UNIT Vocabulary

USE YOUR
WHEN WORNS

12 Sports and Other Free-time Activities

TEST YOURSELF

Complete the sentences with the correct form of a word below. There are more words than you need.
Make sure you understand all the words in the vocabulary boxes, not just the correct answers.

SPORTS
achievement coach gymnastics professional score trainer
amateur contestant lose race supporter trophy
athletics court match record team umpire
beat draw medal referee tournament victory
champion event participate runner-up track win

THRILLING FINISH TO 800M

The most exciting event of the championships was the 800 m (1) As the athletes

raced round the (2) for the second time, Donna Samuels sprinted past the other
runners to win the gold (3) setting a new national (4) Janine

Smith was the (5) finishing just half a second behind Samuels.

GREECE TRIUMPHS IN EURO 2004

More than 10,000 (6).... travelled to Portugal to watch their team win the European Cup
Final, with a (7) of 1-0. The goal that gave them this historic (8)
came soon after half-time, and Greece continued to play confidently until the (9) blew

the final whistle, when team captain Zagorakis raised the (10) -Greece's first ever
football title!

SCHOOLBOY CHESS WONDER!

Oliver Baker won the country's biggest chess (11)... yesterday, which is an incredible

(12) as he is only 12 years of age. Oliver says that chess is just a hobby and that he
didn't really want to (13) in the competition at all. But Oliver (14)
players more than twice his age to become the youngest national (15) ever.

HOBBIES AND PASTIMES

arts and crafts carpentry choir DIY (do-it-yourself) hiking martial art
board game chess collecting folk dancing knitting pottery

16. Many people enjoy singing in a

17. Judo and karate are two examples of

18. things, such as stamps, postcards, dolls or antiques, is a popular hobby.
19. is a pastime in which people make things from wood.
20. Monopoly, Scrabble and chess are popular

Check your answers with your teacher. How many of them are correct?
0-6: Start studying! 7-9: Try harder! 10-12: Quite good! 13-15: Good! 16-20: Excellent!

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Vocabulary Practice
A. PHRASAL VERBS Complete the following sentences by replacing the words in bold with the correct form of the
phrasal verbs with go.
go back on go off go over go on with go by go out
go through with go with

1. The starter's gun was fired and the race began.

2. In the middle of the football match, the floodlights suddenly became dark.
3. The footballer decided not to have an operation on his knee.

4. Before the final, the coach explained once again what he expected each player to do.

5. Her success made her famous overnight, and she found it difficult to carry on with her life as usual.

6. He broke his promise to watch me take part in the race.

7. More than 100 years have passed since the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.

8. I don't think your new shirt suits those shorts. The colours don't look good together.

B. USEFUL COLLOCATIONS AND EXPRESSIONS Complete the following sentences with a suitable word.

1. Walking is a good way to keep and stay in shape.

2. They swimming every weekend when the weather is good.

3. More than 50 competitors took ...... in the tournament.

4. She's very fond card games in general, but she's really keen bridge.

5. Do you know who the world record for the 1,500-metre race nowadays?

6. They're not in the least interested ...... DIY; they would rather buy things already made.
7. He was bored and lonely so his friends advised him to up a hobby.
8. Activities such as table tennis and squash are ...... sports; they are not played outside.

9. He was disqualified playing for the rest of the season because of bad behaviour.
10. In 1998, the baseball player Mark McGuire the record for the most home runs in one season.

C. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS Circle the correct answer.

1. Because of the rain, our hike has been cancelled / postponed / called off till next Saturday.
2. It is important that people have pleasure / pastime / leisure activities to occupy their spare time.

