Sports+vocabulary

Pieces of Sporting Equipment

[|Quizlet Sports 1] [|Quizlet Sports 2]

Study here A 1. The hotel is situated close to a professional 18-hole **golf course.** 2. Have you ever done any **extreme sports** like parachuting or hang gliding? 3. Let's have a look at the **action replay** to see the goal again in slow motion. 4. Mum, is my sports **kit** clean? I have a match this afternoon. 5. Dave can't wait until Saturday. It's the **final** of the European Cup. 6. Manchester united **beat** Coventry City last night. 7. Cricket and tennis don't have referees; they have **umpires**. 8. There are two types of event in athletics: **track** events and field events. 9. I love motor racing. It's my favorite sport. I never miss the Grand Prix when it's on TV. 10. I'm not very keen on team games. I prefer sports where there are only two players competing against each other.

B 1. Two **umpires** are needed for a cricket match, but only one for a tennis match. 2. Baseball, water-polo and volley-ball are examples of **team games**. 3. Now you're in the team. We'll have to get you a new **kit**. You'll need a new shirt, shorts, and some football boots, won't you? 4. Apparently, it's the most difficult **golf course** in the country. Even professional players have difficulty getting the ball across the lake near the 13th hole. 5. I hated running the 1500 m. You had to go round the **track** so many times. It was so boring! 6. **Motor racing** is getting too dangerous. Two Formula 1 drivers were killed last year. 7. Who's playing in the **finals**? Is it France against Germany? 8. If you look at the **action replay** you will see that the goalkeeper just touched the ball with his hand as it went in the net. 9. More and more young people are taking **extreme sports** such as snowboarding and bungee-jumping. 10 If England don't **beat** Poland on Tuesday, then they are out of the Championship.