12 English lessons on the topic of sports

English Lesson: They're down to four teams now.

1. “They're down to four teams now.”

English Lesson: There's a tournament being held in April that I was thinking about signing up for...

2. “There's a tournament being held in April that I was thinking about signing up for...”

English Lesson: That's a real letdown.

3. “That's a real letdown.”

English Lesson: I'm just gonna kick back with a cold drink and watch the game. You?

4. “I'm just gonna kick back with a cold drink and watch the game. You?”

English Lesson: I just caught the tail end of it.

5. “I just caught the tail end of it.”

English Lesson: Sorry, I can't help but get sucked in when there's a game on.

6. “Sorry, I can't help but get sucked in when there's a game on.”

English Lesson: The Jets have let their 12-point lead going into halftime slip away.

7. “The Jets have let their 12-point lead going into halftime slip away.”

English Lesson: This is the Cougars' fifth straight losing season.

8. “This is the Cougars' fifth straight losing season.”

English Lesson: Meyerson suffered a major knee injury last year that took him out of the game for most of the season.

9. “Meyerson suffered a major knee injury last year that took him out of the game for most of the season.”

English Lesson: I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.

10. “I find it hard to relate to him sometimes.”

English Lesson: He's still better than the rest of them put together.

11. “He's still better than the rest of them put together.”

12. “My husband is a total baseball freak.”