Vocabulary Sports

 

Name: Lourdes Macias Macias 1. Look at the soccer scores. Complete the text with the verbs in the box in the correct form. Listen and check. Win

beat

score

lose

tie

1. beat 2. score 3. tie 4. win 5. lose

2. Match the words in the box with the pictures 1-10. Listen and check. athlete.. athlete

crowd.

player.

umpire.

trophy.

game

1. race 2. medal 3. referee 4. umpire 5. player 6. spectator 7. athlete 8. trophy 9. crowd 10. game

medal.

race.

referee.

spectator.

 

  3. Read sentences, 1-4 Match the verbs in bold with definitions a-d. Listen and check. 1 Over 200 countries take part in the Olympic Games every four years. 2 It's difficult to cheat in sports events, but some athletes still try. 3 Before you play any sports, you should always warm up 4 I couldn't finish the marathon. I had to give up after 20 kilometers. a. break the rules to try to win a game or pass a test. b. stop doing something because it's too difficult. c. play in a game or competition. d. do special exercises to prepare your body for sports. 1-c. 2-a. 3-d. 4-b.

4. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence sentences. s.

umpire showed  showed three soccer players the red card. 1. The umpire 2. I was injured because I didn't warm up warm up before the game. 3. My grandfather won a bronze medal in medal in the Olympic Games. 4. The LA Lakers won won the  the Chicago Bulls by 123 to 118. athiete.. 5. Serena Williams is a very successful athiete 6. Your team cheated cheated.. This competition is for under 16-year- olds, but three of your players are 17 years old. tied 0-0.  0-0. It was a really boring game. 7. We tied 8. My sister was in the stadium, so when I watched the game on TV. I looked for her in the crowd crowd.. 9. The 100-meter race is race is my favorite part of the Olympics. 10. I'm terrible at tennis. I lost lost my  my last match 0-6, 0-6, 0-6!