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.
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.
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?
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.
Drills: a tool or machine that makes holes
Noun an electric/pneumatic drill
Learn: to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity
Verb They learn Russian at school.
Discouraged: having lost your confidence or enthusiasm for something
Adjective I think he felt discouraged because of all the criticism he'd received.
List of steps: when a person counts their steps
Adjective I count my list of steps
Working hard: always doing a lot of work
Adjective She was always very hard-working at school.
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.
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.
Practice: action rather than thought or ideas
Noun How do you intend to put these proposals into practice, Mohamed?
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.
Make a plan: when a person creates an idea to make it
Verb my family makes a plan
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.
Disciplined: behaving in a very controlled way
Adjective The young gymnasts who won the competition were a talented and disciplined team.
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.
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.