Unit 15: Sport & Fitness | Vocabulary | B1

EXERCISE 1  |  Sports venues

Where might the following sports be played?

Complete the sentences below with any of the venues mentioned either above or in the box below:

1. Concerts are sometimes held in the Olympic __________.

2. The first time I played tennis, I couldn't even keep the ball inside the __________.

3. The football match was postponed because the __________ was waterlogged.

4. Athletics consists of track and __________ sports such as running, the high jump, the javelin.

5. The team felt at an advantage since they were playing (on their) home __________.

EXERCISE 2

Many team sports involve hitting a ball. Match the following pieces of equipment with the sport in which each is used:

EXERCISE 3  |  Scoring

Match the sport with the scoring system used:

EXERCISE 4

Which sports do you associate with the following expressions?

EXERCISE 5  |  Ways of opening a game

Match the following ways with the appropriate sport:

EXERCISE 6  |  Movements

Fill the gaps in the sentences below using the verbs given in the box:

1. The average housewife has to ________ the stairs about 22 times a day.

2. Don't ________ against that window; it's not very safe.

3. To do this exercise, you have to ________ from the hips and touch your toes.

4. We had to ________ the car to the side of the road and wait for the mechanic to arrive.

5. If you stand on tiptoe and ________ your body upwards, you might be able to touch the ceiling.

EXERCISE 7

Find these 10 words in the wordsearch square below: