SPORT: vocabulary

Some popular sports:

A aerobics American football archery –archer athletics – athlete B badminton baseball basketball biathlon bicycle billiards bobsleigh bowling – bowler boxing – boxer bungee jumping C calisthenics  (artistic gymnastits) canoeing chess – chess-player cricket croquet curling cycling – cyclist D darts decathlon diving – diver discuss throwing draughts - draftsman E equestrianism – equestrian F fencing field hockey fishing figure skating fitness football Frisbee G gliding golf – golfer gymnastics – gymnast

H hammer throwing hang gliding handball high jump hiking hockey horse-riding, horse-racing hurdle races hunting – hunter I ice hockey ice skating J javelin throwing jogging – jogger judo jumping – jumper K karate kayaking – kayaker L long jump M marathon mountaineering moto-racing / car racing N Nordic skiing O Olympic Games P paragliding paintball parkour pentathlon ping pong pole vault polo power lifting

R racing – racer rafting relay rock climbing roller skating rowing – rower rugby        running – runner S sailing scubadiving shot put shootong skateboarding skiing – skier slalom sledding - sledder snorkeling snowboarding - snowboarder soccer speed skating squash Sumo wrestling surfing – surfer swimming - swimmer synchronized swimming T table tennis taekwondo tennis track and field events triathlon triple jump V volley ball W water polo water skiing weightlifting – weightlifter windsurfing wrestling – wrestler Y yachting yoga

Kinds of sports

Sports can be classified according the following categories:

- indoor - - outdoor - - team sports - - individual sports - - contact sports - - water sports -

- summer sports - - winter sports – - board games – - extreme sports – - personal achievements -

Participants

·         team -          national team -          Olympic team -          college team -          visiting team ·         official – суддя, арбітр ·         umpire – суддя (baseball, cricket, tennis) ·         referee (football, basketball, hockey, boxing) ·         judge

·         player ·         opponent / rival ·         coach / trainer ·         captain ·         sportsman ·         athlete ·         competitor ·         loser ·         winner

Audience

·         fan (football fan)

·         supporter              

 to support

·         spectator

Competition Sites - Places

·         gym ·         sports hall ·         stadium ·         arena ·         pool ·         sportsground ·         pitch / field ·         court

·         course ·         slope ·         ring ·         rink / ice rink ·         track ·         stands – трибуни ·         shooting gallery

Sports Equipment

arrow ball barbell beam / horizontal bar bat bike bow club сhessmen / chess piecesgear discus gloves goggles

стріла м’яч штанга перекладина бита велосипед лук ключка шахматні фігури диск спорядження печатки захисні окуляри

helmet javelin net ore puck racket roller-blades rope skates skis shuttlecock training suit trampoline

шолом спис сітка весло шайба ракетка ролики мотузка ковзани лижі воланчик спортивний костюм батут

Sports Phrases

to compete to play the game to win (won, won) the game/match/medal to beat (beat, beat) another team/person to lose (lost, lost) to draw (drew, drawn) to end the game in a draw to kick the ball to hit he ball to throw the ball

to catch the ball to serve the ball to smash the ball to score to open the score to even the score to hold the score to set a record to break the record to overtake

Sports terms

competition

contest

cup

tournament

champion

championship

equipment

goal

score

point

record