Make sure you know which sports these places are associated with, as in the example. Use a dictionary if necessary.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 1693.

What do you call a person who... ?

Collocations. Fill the gaps with suitable verbs.

Name one other piece of equipment necessary to play these sports apart from the item given, as in the example. What special clothing, if any, is worn for each sport?

Which of the sports are these people probably talking about?

1. "The ball has a natural curve on it so it doesn't go in a straight line on the

grass.”

2. "Provided it's not too windy at the top, there's no problem.”

3. "It is incredibly noisy, fast and dangerous, but it's really exciting to watch.”

4. "You get sore at first and can hardly sit down, but you get used to it after a

while.”

5. “It's all a matter of balance really.”

6. “You need a good eye and a lot of concentration.”

Example: golf: clubs, balls

1. archery: bow,

2. badminton: racket,

3. hockey: stick,

4. baseball: bat,

5. darts: darts,

1. Were many records__________________________________at the Olympics?

2. We've been __________so many times we deserve to be bottom of the league!

3. Congratulations! How many points did you ________________________ by?

4. You should ___________________ jogging. That would help you lose weight.

5. Who _______________ the world record for the 1000 metres? Is it a Russian?

6. I only ever once ________________________a goal, and that was sheer luck.

1. does the long-jump? a long-jumper 5. does gymnastics?

2. rides horses in races? 6. plays hockey?

3. drives cars in races? 7. plays football?

4. throws the discus/javelin? 8. does the pole-vault?

1. court tennis, squash, etc. 5. rink

2. course 6. alley

3. ring 7. piste

4. pitch