Sports VOCABULARY BANK

1 PEO PLE A N D PL A C ES
a M a t c h t h e w o r d s a n d p ic t u r e s .

c a p t a in /'km pton/ s p e c ta to rs /'sp e k tc ito rz / /

c o a c h /ko otf/
1 fans/f<Enz/
p la y ers /'p le ia rz/
re fe ree /refo'ri/ /
u m p ir e Im p a io r /
th e c r o w d /kra u d /
te a m 'tim /
s t a d iu m /'steid iam /
s p o r t s a re n a /s p o rts o'rino/

b 3 2)}) L is t e n a n d c h e c k . C o v e r th e w o r d s a n d lo o k at
th e p ic t u r e s . T e s t y o u r s e lf .

c M a t c h t h e p la c e s a n d s p o rt s .

course /kors/ court k ort/ field /fild /

pool/pul slope /sloop/ t r a c k / t r a ik /

1 te n n is / b a s k e tb a ll court
2 s o c c e r / b a s e b a ll____________
3 s w im m in g / d i v i n g ____________
4 r u n n in g / h o r s e r a c i n g ____________ d 3 3))) L is t e n a n d c h e c k . T h e n te s t a p a rtn e r .
5 g o l f ------------------ A ( b o o k o p e n ) say a s p o rt , e.g., tennis.
6 s k i ____________ B ( b o o k c lo s e d ) say w h e re y o u p la y it, e.g., tennis court.

2 VERBS d C o m p le t e t h e V erb c o lu m n w i t h a v e r b f r o m th e lis t.

do get injured get in shape go kick score throw tram

w in and b e a t
You win a game, competition, medal, or trophy. Verb
You beat another team or person NOT The
Red Sox won the Yankees. 1 Professional sportspeople have to every day. train
2 Don’t play tennis on a wet court. You might . ________
a C o m p le t e w i t h th e p a s t te n s e a n d p a s t
3 A soccer player has to try to the ball into the goal. ________
p a r t ic ip le s .
4 I’ve started going to the gym because I want to . ________
beat beat _______
win _______ _______ 5 Our new striker is going to a lot of goals. ________
lose ______ _______ 6 Would you like to swimming this afternoon? ________
tie ______ _______
7 My brothers yoga and tai-chi. ________
b C o m p le t e t h e Verb c o lu m n w i t h th e p a s t
8 In basketball, players the ball to each other. ________
te n s e o f a v e r b f r o m a.
e 3 5))) L is t e n a n d c h e c k . C o v e r th e V erb c o lu m n s i n b a n d d.
Verb
T e s t y o u r s e lf.
1 Costa Rica the US 3-0.
2 Costa Rica the game 3-0.
Phrasal verbs
3 The Chicago Bulls 78-91 to It’s important to warm up before you do any vigorous exercise. (= do
the Boston Celtics. light exercise to get ready, e.g., for a game)
4 Spain with Brazil 2-2. My daughter works out every afternoon. (= exercises at a gym)
My team was knocked out in the semi-finals. (= eliminated)
c 3 4))) L is t e n a n d c h e c k a a n d b.
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