Focus 3 Unit 2 - It's Just a Game Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering sporting venues, actions, personal qualities, gear, and concepts from Unit 2 (It's just a game) of Focus 3 Second Edition.

athletics track

🏃‍♂️🏟️ A specially prepared oval surface designed for running and athletic track events.

badminton/squash/tennis court

🏸🎾 A marked, flat rectangular area on which racket sports such as badminton, squash, or tennis are played.

cricket/football/hockey/rugby pitch

⚽🏉 An outdoor field of play marked out for games such as cricket, football, hockey, or rugby.

boxing/sumo/wrestling ring

🥊🤼 A designated square, roped, or circular fighting area where boxing, sumo, or wrestling bouts take place.

golf course

⛳🏌️ A large area of land designed and laid out with a series of holes for playing the game of golf.

beat/defeat an opponent/the champion

🏆🥇 To win a sporting contest or match against a competing player or the reigning titleholder.

break a world record

⏱️🌍 To outperform and surpass the best official result or performance ever recorded internationally in a sport.

burn sth off

🔥🚴 To use up energy, calories, or fat through physical activity and exercise.

cheer sb on

📣👏 To shout words of support and encouragement to a player or team during a contest.

drop out of

🚪🏃❌ To withdraw from or quit a competition, race, or sporting event before reaching the finish.

spectator

🏟️👀 A person who attends and watches a sporting event, match, or competition.

referee

👨‍⚖️🟨 An official responsible for enforcing the rules of the game and making fair decisions during a sports match.

take on (a challenge)

🧗🎯 To accept and commit to dealing with a difficult task, competitor, or sporting test.

FA cup

🏆⚽ The Football Association Cup, an annual knockout football competition played in England.

goalkeeper

🧤🥅 The player on a team whose primary role is to guard the goal and stop the opposing side from scoring.

overtake

🏎️💨 To catch up with and pass another participant or vehicle ahead in a race.

marathon

🏃‍♂️🛣️ A long-distance running race, typically run on open roads over a standard distance of approximately 42 kilometers.

role model

⭐🌟 A person whose behavior, attitude, or success is admired and emulated by others.

look up to

👀✨ To admire and respect someone as an example or authority figure.

put sb off

📢😵‍💫 To distract someone or cause them to lose focus, interest, or concentration.

determined

😤💪 Showing strong willpower and a firm resolution to achieve a goal despite obstacles.

bandage a knee

🩹🦵 To wrap a strip of cloth or medical material around a knee joint to protect, support, or treat an injury.

resilience

🛡️🌱 The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, tough situations, setbacks, or injury.

superstition

🍀🔮 A belief or ritual based on the idea that particular actions bring good or bad luck rather than reason.

goggles

🥽🏊 Close-fitting protective eyewear worn in sports such as swimming to shield the eyes from water.

locker room

🚪👟 A room in a sports facility or stadium fitted with lockers for athletes to change clothes and keep personal equipment.

physical therapist

🩺💆‍♂️ A healthcare professional who treats physical injuries and restores movement using exercises and therapy.

the point of no return

⚠️🚫 The critical stage in a course of action at which it is impossible to stop or turn back.

stadium

🏟️ A large outdoor or enclosed sports ground with tiered tiers of seating for spectators.

(hockey) stick

🏒 A long, curved piece of sporting equipment used to hit or push a ball or puck in hockey.

motor racing

🏎️🏁 The competitive sport of racing motorized vehicles, such as cars or motorcycles, on a track or circuit.

extreme sport

🧗‍♂️🛹 A sport involving high speed, danger, intense physical exertion, and specialized stunts or gear.

rock climbing

🧗⛰️ The sport or activity of ascending natural rock formations or artificial climbing walls.

rafting

🛶🌊 The recreational outdoor activity of navigating down a river or rough waters in an inflatable raft.

deserve sth

🎖️✅ To have earned something or to be worthy of a reward, penalty, or outcome through one's actions or qualities.