Vocabulary Definitions and Concepts

• rink (n): A large flat area where people go to skate.

  • Example: "Jan fell over on the ice rink and hurt her knee."

• win (v): To defeat everyone else by being the best, or by finishing first in a competition.

  • Example: "Who won the race?"

• beat (v): To defeat someone in a game, competition, election, or battle.

  • Example: "England needed to beat Germany to get to the final."

• score (v): To get a point in a game or sport.

  • Example: "No one scored in the first half."

• play (n): A piece of writing intended to be performed by actors in a theatre or on television or the radio.

  • Example: "The school's going to put on a play this Christmas."

• game (n): An activity that you take part in for fun, usually one that has rules.

  • Example: "Monopoly is a game for all the family."

• spectator (n): Someone who watches a public activity or event.

  • Example: "The spectators cheered as the two teams came onto the court for the final."

• viewer (n): Someone who watches television programmes.

  • Example: "A number of viewers have written in to complain about last week's programme."

• umpire (n): Someone whose job is to ensure that players obey the rules in some sports, such as tennis, baseball, and cricket.

  • Example: "I hate it when tennis players argue with the umpire."

• referee (n): A type of umpire particularly in sports that are more complex, focusing on rule enforcement during the game.

  • Example: "The referee blew the whistle and the most important football match of my life began."

• racket (n): An object used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis.

  • Example: "Can I borrow your tennis racket?"

• amateur (adj): Done for pleasure instead of as a professional.

  • Example: "I'm interested in amateur photography, but I'd never want to be a professional photographer."

• professional (adj): Playing a sport or taking part in an activity as a job rather than for enjoyment.

  • Example: "He became a professional footballer at the age of eighteen."

• sport (n): Activities involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

  • Example: "The school is keen to involve more young people in sports."

• athletics (n): A category of sports involving competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking events.

  • Example: "I love watching athletics, particularly the long jump and the high jump."

• interval (n): A short break between the parts of something such as a play or concert.

  • Example: "The play was so boring that we walked out during the interval!"

• half time (n): The time during a game when players rest, particularly in team sports like football.

  • Example: "The teams are going to rest at half time, so Coventry will be playing uphill in the second half."

• draw (v): If two teams or opponents draw, they have the same score, resulting in neither winning.

  • Example: "We drew 1-1 with Manchester United last week."

• equal (v): To be as good as someone or something else.

  • Example: "She equalled the record with a time of 27.69 seconds."

• competitor (n): Someone who takes part in a competition.

  • Example: "There were over 500 competitors in the marathon last year."

• opponent (n): Someone who is competing against you.

  • Example: "His opponent received only 3 percent of the vote."

• artificial (adj): Not natural or real, but made by humans.

  • Example: "The growers use both natural and artificial light."

• final (n): The last game, race, etc., in a competition that decides who wins the whole competition.

  • Example: "We played well throughout the whole tournament, but then lost in the final to Willsborough."

• finale (n): The last part of a performance with the most exciting music and dancing.

  • Example: "Everyone in the cast comes on stage and sings for the finale."

• false (adj): Not true or incorrect.

• end (n): The time when a situation or event stops.

  • Example: "Are you going to stay till the end of the game?"

• ending (n): The way in which a story, film, or play ends.

  • Example: "Children usually prefer books with a happy ending."

• natural (adj): Existing in nature, not made by humans.

• physical (adj): Real and able to be seen, touched, or felt.

  • Example: "There was no physical evidence to connect Whitman with the crime."

• true (adj): Based on facts or things that really happened.

  • Example: "The film is based on a true story."

• accurate (adj): Correct in every detail and without mistakes.

  • Example: "We need to get an accurate estimate of what the new building will cost."

• method (n): A way of doing something, especially a planned or established way.

  • Example: "We developed new methods of pollution control."