Unit 3 Thrill seekers

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a guninea pig phrase eɪ ˈɡɪni pɪɡ someone who is Brendan Walker, a self-
used in an proclaimed ‘thrill
experiment engineer’, is curating
this extraordinary
venture where people
can become a guinea
pig.

a greater phrase ə ˌɡreɪtə(r) a larger part or A greater proportion of

proportion of prəˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n əv share of something women than men
participated in
badminton.
a quarter of … phrase ə ˈkwɔː(r)tə(r) əv one of four equal A quarter of the
parts of a number or members of the sports
amount club paid by cash rather
than credit card.
a smaller phrase ə ˌsmɔːlə(r) a smaller part or Other renewables
poportion of prəˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n əv share of something account for a smaller
proportion with a
decrease from 22% to
19%.
a third of (the phrase ə ˈθɜː(r)d əv ðə one of three equal The rugby match was
number of) ˌnʌmbə(r) əv parts of a number or attended by a third of
amount the number of
spectators as the
football match.
addicted to phrase əˈdɪktɪd tuː enjoying a particular Some people are
activity very much addicted to watching
and spending as sports. They spend all
much time as you their time glued to the
can doing it TV.

annoy verb əˈnɔɪ to make someone I don’t dislike her, but

feel slightly angry or she just annoys me
impatient sometimes.
annoyed adjective əˈnɔɪd feeling slightly angry Do you get annoyed by
or impatient other types of
programmes?
annoying adjective əˈnɔɪɪŋ making you feel Are you the sort of
slightly angry or person who considers
impatient sports programmes on
TV annoying?

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ball noun bɔːl a round object used Try to kick the ball into
in games and sports the back of the net.

bodybuilding noun ˈbɒdiˌbɪldɪŋ a programme of He's into bodybuilding

regular physical and had very big
exercises designed muscles.
to make your
muscles bigger and
stronger, especially
exercises involving
lifting, pulling, and
pushing weights

bored with phrase ˈbɔː(r)d wɪð feeling annoyed I easily get bored with
about something doing nothing.
that has continued
for too long
boxing noun ˈbɒksɪŋ a sport in which two He loves boxing and now
people fight by fights professionally.
hitting each other
while wearing large
leather boxing
gloves on their
hands
build the phrase bɪld ðiː faʊnˈdeɪʃ(ə)n to make the most An experiment will soon
foundation of əv basic part of lay bare the science of
something from thrills and help to build
which the rest of it the foundation of the
develops next generation of
funfair rides.

capable of phrase ˈkeɪpəb(ə)l əv able to do I’m not sure I’m capable

something of running for long
distances.
challenge verb ˈtʃælɪndʒ to test someone’s My present job doesn’t
skill and abilities really challenge me.
challenged adjective ˈtʃælɪndʒd finding it difficult to Younger people can feel
deal with or achieve challenged by some
things sports at school.
challenging adjective ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ difficult to deal with I feel sports are more
or achieve, but challenging than they
interesting and used to be.
enjoyable
clubs noun klʌbz objects used for He alwars carries a set of
hitting the ball in golf clubs to the course.
golf
combat adjective ˈkɒmbæt combat sports The school does not
involve fighting teach any combat
sports.

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costume noun ˈkɒstjuːm a piece of clothing We're going to the

worn for swimming, beach - don't forget your
especially by women swimming costume!

course noun kɔː(r)s an area of land We played on an 18-hole

where golf is played course.

court noun kɔː(r)t an area marked with The hotel has two tennis
lines where some courts.
sports are played,
such as tennis and
squash
diving noun ˈdaɪvɪŋ the activity, job, or We went on a diving
sport of swimming course.
deep under water,
especially using
special equipment
to carry oxygen
enthusiastic phrase ɪnθjuːziˈæstɪk əˌbaʊt very interested in I used to be very
about something or enthusiastic about team
excited by it sports, but not anymore.

equestrian adjective ɪˈkwestriən relating to riding She's a member of the

horses national equestrian
team.
excite verb ɪkˈsaɪt to make someone The prospect of working
feel happy and in Australia really excites
enthusiastic about me.
something good that
is going to happen

excited adjective ɪkˈsaɪtɪd very happy and It is rare to see a whole

enthusiastic because stadium excited by a
something good is player’s performance.
going to happen,
especially when this
makes you unable to
relax

exciting adjective ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ making you feel What makes funfair

excited rides like roller coasters
exciting?
exhilarate verb ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt to make someone The risk exhilarated him.
feel extremely
happy, excited, and
full of energy
exhilarated adjective ɪɡˈzɪləˌreɪtɪd extremely happy, I felt too exhilarated to
excited, and full of sleep.
energy

