Vocabulary in context IN IT TO WIN IT! 7
Sports 1
Things you can do with a ball 4 Choose the correct alternative. 1 In table tennis, you can’t bounce/pass the ball before you serve it. 2 The rugby player kicked/bounced the ball to the other end of the pitch. 3 In tennis, you have to throw/hit the ball over the net. 4 Why do tennis players always throw/catch the ball so high when serving? 5 The footballer jumped high into the air and headed/caught the ball into the net. Sports venues 5 Complete the blog post with the words in the box. course • courts • gym • pitches • r ink • track
Find 13 sports in the word search.
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Types of sport 2
GET FIT in the Lee Valley!
Choose the odd sport out and complete the reason why with the words in the box. combat • individual • non-competitive • team • water • w inter 1 rugby, football, baseball, athletics : because it isn’t a sport. 2 water-skiing, diving, sailing, ice hockey : because it isn’t a sport. 3 snowboarding, skiing, beach volleyball, ice-skating : because it isn’t a sport. 4 tennis, boxing, karate, judo : because it isn’t a sport. 5 weight-lifting, cricket, golf, swimming : because it isn’t an sport. 6 basketball, rugby, swimming, yoga : because it’s the only sport. Sports equipment 3 Complete the table with the sports, venues and equipment. baseball • goggles • snowboarding • s tick • yacht
The Lee Valley sports centres in North London offer world-class sports facilities. Do a one-hour cycling session at VeloPark’s indoor velodrome – the fastest cycling (a) in the world. There’s also a golf club where you can play on an 18-hole (b) and a modern (c) with top-of-the-range fitness equipment, if you want a workout. Alternatively, you can go ice-skating on the (d) at Lee Valley Ice Centre. If you like tennis, you can play on one of the ten (e) at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre. And if you are in a group, why don’t you pick up your sticks for a game of hockey on one of the state-of-the-art (f ) . 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs play, do or go and a sport from the box. gymnastics • h orse-riding • judo • k arate • snowboarding • swimming • v olleyball 1 When I , I like to practise jumping over fences. 2 Let’s go to the beach! We could in the sea and beach on the sand. 3 My younger sister and because she loves combat sports. 4 Sara in the Alps every winter. 5 She’s got great balance and coordination because she has since she was a child. Vocabulary extension
Sport
Equipment
1 swimming 2 hockey 3
bat
4 sailing 5
board
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