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Sport Flashcards

1
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What are the benefits of sport?

A

fitness
stres buster
healt
self confidence
character building
teamwork
socialising
constructive use of time

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explain the fitness

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many sports require a great amount of athleticism so people indulging in sports gradually become fitter

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What does indulging in mean?

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to treat yourself - enjoy doing something

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explain stress buster

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‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’ is a cliche - but it’s true : most sports involve excercise, which facilitates soothing of the mind and endorphins are released

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What are endorphins?

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feel good hormones and stress busters - they induce a relaxing feeling

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What does facilitating mean?

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speeding up

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explain health

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regularly indulging in sports helps keeping the immune system strong - physical and emotional health

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synonym for self confidence

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self-esteem
self-worth

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explain self confidence

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your health is improving, you’re generally fitter, you feel better about yourself

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What do sports do when it comes to self esteem

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they definitely fulfil the criterion of contributing towards the growth of someone’s self-esteem

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explain character building

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all sports have an outcome, therefore winning as well as losing is inevitable - the realisation of this makes us stronger ; we accept that there are also hardships in life and we are better at taking losses with grace and move on

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what does sport increase?

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our stamina/endurance

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explain teamwork

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team sports in particular inculcate in players team spirit and values and skills like leadership, communication and sacrifice - these valueas are indispensable if one is to lead a good life

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tr. inculcate in

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vcepiti v glavo

instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction

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what does it mean to be indispensable

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absolutely necessary

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explain socialisng

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sports enhance the social life of a person - interaction with other people (on your side or your opponents) ; keep one away from becoming anti-social

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explain constructive use of time

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one uses their physical energy in a positive way

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what important vocabulary words should you remember from sport?

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athleticism
indulging in
facilitate
endorphins
induce
immune system
fulfil the criterion
winning as well as losing is inevitable
stamina
inculcate in
leadership, communication and sacrifice
indispensable
enhance the social life
interaction
anti-social
physical energy

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how do amateurs play sports

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-take part (in) just for enjoyment
-participation is more important than the result
-train in their spare time
-they choose to play
-sport is a leisure activity

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how do professionals play sports?

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-take part for money
-winning is the most important thing(the more they win the more they earn)
-train full time
-they have to play when they are told to
-sport is work

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in what way can non monitored competitive sports harm athletes?

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physically
mentally
socially

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What happens in case if certain behaviour/attitude transgresses/disregards the rules of sport?

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athletes can be exposed to physical and emotional pain, risk of injury, mutilation, death

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23
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What is transgression

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and act that goes against a law

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24
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What are athletes constantly exposed to?

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extreme stress,
depression,
intense pressure - possible eating disorders

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What can eating disorders do to an athlete?

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make them have a potentially deadly relationship with food

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26
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What poses a health risk connected to performance?

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performance enhancing drugs

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27
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How should we protect child athletes?

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there should be measures to prevent exploitation and abuse

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28
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What is a bad mentality to have as an athlete and what does it lead to?

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win-at-all-costs mentality leads to attitude problems

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29
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badminton

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racket
shuttlecock

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30
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tennis

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racket
court

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31
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fishing

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bait
rod
hook
waders

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waders trns.

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škornji

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33
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volleyball

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umpire
referee

34
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Who is an umpire in volleyball?

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the referee on a platform

35
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golf

A

course
stroke
club

36
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club trns.

A

palica

37
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ice-hockey

A

rink

38
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boxing

A

ring

39
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gymnastics

A

pommel horse
vault
parallel bars
beam
rings
floor

40
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skiing

A

poles
lift
run
boots
goggles
bindings
cable car

41
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cable car trns.

A

gondola

42
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what kinds of snorkelling/skindiving do we know?

A

diving
scuba-diving
freediving

43
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Is skinny dipping connected to snorkelling and why/why not?

A

no, skinny dipping is swimming naked

44
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windsurfing

A

board
wind
waves

45
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athletics

A

stadium
hurdles
relay
pole vault
javelin throw
high jump
long jump
triple jump

46
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relay trns.

A

štafeta

47
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pole vault trns.

A

skok s palico

48
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javelin throw trns.

A

met kopja

49
Q

showjumping

A

saddle
hrudles
reins

50
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When do we say that we play a sport?

A

when it includes a ball of somekind

51
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Which sports do we play?

A

volleyball,
football
handball

52
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When do we say we go … a sport?

A

when it ends in -ing

53
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Which sports do we go …?

A

sailing
rowing
skiing

54
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When do we say we do a sport?

A

when it ends in -ics

55
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Which sports do we do?

A

gymnastics
athletics
aerobics
+ boxing, wrestling, yoga, ballet, parkour, judo, weight lifting

56
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How do we call extreme sports?

A

action sports/alternative sports

57
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What are extreme sports?

A

sporting events or pursuits characterized by high speeds and high risk

58
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Who is the target audience?

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it is a youth-oriented culture

59
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What are extreme sports about?

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EXHILARATION and about getting one’s kicks

60
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What does exhilaration mean?

A

extreme excitement

61
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What does ‘getting one’s kicks’ mean

A

seek out
indulge in
enjoy sth fun and pleasureable

62
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What do athletes that do extreme sports do?

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use skills and experience to control the risks

63
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What is typical for an extreme sport?

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few rules : typically they operate outside traditional mainstream sports

64
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Are extreme sports individual or team?

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they typically don’t involve teams: emphasise individual creativity

65
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what do athletes get from doing extreme sports?

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an adrenaline rush from inpredictability - adrenaline pumping thrills

66
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How do we call people that try to get the adrenaline rush?

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thrill seekers

67
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Why do people like the thrill pf extreme sports?

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they are hooked on the buzz of the extreme - addicted to the excitement

68
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exmp. extreme sports

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cliff jumping
bungee jumping
motocross
off-piste skiing
snowkiting
ice climbing
rock climbing
parkour
hang-gliding
paragliding
wingsuit flying

69
Q

What flying accessory do we use when hang - gliding

A

‘zmajček’

70
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What flying accessory do we use when paragliding

A

parachute

71
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What flying accessory do we use when wingsuit flying

A

a suit

72
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What sports do people in the UK do most?

A

cricket
football
rugby
tennis
golf
horse racing
polo
fishing/angling
snooker
darts
rowing

73
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cricket

A

england’s traditional sport

74
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football

A

most popular sport in the UK

75
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rugby

A

increasing in popularitiy

76
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tennis

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Wimbledon - the oldest tennis tournament(1877)

77
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What is typical for tennis?

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-outdoor grass courts
-all-white dress code for competitors
-strawberries and cream are traditionally consumed

78
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golf

A

Scotland - home of golf

79
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horse racing

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‘sport of kings’ ;
the Derby
Grand National

80
Q

polo

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brought from India

81
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darts

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pub game

82
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rowing

A

the University Boat Race (Oxford and Cambridge)
the Thames - for almost 200 years, late March or early April

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