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exhilarating adjective ɪɡˈzɪləˌreɪtɪŋ making you feel We went for an

extremely happy, exhilarating walk on the
excited, and full of cliffs.
energy
fascinate verb ˈfæsɪneɪt to attract and It’s a subject that has
interest you very always fascinated me.
strongly
fascinated adjective ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd very interested or We are all fascinated by
attracted by new technology.
someone or
something
fascinating adjective ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ making you very Some extreme sports
interested or like snowboarding seem
attracted to be fascinating for
young people.
figure out how phrase ˈfɪgə haʊ tʊ to be able to Engineers and scientists
to understand how to have not figured out
do something or how to fool the senses
solve a problem at the same rate at the
same time.

five times the phrase ˈfaɪv taɪmz ðə five times as many The sports department
number of ˌnʌmbə(r) əv of something was visited by five times
the number of shoppers
in February 2008 when
compared to February
2009.
fond of phrase ˈfɒnd əv liking someone or I am fond of travelling,
something very but my brother is
much completely fanatical
about visiting new
places.
football noun ˈfʊtˌbɔːl a game in which two We had a game of
teams of eleven football in the park.
players kick a round
ball and try to score
goals
forty per cent phrase ˌfɔː(r)ti pə(r) ˈsent əv forty out of every More than 40% of the
(40%) of hundred of competitors were from
something the main city.
four out of phrase ˌfɔː(r) aʊt əv evri ˈten forty per cent More than four out of
every ten every ten competitors
were from the main city.

gloves noun ɡlʌvz coverings used to She was still wearing her
protect the fingers boxing gloves after the
and hands in sports fight.
such as boxing

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goal noun ɡəʊl the point or points At half time, our team
that you score by was losing three goals to
putting a ball into a one.
goal
golf noun ɡɒlf a game in which you I usually play a round of
use golf clubs to hit golf on Saturday.
a small white ball
into a hole in the
ground
gym noun dʒɪm a large hall or room We went to a dance
with special class in the school gym.
equipment for doing
physical exercises

half as many phrase ˈhɑːf əz ˌmeni half the number of Half as many cars were
something sold in March compared
to June.
half of … phrase ˈhɑːf əv one of two equal The team lost just under
parts of a number or half of the games they
amount played last season.

indifferent to phrase ɪnˈdɪfrənt tuː lacking interest in I can’t say I’m indifferent
something, or to sport, but I don’t like
lacking sympathy spending my time
with someone watching it.

indoor adjective ˈɪndɔː(r) done or used inside He took part in the

a building World Indoor Athletics
Championships.
inspire verb ɪnˈspaɪə(r) to give someone the Inspired by her example,
enthusiasm to do or other zoologists have
create something begun working with apes
in the wild.

inspired adjective ɪnˈspaɪə(r)d very special or He gave an inspired

impressive performance.
inspiring adjective ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ making you feel Do you think sports stars
enthusiastic or are as inspiring for
excited about young people now as in
something the past?
interest verb ˈɪntrəst to make someone Oceanography has
want to know about always interested me.
or take part in
something
interested adjective ˈɪntrəstɪd wanting to know Why do you think people
about or take part in are interested in
something extreme sports?
interested in phrase ˈɪntrəstɪd ɪn wanting to know I’m not interested in
about or take part in going to the gym.
something

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interesting adjective ˈɪntrəstɪŋ something that is Where I come from

interesting makes people find football
you want to know more interesting than
about it or take part other sports.
in it
invigorate verb ɪnˈvɪɡəreɪt to give someone A strong cup of coffee
more energy might help invigorate
you.
invigorated adjective ɪnˈvɪɡəreɪtɪd feeling that you Do you feel invigorated
have more energy when you do any type of
energetic activity?

invigorating adjective ɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪtɪŋ making you feel that She went for an
you have more invigorating walk.
energy
irons noun ˈaɪə(r)nz golf clubs with metal She bought a new set of
ends for hitting the irons.
ball
irritate verb ˈɪrɪteɪt to make someone The more intrusive
feel annoyed or advertisements become,
impatient the more they irritate
Web users.
irritated adjective ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪd annoyed or Do you think people
impatient about become irritated by the
something constant encouragement
to do something
physical?
irritating adjective ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪŋ making you feel He had an irritating
annoyed or habit of cracking his
impatient knuckles.
keen on phrase kiːn ɒn extremely I’m not keen on jogging.
enthusiastic about
something
motivate verb ˈməʊtɪveɪt to make someone She knows how to
feel determined to motivate people.
do something or
enthusiastic about
doing it
motivated adjective ˈməʊtɪˌveɪtɪd enthusiastic and Being motivated helps
determined to with improving and
achieve success achieving your potential
at a particular sport.

motivating adjective ˈməʊtɪˌveɪtɪŋ making someone They are also very

feel determined to motivating leaders, who
do something or are passionate about
enthusiastic about what they do.
doing it

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motor adjective ˈməʊtə(r) relating to or She's always been

involving motor interested in motor
vehicles sports.
outdoor adjective ˈaʊtdɔː(r) done outside We did lots of outdoor
activities such as walking
and camping.
over fifty per phrase əʊvə(r) ˌfɪfti pə(r) more than fifty out The team won just over
cent (50%) of ˈsent əv of every hundred of 50% of the games they
something played last season.

