File 5 - Sport

Question 1

campo de deportes, estadio, anfiteatro

Answer 1

arena
n
/əˈriːnə/
The horse racing competition took place in the arena.

Question 2

ganar
(a otro equipo o a otra persona)

batir, latir, golpear

Answer 2

beat
v
/biːt/
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0.

Question 3

capitán

Answer 3

captain
n
/ˈkæptɪn/
Which player is the captain of your team?

Question 4

circuito

Answer 4

circuit
n
/ˈsɜːkɪt/
There is a Formula 1 circuit in Bahrain.

Question 5

entrenador

Answer 5

coach
n
/kəʊtʃ/
My dad is a tennis coach.

Question 6

campo de golf

curso, rumbo, trayectoria

Answer 6

course
n
/kɔːs/
We went round the 18-hole golf course together.

Question 7

cancha, pista

tribunal, corte

Answer 7

court
n
/kɔːt/
There’s a tennis court in our local park.

Question 8

público

multitud, muchedumbre

Answer 8

crowd
n
/kraʊd/
There was a huge crowd waiting to get into the stadium.

Question 9

empatar, quedar en tablas (juegos mesa)

dibujar

Answer 9

draw
v
/drɔː/
We don’t want to draw – we want to win the match.

Question 10

eliminar

Answer 10

eliminate
v
/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/
We will eliminate their team from the competition.

Question 11

fanático, hincha, seguidor

Answer 11

fan
n
/fæn/
I’m a Manchester United fan.

Question 12

mantenerse en forma, ponerse en forma

Answer 12

get fit
/ɡet fɪt/
I want to lose weight and get fit before my wedding.

Question 13

lesionarse

Answer 13

get injured
/ɡet ˈɪndʒəd/
Try not to get injured in the football match.

Question 14

gimnasio

Answer 14

gym
n
/dʒɪm/
I go to the gym every morning for 45 minutes.

Question 15

noquear, dejar inconsciente, dejar sin sentido

Answer 15

knock out
v
/ˈnɒkaʊt/
Do you think we can knock out their team from the competition?

Question 16

perder

Answer 16

lose
v
/luːz/
They accept money to lose matches.

Question 17

campo, cancha (futbol, rugby, hockey hierba)

Answer 17

pitch
n
/pɪtʃ/
The football pitch was very muddy.

Question 18

jugador

Answer 18

player
n
/ˈpleɪə(r)/
Who is the best player in your team?

Question 19

piscina

Answer 19

pool
n
/puːl/
I dived into the pool.

Question 20

árbitro

Answer 20

referee
n
/refəˈriː/
The referee blew his whistle.

Question 21

expulsar

enviar, mandar

Answer 21

send off
v
/ˈsend ɒf/
I think the referee should send off that player.

Question 22

cuesta, pendiente, inclinación

ladera

Answer 22

slope
n
/sləʊp/
We went really fast down the ski slope.

Question 23

espectador

Answer 23

spectator
n
/spekˈteɪtə(r)/
I was a spectator at the Wimbledon men’s final this year.

Question 24

estadio cubierto, polideportivo cubierto

Answer 24

sports hall
n
/spɔːts hɔːl/
You can play basketball in the sports hall.

Question 25

estadio

Answer 25

stadium
n
/ˈsteɪdiəm/
They built a new stadium for Arsenal a few years ago.

Question 26

tai chi

Answer 26

tai-chi
n
/tʌɪ tʃiː/
I do tai-chi to help me relax.

Question 27

equipo

grupo deportivo

Answer 27

team
n
/tiːm/
There are eleven players in a football team.

Question 28

pista (de atletismo, de un disco)

Answer 28

track
n
/træk/
I ran twice around the race track.

Question 29

entrenar

Answer 29

train
v
/treɪn/
How many hours do you train for every day?

Question 30

juez de silla, árbitro (tenis, beisbol, cricket)

Answer 30

umpire
n
/ˈʌmpaɪə(r)/
The umpire at the cricket match sent one of the players off the field.

Question 31

calentar, precalentar

Answer 31

warm up
v
/ˈwɔːm ʌp/
It’s important to warm up before you do exercise.

Question 32

ganar

un partido, una competición, una medalla, un trofeo, un premio

Answer 32

win
v
/wɪn/
I really want to win this competition.

Question 33

ejercitarse. hacer ejercicio, entrenar (en un gym)

Answer 33

work out
v
/ˈwɜːkaʊt/
I like to work out at the gym three times a week.

Question 34

yoga

Answer 34

yoga
n
/ˈjəʊɡə/
I teach Ashtanga yoga on Monday evenings.

Question 35

comenzar, empezar (un hobby)

aceptar (un reto, una oferta)

Answer 35

take up
v
/ˈteɪk/ /ˈʌp/
He took up woodworking after inheriting his grandfather’s tools.

Question 36

darse por vencido, dejar, abandonar, rendirse

Answer 36

give up
v
/ˈgɪv/ /ˈʌp/
I give up - you’re far better than me at this game!