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Exercises

Which of the sports opposite are these people probably talking about?
1 'The ball has a natural curve on it so it doesn't go in a straight line on the grass.'
2 'Provided it's not too windy at the top, there's no problem.'
3 'It is incredibly noisy, fast and dangerous, but it's really exciting to watch.'
4 'You get sore at first and can hardly sit down, but you get used to it after a while.'
5 'It's all a matter of balance really.'
6 'You need a good eye and a lot of concentration.'

Look at the sports page of one or two newspapers (either in English or in your own
language). Are there any sports mentioned not listed at A opposite? If so, what are their
English names? Use a bilingual dictionary if necessary.

Name one other piece of equipment necessary to play these sports apart from the item given,
as in the example. What special clothing, if any, is worn for each sport?
Example: golf: clubs, balls
1 archery: bow, .............................................................................................................
2 badminton: racket, .................... .. ..........................................................................
3 hockey: stick, .............................................................................................................
..... ....
4 baseball: bat, ................... .. .......................................................................
.......................................................................................
5 darts: darts, .................... ..
Collocations. Fill the gaps with suitable verbs.
1 Were many records ................................. at the Olympics?
2 We've been ................................. so many times we deserve to be bottom of the league!
3 Congratulations! How many points did you ................................. by?
4 You should ................................. jogging. That would help you lose weight.
5 Who ................................. the world record for the 1000 metres? Is it a Russian?
6 I only ever once ................................. a goal, and that was sheer luck.
What do you call a person who ... ?
1 does the long-jump? a brig-jumper 5 does gymnastics?
2 rides horses in races? 6 plays hockey?
3 drives cars in races? 7 plays football?
4 throws the discus/javelin? 8 does the pole-vault?

4 1.6 Make sure you know which sports these places are associated with, as in the example. Use a
dictionary if necessary.
1 court tennis, squash, etc. 5 rink
2 course 6 alley
3 ring 7 piste
4 pitch

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