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What Problems Do Successful Sportsmen and Women Face?: Unit Seven Sport A Topic For Discussion

This document provides definitions for various sports-related terms in two sections: 1. Similar meanings are given for 42 words related to sports, including stamina, teamwork, balance, agile, freestyle, stunt, coordination, and referee. 2. Phrasal verb definitions are listed for 6 phrases, such as "give up" meaning to stop making an effort, "take on" meaning to employ or agree to do work, and "put off" meaning to arrange for a later time or make one dislike something.

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What Problems Do Successful Sportsmen and Women Face?: Unit Seven Sport A Topic For Discussion

This document provides definitions for various sports-related terms in two sections: 1. Similar meanings are given for 42 words related to sports, including stamina, teamwork, balance, agile, freestyle, stunt, coordination, and referee. 2. Phrasal verb definitions are listed for 6 phrases, such as "give up" meaning to stop making an effort, "take on" meaning to employ or agree to do work, and "put off" meaning to arrange for a later time or make one dislike something.

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UNIT SEVEN

Sport

A topic for discussion:

 What problems do successful sportsmen and women face?

1. Give the similar meaning of the following words or phrases:

1. Stamina Physical or mental strength that lets you continue doing smth. for a long time
without getting tired
2. Teamwork When a group of people work effectively together
3. Balance A state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall
4. Agile Able to move quickly and easily; someone who has an agile mind is able to think
very quickly and intelligently. Agility n.
5. Freestyle A sports competition in which competitors can use any movements they choose
6. Stunt A dangerous action that is done to entertain people, especially in a film,
7. Coordination The way in which your muscles move together when you perform a movement
8. Agro (informal) angry behavior or fighting; problems or difficulties that annoy you
9. Take off Become popular
10. Coined Invented
11. Versions Kinds
12. Originated Started
13. Stands for Means
14. Devoted to About (here)
15. Went from Became more and more popular
strength to
strength
16. Referee Someone who controls a football match
17. Coach Someone who trains athletes
18. Opponent The person you are playing against
19. Favourite The person or team who most people think will win
20. Runner-up The person who comes second
21. Champion A person who has won a major competition
22. Competitor Someone who takes part in a sporting competition
23. Umpire Someone who controls a tennis match
24. Leader The person who is winning a race
25. Rumours Untrue stories, gossip
26. Reassured Told not to worry; supported
27. Demanding Difficult
28. Single-minded Determined
29. Sacrifice Pleasures which you give up
30. Weird Strange, odd, unusual
31. Paid off Were worth it
32. Resentment Bad, bitter feeling; dislike
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33. Mood The way someone feels; atmosphere, feeling
34. Pace Another word for ‘speed’
35. Contracts Are written legal agreements
36. Your prospects Are your chances of future success
37. A team’s strip Is the coloured clothes they play in
38. Defeat Failure to win or succeed
39. Suffer a defeat Experience a defeat
40. Skydiving The sport of jump from a plane and falling through the sky before opening a
parachute
41. Recreation An activity that you do for pleasure or amusement
42. Single-minded focused

2. Phrasal verbs and their definitions:

1. Give up Stop making an effort; stop doing something (smoking, etc)


2. Take on Employ (staff); agree to do (work, etc)
3. Put off Arrange for a later time; make one dislike smth.
4. Join in Take part in an activity
5. Drop out Leave a course, etc before the end
6. Catch up To improve and reach the same standard as other people in your
class, group, etc

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