Collocation - Sport Flashcards
Sport
sport
Collocation Set
play (a) sport
take part in (a) sport
do sport British English , do sports American English
»> I did a lot of sport at school.
take up a sport (= start doing it )
»> I took up the sport six years ago.
compete in a sport (= do that sport in competitions )
a spectator sport (= one that people enjoy watching )»_space;> Football is the most popular spectator sport.
an extreme sport (= one that is dangerous )
»> Many teenagers are attracted to extreme sports such as snowboarding.
play + team sports
»> play soccer/basketball/golf
do + individual sports
»> do Yuga/marshal arts/weight lifting
go + activity + ing
»> go swimming/hiking/bowling
game
+examples
play a game They explained how to play the game.
see/watch a game Did you see the game last night?
have a game British English They were having a game of pool.
win/lose a game A.C. Milan won the game with a last-minute goal. | Arsenal lost the game because of a mistake by their goalkeeper.
the game is tied (= both teams or players had the same score ) The game was tied 10-10 at halftime.
draw a game British English (= end the game with the same score as the opposing team or player ) We played badly and were lucky to draw the game.
game
play a game
see/watch a game
have a game British English
win/lose a game
the game is tied (= both teams or players had the same score )
draw a game British English (= end the game with the same score as the opposing team or player )
tie a game
————–
a home game
an away game (= played at an opposing team’s sports field )
a cup game (= played as part of a cup competition )
an indoor/outdoor game
When one team is winning in the middle of the game – for example, 3-1 – we say that team ——. However, the other team can —– – score points from a losing position – and ———, 4-3.
When one team is winning in the middle of the game – for example, 3-1 – we say that team “has the lead”. However, the other team can “make a comeback” – score points from a losing position – and “take the lead”, 4-3.
When there are many teams that are playing many games to see which one is the best, we call this a ———-.
tournament
With the sports that use “do” and “go,” we typically use the word ———–.
competition
For Example:
a gymnastics competition, a martial arts competition, a surfing competition
In sports where you go from one place to another – like running, biking, and swimming – in that case, we often call the event a ——–.
race
Athletes can ————- and try to win ————-. Some athletes try to ————with illegal substances such as steroids. But if they ————, they’ll be disqualified from participating.
enter a competition
first place
enhance their performance
fail a drug test
If the athlete is performing well, they may ————– and if they perform better than ANYONE ever has in the past, then they could even ————or ————. If they get injured, however, they might have to ———— (voluntarily leave the competition).
achieve a personal best
break the world record
set a new world record
withdraw from the competition
competition
take part in a competition
enter a competition
win a competition
come first/second/third etc in a competition
have/hold a competition
»> Each year the school holds a painting competition.
run a competition (= organize it )
launch a competition (= start it )
»> We’re launching a competition to find the best young designer.
withdraw from a competition
(= not take part, when you had planned to )
»> He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.
be out of a competition (= no longer be in a competition because you have been defeated )
»> Our team scored the fewest points so we were out of the competition.
a football/music/essay etc competition
a writing/painting/dancing etc competition
a sporting/sports competition
an open competition (= that everyone can take part in )
An open competition is to be held at the tennis club.
a knock-out competition British English (= in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition )
a newspaper competition (= organized by and advertised in a newspaper )
»> I entered a newspaper competition for young photographer of the year.
a competition is open to somebody (= used to say who can enter a competition )
»> The competition is open to artists between 16 and 25 years old.
the result of a competition
verb + record
break/beat a record (= do better or be greater than an existing record ) He broke the world record twice.
smash/shatter a record (= beat it easily ) She smashed the record by a massive 28 seconds.
hold a record (= have it ) Davies holds the record for most points in a season.
set a record (= achieve it for the first time ) The twenty-year-old set a new British record of 44.47 secs.
equal a record ( also tie a record American English ) (= do as well as the record ) Woods equalled the course record and finished eleven under par. | Davis tied a team record by hitting six field goals.
a record stands (= is not beaten ) His record stood for 42 years.
a record falls (= is beaten ) Another record will fall on the last day of the season, if Arsenal win their final game.
- Barbara has ………. a new world record, with 5 consecutive Olympic gold medals in judo.
- Do you want to …… hiking with us this weekend?
- How long have you been …… football?
- I ……… volleyball in college.
- If a soccer game is……., they do penalty kicks to determine the winner.
- Jeff and Diana ………. rock climbing in the mountains.
- My son wants to ….. karate.
- Our team won third ….. in the basketball………
- She’s been ………. gymnastics since she was 5 years old.
- The baseball team was unable to make a …… and lost the game 5-2.
- The biker from Australia currently has the…. , but the bikers from Russia and Peru are close behind.
- The ice skater ……… from the competition due to a knee injury.
- The runners were stretching before the ………. began.
- Tim Randall has ——— a personal best with his time of 23.04 seconds.
- What was the final —— of the baseball game?
1- set 2- go 3- playing 4- played 5- tied 6- went 7- do 8- place - tournament 9- doing 10- comeback 11- lead 12 - withdrew 13- race 14- achieved 15- score
someone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening;
sb who describes a game on TV or the Radio
commentator
AC / kɒmənteɪtə $ kɑmənteɪtər / noun [ countable ]
> > > a sports commentator
a college basketball commentator
someone who skis
skier / skiə $ -ər / noun [ countable ]
skiing»_space;> skier
the person who makes sure that the players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and CRICKET
um‧pire / ˈʌmpaɪə $ -paɪr /
> > > He was given several warnings by the umpire.
a tennis umpire
