Unit 4: Hobbies, sport & games (A+B)

pitch (n)

a flat area of ground that is used for playing sports on 

track (n)

a piece of ground that is used for running or racing

court (n)

an area marked with lines where some sports are played, including tennis and basketball

course (n)

an area where a race or sport takes place

ring (n)

a raised area that is surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling

rink (n)

a large flat area where people go to skate

beat (v)

to defeat someone in a game, competition, election or battle

umpire (n)

someone whose job is to make sure that players in a game obey the rules in some sports, for example tennis, baseball, and cricket

referee (n)

someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules

final (n)

the last game, race, etc in a competition, that decides who wins the whole competition 

finale (n)

the last part of a performance with the most exciting music and dancing

end (n)

the time when a situation or an event stops

ending (n)

the way in which a story, film or play ends

bat (n)

a wooden object used for hitting the ball games such as baseball, cricket and table tennis

rod (n)

a long thin bar or stick made of metal, plastic or wood

racket (n)

an object used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis

amateur (adj)

done for pleasure instead of as a job

interval (n)

a short break between the parts of sth such as a play or concert

half time (n)

in football and some other team sports, a period of rest between the two halves of a match

draw (n)

if two teams or opponents draw, or if draw a match, they both have athe same score, so that neither win

equal (v)

to be as good as someone or sth else

bring forward

change the date/ time of an event so it happen earlier

carry on

continue

get round to

start (after planning to do sth for a long time)

get up to 

do; do sth you should not do  

go in for

enter (a competition, etc); like

go off

stop liking

join in

participate, take part

knock out

defeat and remove from a competition; make unconscious

look out

be careful

pull out

stop being involved in an activity

put off

delay, postpone

put up with

tolerate

take to 

start (as a habit)

take up

start (a hobby, sport, etc); fill an amount of space/time