oxygen tank noun ˈɒksɪdʒ(ə)n ˌtæŋk a metal container You will need an oxygen
with oxygen (gas we tank to dive that deep.
breathe) in it
passionate phrase ˈpæʃ(ə)nət showing or I’m really passionate
about expressing strong about travelling around
beliefs, interest, or the world and meeting
enthusiasm fellow hockey
enthusiasts.
pitch noun pɪtʃ a flat area of ground The school has its own
for playing particular rugby pitch.
sports on

pool noun puːl a large structure fille The hotel has a pool in

proportionately adverb
d with water for peo the basement.
ple to swim in
prəˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)nətli in a way that is Proportionately, nearly
correct or suitable in twice as many men as
 size, amount, women went cycling.
or degree when con
sidered in relation to
something else

push the phrase pʊʃ ðə bawndəriz əv to make the limits of The latest rides are
boundaries of an activity or pushing the boundaries
experience greater of endurance.

racket noun ˈrækɪt an object used for Can I borrow your tennis
hitting the ball in racket?
games such as
tennis, with a long
handle and a round
part with strings
racket adjective ˈrækɪt racket sports involve She's good at racket
using an object with sports, especially
a long handle and a squash.
round part with
strings to hit a ball

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racquet noun ˈrækɪt an object used for Can I borrow your tennis
hitting the ball in racquet?
games such as
tennis, with a long
handle and a round
part with strings
racquet adjective ˈrækɪt racqet sports involve Badminton is my
using an object with favourite racquet sport.
a long handle and a
round part with
strings to hit a ball

refresh verb rɪˈfreʃ to make you feel A glass of cold water will
that you have more refresh you.
energy again,
especially when you
are tired or hot
refreshed adjective rɪˈfreʃt feeling more lively People often feel
and comfortable refreshed after doing
after you have activities like yoga.
rested, washed,
eaten etc
refreshing adjective rɪˈfreʃɪŋ making you feel Lemonade tastes so
more lively when refreshing on a hot day.
you have been
feeling tired and hot

ring noun rɪŋ a raised square area The two men entered
surrounded by ropes the ring, ready to fight.
where people take
part in boxing or
wrestling
running noun ˈrʌnɪŋ the activity of She took up long-
running for pleasure distance running.
or as a sport

sea noun siː the large area of salt Tim went swimming in
water that covers the sea.
most of the surface
of the Earth

shoes noun ʃuːz things that you wear Make sure you have
on each foot, usually good quality running
over socks shoes.
shorts noun ʃɔː(r)ts short trousers that I usually wear a pair of
end at or above the shorts for running.
knees

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spend hours phrase spend ˈaʊə(r)z (ˈlɪvɪŋ to use a lot of time Nowadays, people also
(living out) aʊt) doing things you spend hours living out
have thought about the virtual excitement of
doing computer games.
spikes noun spaɪks sports shoes with You don't need spikes on
short pointed pieces this track.
of metal on the
bottom
swimming noun ˈswɪmɪŋ an activity in which I go swimming every
you swim for evening.
enjoyment, for
exercise, or in races

table adjective ˈteɪb(ə)l table sports, for We played table sports

example snooker, such as air hockey.
are played on a
table
tennis noun ˈtenɪs a game in which two We played tennis in the
or four people use afternoon.
rackets to hit a ball
across a net
the broad phrase ðə brɔːd ɪˈfekts the main facts about Doctors already
effects how something understand the broad
effects of joy rides.
the bulk of phrase ðə ˈbʌlk əv the majority or large The bulk of players were
st part of something from overseas rather
than home-grown.

three times as phrase ˈθri taɪmz əz ˌmeni three times the The football match was
many number of attended by three times
something as many spectators as
the rugby match.

three-quarters phrase ˌθriːˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)z əv three of Three-quarters of the

of four equal parts of a members of the sports
number or amount club paid by credit card
rather than cash.
thrill verb θrɪl to make someone Their recent success has
feel very excited and thrilled the whole
pleased community.
thrilled adjective θrɪld very pleased and Dan was thrilled with his
excited birthday cake.
thrilling adjective ˈθrɪlɪŋ extremely exciting Do you find sports like
parkour thrilling to
watch?
track noun træk a piece of ground The runners are waiting
used for racing on the track.
trunks noun trʌŋks men’s shorts worn He changed into his
for swimming and trunks, ready to swim.
other sports

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twice as many phrase ˈtwaɪs əz ˌmeni two times the Proportionately, nearly
number of twice as many men as
something women went cycling.
water adjective ˈwɔːtə(r) water sports are We tried windsurfing on
played in or on our water sports
water weekend.
weights noun weɪts pieces of heavy He goes to the gym to
metal designed for lift weights.
lifting or throwing as
a sport

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