Sport

Key vocabulary

• Competitive (adj.) – relating to or characterized by competition
• Sportsmanship (n.) – fair and generous behavior or treatment of others, especially in a sports contest.
• Sport coach (n.) – a person involved in the direction, instruction and training
• Umpire (n.) – (in some sports) an official who watches a game or match closely to enforce the rules and arbitrate on matters arising from the play.
• Spectator (n.) – a person who watches at a show, game, or other event.
• Strenuous sports (n.) – describe something done with lots of energy or force.
• Injury (n.) – the fact of being injured; harm or damage.
• Comeback win (n.) – is an occurrence of an athlete or sports team engaged in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points or position.
• Warm up (v.) – prepare for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practicing gently beforehand.
• Extreme sport (n.) -Action sports, adventure sports or extreme sports are activities perceived as involving a high degree of risk.
• Amateur (n.) – person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis.
• Tournament (n.) – (in a sport or game) a series of contests between a number of competitors, who compete for an overall prize.
• Athletics track (n.) –a running track
• A brisk walk (n.) – a fast walk
• A fitness programme (n.) –a schedule of activities to keep fit
• To get into shape (v.) –to become fit
• To go jogging (v.) –to run around the street
• To keep fit (v.) –to stay in good physically condition
• To run the marathon (v.) –to run a distance of 42 kilometers
• To take up exercise (v.) –to start doing exercise
• To train hard (v.) –to train with a lot of effort
• To set a record (v.) –to achieve the best result in a sport

Expression

• To blow the competition away -win easily the competition
• To be out of condition -to be in bad physical condition
• To be saved by the bell– to be saved from losing by a timely interruption
• To set a record –to achieve the best result in the sport
• To take up doing something –to start doing something new
• To be out of your league –when the other competitors are far superior to you