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Sports vocabulary

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    B2 FCE level revision of sports vocabulary based on Michael Vince's book.
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  • the bar along the front of a bicycle or motorcycle that a rider holds in order to balance and turn
    handlebars
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  • a long, thin pole made of wood, metal, or other material
    a rod
  •  15
  • a person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed
    a referee
  •  15
  • the activity of betting money, for example in a game or on a horse race
    gambling
  •  15
  • the activity of decorating a piece of cloth with stitches sewn onto it
    embroidery
  •  15
  • a game for two people, each with twelve circular pieces that they move on a board with black and white squares
    draughts / checkers
  •  20
  • an area of land used for playing golf
    a golf course
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  • the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc.
    audience
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  • a person, team, or company that is competing against others
    a competitior
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  • a person who comes second in a race or competition
    a runner-up
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  • a race in which people or horses jump over a frame or fence
    hurdles
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  • to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back
    to fetch
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  • (especially of a vehicle) to slide along a surface so that you have no control
    to skid
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  • to (cause to) slope in one direction, or to move the top part of the body in a particular direction
    to lean
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  • an occasion when you knock your foot against something and fall or lose your balance, or someone causes you to do this, when you are walking or running
    to trip
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  • to meet each other, having arranged it before
    to get together
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