? or does it sound more like "I don't like to do sports"? In what situation could one say "I don't go in for sport"?
Will the following conversation sound natural:
- Do you go in for sport? (=do you do any sport?)
- Yes, I do.
_ What sport do you go in for? (=what sport do do do?)
- Basketball.
Can I ask someone "Do you go in for sport" to find out what sport they do regulary? (Mind: I am interested in what sport they do, not in what sport they like!)
Thank you in advance. I bet this question of mine is crucial to thousands of Russian teachers, because many of them can't comprehense this collocation "go in for sport", but almost all Russian children are taught it at school as a way to say "I do (not like to do!) a sport activity(ies) regulary".:?: