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Track |
A piece of ground that is used for running or racing |
The cars have to go round the track eighteen times |
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Court |
An area marked with lines where some sports are played including tennis and basketball |
I'll meet you at the tennis court! |
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Pitch |
A flat area of ground that is used for playing sports on |
Hundreds of fans invaded the pitch at the end of the game |
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Ring |
A raised area that is surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling |
The boxers are just about to enter the ring |
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Rink |
A large flat area where people go to skate |
Jan fell over on the ice rink and hurt her knee |
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Win |
To defeat everyone else by being the best, or by finishing first in a competition |
Who won the race? |
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Beat |
To defeat someone in a game, competition, election or battle |
England needed to beat Germany to get to the final |
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Score |
To get a point in a game or sport |
No one scored in the first half |
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Play |
A piece of writing that is intended to be performed by actors in a theatre or television or the radio |
The school's going to put on a play this Christmas |
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Game |
An activity that you take part in for fun, usually one that has rules |
Monopoly is a game for all the family |
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Spectator |
Someone who watches a public activity or event |
The spectators cheered as the two teams came onto the court for the final |
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Viewer |
Someone who watches television programmes |
A number of viewers have written in to complain about last week's programme |
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Umpire |
Someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules in some sports, for example tennis, baseball and cricket |
I hate it when tennis players argue with the umpire |
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Referee |
Someone whose job is to make sure that players in a game obey the rules |
The referee blew the whistle and the most important football match of my life began |
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Final |
The last game, race, etc in a competition, that decides who wins the whole competition |
We played well throughout the whole tournament, but then lost in the final to Willsborough |
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Finale |
The last part of a performance with the most exciting music and dancing |
Everyone in the cast comes on stage and sings for the finale |
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End |
The time when a situation or an event stops |
Are you going to stay till the end of the game? |
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Ending |
The way in which a story, film or play ends |
Children usually prefer books with a happy ending |
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Bat |
A wooden object used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket and table tennis |
A good cricket bat can be extremely expensive |
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Stick |
A long thin piece of wood that is used for hitting or carrying smth in a sport |
I'm not very happy with my hockey stick |
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Rod |
A long thin bat or stick made of metal, plastic or wood |
We got Celia a fishing rod for her birthday |
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Racket |
An object used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis |
Can i borrow your tennis racket? |
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Amateur |
Done for pleasure instead of as a job |
I'm interested in amateur photography, but l'd never want to be a professional photographer |
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Professional |
Playing a sport or taking part in an activity as a job rather than for enjoyment |
He became a professional footballer at the age of eighteen |
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Sport |
Sports in general |
The school is keen to involve more young people in sport |
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Athletics |
Sports such as running, throwing and jumping |
I love watching athletics, particularly the long jump and javelin |
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Interval |
A short break between the parts of smth such as a play or concert |
The play was so boring that we walked out during the interval! |
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Half time |
In football and some other team sports, a period of rest between the two halves of a match 0 |
The teams are going to swap ends at half time, so Coventry will be playing uphill in the second half |
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Draw |
If two teams or opponents draw, or If they draw a match, they both have the same score, so that neither wins |
They drew 1-1 with Manchester United last week |
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Equal |
To be as good as someone or smth else |
She equalled the record with a time of 27.69 seconds |
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Competitor |
Someone who takes part in a competition |
There were over 5,000 competitors in the marathon last year! |
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Opponent |
Someone who is competing against you |
His opponent received only 36% of the vote |
