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Upper-Intermediate Sports Unit 8 GC

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  • What's the difference between do/play a sport and practice a sport?
    to 'practice a sport' is Training or repetition to improve skills in a sport.
  • What's this?
    saddle
  • The team was narrowly______ in the final match.
    defeated
  • Some players ______ an opponent to take possession of the ball.
    → tackle
  • What's this?
    shuttlecock
  • Athletes often train hard to ______ their ambitions.
    → achieve
  • What's this?
    stick and puck
  • Collocation that means: Try hard to win or succeed in a competition.
    put up a fight
  • Collocation that means: to remove someone from the team
    “Drop a player”
  • What's the difference between a home match and an away match?
    A home match is played on your team’s home ground; an away match is played at your opponent’s ground.
  • What's this?
    goggles
  • What's this?
    jersey
  • What's this?
    fencing
  • A verb which means making something bad (such as pain or problems) less severe.
    alleviate
  • What's this?
    bat
  • He was disqualified for trying to ______ his performance with banned substances.
    → enhance
  • They set a new ______ ______ in the 100-meter sprint.
    → world record
  • The referee started _______ his whistle after the foul.
    → blowing
  • Collocation that means: ' to Qualify for the next stage'
    To gain a place in the next round
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