Vocabulary: sports

I. Go to page 44 and match the pictures with the correct sport. Write the letter on the line. Then write
the words in the box with the correct sport. Write them on the lines.
Ice skates A skateboard A basketball hoop A paddle and a ball A ribbon and a ball
A glove and a ball A birdie A black belt A bike helmet A hockey stick puck

1. ______ a) ice skating ______________________________

2. ______ b) gymnastics _____________________________
3. ______ c) riding a bike _____________________________
4. ______ d) baseball _____________________________
5. ______ e) badminton _____________________________
6. ______ f) judo, karate, tae kwon do _________________________________
7. ______ g) ice hockey ____________________________
8. ______ h) Table tennis or ping pong _____________________________
9. ______ i) basketball ____________________________
10. ______ j) skateboarding __________________________

II. Go to page 157 and do the exercises.

1. People and places.

A. Match the words and pictures.

______ captain ______ spectators / the crowd
______ coach ______ team
______ fans ______ stadium
______ players ______ sports arena
______ referee / umpire

B. Match the places and sports.

course court field
pool slope track

1. tennis / basketball C ______________________ t

2. soccer / baseball F ________________________________
3. swimming / diving P _________________________________
4. running / horse racing T ________________________________
5. golf C______________________________ e
6. ski S __________________________________
2. Verbs
Win: a game, competition, medal, or trophy.
Beat: another team or person

Simple Simple Past

Present Past Participle

Beat beat beaten

Win won won
Lose lost lost
Tie tied tied

III. Complete the sentences with the past tense of a verb from the list above.

1. Costa Rica b_______________________ the US 3 – 0.

2. Costa Rica w ______________________ the game 3 – 0.
3. The Chicago Bulls l ___________________ 78 – 91 to the Boston Celtics.
4. Spain t _________________ with Brazil 2 – 2.

IV. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

Do Get injured Get in shape Go

Kick Score Throw Train

1. Professional sportspeople have to t __________________________________ every day.

2. Don’t play tennis on a wet court. You might g____________ i_______________ .
3. A soccer player has to try to k _______________________________ the ball into the goal.
4. I’ve started going to the gym because I want to g ___________ i _________ s ________________.
5. Our new striker is going to s _______________________ a lot of goals.
6. Would you like to g ______________________________ swimming this afternoon?
7. My brothers d ________________________________ yoga and tai-chi.
8. In basketball, players t _______________________________ the ball to each other.

Phrasal verbs:
It’s important to warm up before you do any vigorous exercise. ( = do light exercise to get ready, e.g., for a game )
My daughter works out every afternoon. ( = exercises at a gym )
My team was knocked out in the semi-finals. ( = eliminated )