5 OPTIMISE YOUR VOCABULARY | Higher B2

Words connected with sports Words + prepositions

1 Choose the best answer (a or b) to complete 4 Rewrite the sentences in a different way,
the sentence. using a preposition and the correct form of
1 Join us for a game of hockey on Saturday – you the words given.
a) have got a cue, haven’t you? 1 Eating less sugar will probably do you good.
b) can borrow my spare stick. You will almost certainly benefit 
2 One of the boxers accidentally 
a) knocked the umpire out of the ring. 2 There are four parts to the test.
b) fell on the rink. The test consists 
3 They said that over ten million 
a) TV viewers saw the final. 3 I couldn’t play in the match because I had
injured my arm.
b) spectators watched the match at home.
My injured arm prevented me 
4 When I went fishing last summer, I

a) bought a new racket.
4 Are squash and badminton different?
b) bought a new rod.
What’s the difference 
5 Let’s play tennis tomorrow. I’ll

a) phone and book a court.
5 They don’t allow us to take phones into lessons.
b) meet you at the course.
We are banned 
6 The player got sent off the pitch for

a) arguing with the referee.
6 Freddie doesn’t play tennis fairly.
b) beating his opponent.
Freddie cheats 
2 Complete the table with the verbs in the box. 
beat | draw | score | win
Unit round-up
1        goals or points
5 Complete the text with one word in
2        a player, a team or an opponent each gap.
You … a match or a competition if you
3       
play better Hosting the Olympic Games
a match or a competition if In the modern Olympic Games, thousands of
4       
both sides are the same athletes from more than 200 nations
(1)        in around 400 events.
Hosting the games attracts a lot of attention,
Phrasal verbs and recent figures suggest around half a million
3 Complete the phrasal verbs with the (2)        visit the host country to see the
correct form of the words in the box. Olympics. Add to this the estimated three and a half
billion (3)        who watch on TV or online,
check | listen | make and that’s half the population of the world watching
mind | pull | stand to see who will (4)        medals!
For the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo (5)       
1 I can’t decide which shirt to buy. Nothing really Istanbul and Madrid in the competition to host
       out as being suitable. the Games. Hosting the Olympics in 1964 helped
2 You need to put the radio on and        Tokyo stand (6)        as one of the most
out for further information about the weather. developed places in the world. (For an example of
advanced development, (7)        out the
3        out! You nearly drove off the
Osaka to Tokyo bullet train. It was built for the 1964
road then!
Olympics but it was way ahead of its time.)
4 I had to        out of the race because I
The International Olympic Committee insists
injured my leg.
(8)        studying every application carefully,
5 I’m always        out the prices of phones partly because they are anxious (9)       
in case I see a good deal. countries spending more than they can afford.
6 This letter is in German. I can only        It can also be difficult for some cities to adjust
out a few words. (10)        life after hosting the Olympics,
and the Committee works hard to prevent
problems arising.

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