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League:a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other

Noun Who do you think will win the league championship this year?

Learn: to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity

Verb They learn Russian at school.

Drills: a tool or machine that makes holes

Noun an electric/pneumatic drill

Goal: an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football and hockey

Noun Black kicked/headed the ball into/towards the goal.

Make a plan: when a person creates an idea to make it

Verb my family makes a plan

Progress: movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position

Noun Technological progress has been so rapid over the last few years.

Working hard: always doing a lot of work

Adjective She was always very hard-working at school.

Better: of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other things or people

Adjective He stood near the front to get a better view.

Practice: action rather than thought or ideas

Noun How do you intend to put these proposals into practice, Mohamed?

Realistic: accepting things as they are in fact and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for the future

Adjective Let's be realistic (about this) - I just can't afford to pay that much money.

Set: You should always check your oil, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.

Verb Customs stopped us and checked (= searched) our bags for alcohol and cigarettes.

Check: to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly

Verb You should always check your oil, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.

Improve: to (cause something to) get better

Verb He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers.

List of steps: when a person counts their steps

Adjective I count my list of steps

Reach: to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling

Verb We won't reach Miami until five or six o'clock.

Achieve: to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort

Verb The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives.

Positive: full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence

Adjective a positive attitude

Distracted: nervous or confused because you are worried about something

Adjective Tania seems very distracted at the moment - I think she's worried about her brother.

Discouraged: having lost your confidence or enthusiasm for something

Adjective I think he felt discouraged because of all the criticism he'd received.

Disciplined: behaving in a very controlled way

Adjective The young gymnasts who won the competition were a talented and disciplined team.