(Unit 3 Lesson 2) Avoiding Sports Injuries

Question 1

Carry out [verb]

Answer 1

to perform, conduct or do

e.g. operations were carried out in secret

Question 2

Alter [verb]

Answer 2

change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way:

e.g. Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage

Question 3

Acute [adj.]

Answer 3

severe but of short duration (of a disease)

e.g. acute appendicitis, acute injury

Question 4

Accompany [verb]

Answer 4

go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort

e.g. the two sisters were to accompany us to London

Question 5

Pursuit [noun]

Answer 5

• the action of following someone or something

e. g. the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird

Question 6

Promptly [adverb]

Answer 6

done without delay; immediately

e.g. the owner would have died but for the prompt action of two paramedics.

Question 7

Stamina [noun]

Answer 7

the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort

e.g. their secret is stamina rather than speed.

Question 8

Sustain [verb]

Answer 8

cause to continue or be prolonged for an extended period or without interruption

e.g. he cannot sustain a normal conversation

Question 9

Discomfort [noun]

Answer 9

lack of physical comfort

e.g. the discomforts of too much sun in summer.

Question 10

Rational [adj.]

Answer 10

based on or in accordance with reason or logic

e.g. I’m sure there’s a perfectly rational explanation.