3. Barbara has broken up / taken up / given up dancing because of her back problem.

4. She does /goes / practises jogging every morning before breakfast.

5. Athletes are often tested / controlled / examined for drugs before a race.

6. The viewers / audience / spectators cheered loudly at the end of every race.

7. During the race, the driver crashed and wounded / injured / damaged his car.

8. We all enjoyed the football play / game / race very much.

9. Our team was beaten / lost/won 4-0 in the match yesterday.

10. She hit the ball with all her strength /power / effort.

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D. WORD FORMATION Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. What is the of the swimming pool under the diving board? (deep)
2. A standard football pitch is 100-110 metres in (long)

3. Athletes train in the gym to build their muscles and increase their (strong)

4. Players would like to the season so they can have more time to rest. (short)
5. What is the correct for a volleyball net? (high)

6. Athletes in sports like judo have to watch their very carefully. (weigh)
7. Louis went to play for a foreign club because he wanted to ....... his experience. (broad)
8. The ........... of a tennis court is 8.23 metres for single matches and 10.97 metres for doubles. (wide)

Exam Practice

A. Below is part of an article about Pyrros Dimas. Choose the appropriate word with which to fill in the gaps
by marking A, B or C.

PYRROS DIMAS-A GREAT SPORTSMAN

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Most people would agree that (1)..... an Olympic medal is an amazing $ 20
(2).......A few athletes even manage to repeat their success four years later.
Pyrros Dimas, the Greek weightlifter, has medals from no fewer than four
consecutive Olympic Games: three golds and a bronze. He ended his career

at the Athens 2004 Olympics, where he managed to finish third despite

the fact that he hadn't (3) ...... for two years because of a series of (4).......

It was a fascinating (5) ......, watched by millions of TV (6)...... in Greece

alone, who held their breath to see if he was (7)...... of lifting 207.5 kg in

his last attempt to take the gold. Although that proved too much for him,
his competitive spirit and the way in which he ended his career touched
the hearts of many. He took off his shoes and left them on the stage as
a symbol that he would not be (8) ...... again. The spectators who were
(9)..... in the weightlifting hall that evening (10)..... their admiration
for him by cheering and shouting for more than five minutes, delaying
the rest of the medal ceremony.

1. A beating Π B winning C passing

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A development C achievement
2. Π tournament B
3. A competed n B scored C tested

4. Π A damages Π B cancellations C injuries

5. A contestant Π B competitor C contest

6. A audience Π B viewers C amateurs

7. ☐ A capable Π B able ☐ C strong

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8. ☐ A qualifying B resigning C participating
9. ☐ A fond Π B present C keen

10. A showed B took C saw

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B. KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS Complete the second sentence so a similar meaning to the first sentence,
that it has
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word
given.
1. I'll never forgive him for breaking his promise to take me to the World Cup. going
I'll never forgive him for to take me to the World Cup.

2. He has started to collect stamps as a hobby. taken

He has as a hobby.
3. She plays tennis to stay in shape. fit
She tennis.

4. They did not allow him to run in the race because he had taken drugs. disqualified
He in the race because he had taken drugs.
5. She felt so ill that she decided she couldn't participate in the skating exhibition. take

She felt so ill that she decided she the skating exhibition.

6. My brother loves playing golf and volleyball. keen

My brother and volleyball.

7. They have decided to play the match next Saturday instead. postponed
The match next Saturday.
8. John is proud of what he has achieved in sports. takes

John in sports.

C. WORD FORMATION Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line. Write your word in the space.

TIP! Always read the title of the passage. This willhelp you understand the text.
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY -A FASCINATING JOВ

For most people, photography is just a hobby. People take photographs as a way
of (1) holiday memories or other special occasions. Others make RECORD
a (2) .with their cameras. Some photographers specialise in LIVE

weddings while others do (3) work for magazines. PROFESSION

I think one of the most (4) areas of work must be sports CHALLENGE

photography. To cover a sports event, the photographer needs special

(5) ..... to set up his equipment close enough to the action to get PERMIТ
a good shot. He also needs (6) .... of the sport he is covering. How KNOW

can a photographer take a picture at (7) the right moment - for PRECISE
example, just as a striker scores the (8) .goal in an important WIN

match or just as the basketball player shoots the winning basket in an important
game - if he is (9) with the sport? Being able to capture the FAMILIAR

(10) .onaplayer's face at such moments is what it is all about. EXPRESS

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