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5A sport Flashcards

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1
Q

a person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed (usually runs in the field/pitch)

A

referee

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a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable (usually stays in one place)

A

umpire

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3
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Sports where is referee

A

boxing
football (normal)
rugdy
volleyball

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4
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Sports where is umpire

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baseball
tennis
american football
cricket

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5
Q

(especially in football or hockey) to try to take the ball from a player in the other team, or (in rugby or American football) to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall

A

tackle

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6
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an act that is against the rules of a sport

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foul

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7
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a type of path or road, often in the shape of a ring, that has been specially designed and built for sports events, especially racing

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track

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8
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a large, flat surface, of ice or other hard material, for skating or the area or building that contains this

A

(ice) rink

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9
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a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games

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bat

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10
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(in some sports) the player who stands in the team’s goal to try to stop the other team from scoring

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goalkeeper

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11
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a part of a competition

A

round

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12
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an area of land or water used for a sports event eg golf, racing

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course

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13
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an area, usually covered with grass, used for playing sports

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field

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14
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an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football

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pitch

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15
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a long, thin stick used in golf to hit the ball

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(golf) club

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16
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a team in sports from which the players for a match are chosen

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squad

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17
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an object used for hitting the ball in various sports, consisting of a net fixed tightly to a round frame with a long handle

A

racquet

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18
Q

sports that you can play

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  • > with ball or stm like that
    1. tennis
    2. football
    3. rugby
    4. squash
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sports that you can go

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  • > with -ing
    1. swimming
    2. climbing
    3. jogging
    4. running
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sport that you can do

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  • > everything else
    1. exercise
    2. joga
    3. athletics
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21
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practice and train with sports

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  • > you can’t practise whole sport eg tennis
  • > you can only practise concrete part of the sport eg serving
  • > you train for sth
22
Q

in a competition, the person or team considered to be the weakest and the least likely to win

A

underdog

23
Q

a sport that is a traditional Japanese or Chinese form of fighting or defending yourself

A

martial art

24
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lose and not be able to continue eg in the tournament

A

get knocked out

25
Q

to succeed in something but with a lot of difficulty

A

scrape through (sth)

26
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in some sports, to send a player to an area off the field when a player who has done something that is against the rules (have to leave but for a short period of time eg 10 min), it’s also a name of this area

A

to sin-bin sb

27
Q

to give sb a red card and this person is not able to return in this match

A

send off

28
Q

to loose from a winning position

A

blow it

29
Q

to get a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercise, that limits movement

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get cramp

30
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to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct

A

uphold

31
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to change a legal decision so it will not be in effect

A

overturn

32
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the act of giving a person or animal drugs in order to make them perform better or worse in a competition

A

doping

33
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to be defeated by someone very easily in a game or sports competition

A

get thrashed

34
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in sports, a player who is used for part of a game instead of another player

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substitute

35
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to (cause to) lose colour, brightness, or strength gradually

A

fade

36
Q

(about a competition) one team or player is much better than the other

A

one-sided

37
Q

your muscles hurt when they are moved

A

you feel stiff

38
Q

a player in a game such as football whose main purpose is to try to score goals rather than to prevent the opposing team from scoring

A

striker

39
Q

someone in a sports team who tries to prevent the other team from scoring points, goals, etc.

A

defender

40
Q

an official in some sports who is responsible for deciding when the ball has crossed the line that marks the edge of the playing area

A

linesman

41
Q

(especially in football or hockey) to try to take the ball from a player in the other team, or (in rugby or American football) to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall

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tackle

42
Q

In sports, you kick, throw, or hit the ball to someone in your team

A

pass

43
Q

to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball towards the goal

A

shoot

44
Q

the act of hitting the ball with your head in football

A

header

45
Q

1-to (cause a liquid to) flow very slowly in small amounts
2-to have liquid slowly coming out of your mouth
3-in football or hockey, to move a ball along the ground with repeated small kicks or hits, or (in basketball) to move a ball by repeatedly hitting it against the floor with your hand

A

dribble

46
Q

in football, an opportunity to kick the ball without the other team getting involved, allowed when a player from the other team has not obeyed one of the rules

A

free kick (take)

47
Q

(part of) the side of a hill or mountain

A

slope

48
Q

1-to go past something by being a greater amount or degree

2-to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them

A

overtake

49
Q

(a particular movement that is usually repeated in) a method of swimming

A

stroke

50
Q

swimming strokes

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  1. backstroke
  2. breaststroke
  3. sidestroke
51
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one of the periods of time during a boxing or wrestling match when the competitors are fighting or a complete game in golf

A

round

52
Q

to cause a lot of damage to something

A

trash

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