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    This document discusses various sports and leisure activities. It provides lists of common sports like football, swimming, skiing and the people who participate in them, such as footballers, swimmers, and skiers. It also mentions places where these sports are played, such as pitches, pools, and ski slopes. Additionally, it discusses leisure activities people engage in during their free time, including camping, rock climbing, yoga, and going to the gym. Verbs that are commonly used to describe participating in sports and activities, such as play, swim, and run are also outlined.

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    This document discusses various sports and leisure activities. It provides lists of common sports like football, swimming, skiing and the people who participate in them, such as footballers, swimmers, and skiers. It also mentions places where these sports are played, such as pitches, pools, and ski slopes. Additionally, it discusses leisure activities people engage in during their free time, including camping, rock climbing, yoga, and going to the gym. Verbs that are commonly used to describe participating in sports and activities, such as play, swim, and run are also outlined.

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    This document discusses various sports and leisure activities. It provides lists of common sports like football, swimming, skiing and the people who participate in them, such as footballers, swimmers, and skiers. It also mentions places where these sports are played, such as pitches, pools, and ski slopes. Additionally, it discusses leisure activities people engage in during their free time, including camping, rock climbing, yoga, and going to the gym. Verbs that are commonly used to describe participating in sports and activities, such as play, swim, and run are also outlined.

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    41 Sport and leisure

    swimming
    costume
    A Sports

    stick

    net skis
    goalkeeper

    sport person verb(s) place


    athletics athlete run, jump, throw, etc. track (in a stadium)
    motor racing racing driver drive/race track
    swimming swimmer swim/race pool
    boxing boxer box/fight boxing ring

    skiing skier ski ski slopes


    football footballer play pitch (in a stadium)
    ice hockey ice hockey player play ice hockey rink
    golf golfer play golf course
    basketball basketball player play basketball court
    sailing sailor sail on the sea or a lake

    Language help
    We play sports such as football, ice hockey, tennis, golf and basketball.
    I play football in the winter. I play basketball twice a week.
    We use go with other sports and activities, especially those ending in -ing.
    I go swimming in the lake during summer. We often go rock climbing in the mountains.
    We use do with a lot of / a bit of + -ing.
    I did a bit of sailing in the holidays. I don’t do a lot of running these days.

    B Leisure activities*
    tent

    camping rock climbing jogging yoga going to the gym


    We often go camping in the summer, and we usually do a bit of rock climbing as well.
    My best friend does a lot of yoga. She works out in the gym two or three times a week as well.
    My brother enjoys jogging, and it keeps him fit [helps his body to stay in good condition].
    My mum does a bit of jogging as well – just for fun [because she enjoys it; syn for pleasure].
    I’m afraid I don’t do any exercise at all.
    * activities in your free time

    88 English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and Intermediate


    Exercises

    41.1 Put the words into the correct columns.

    swimming golfer court track jump pitch net


    motor racing stick basketball athlete box skis race
    goalkeeper racing driver sail rink skiing swimming costume

    sport person place verb equipment

    swimming

    41.2 Complete the sentences with the correct verb.


    1 We play football in the winter at my school.
    2 Do you much exercise?
    3 I basketball in the summer and winter.
    4 We always in the winter, as long as there is enough snow.
    5 I a bit of yoga when I was younger.
    6 We used to camping in the mountains.
    7 I a lot of swimming in the summer.
    8 If you want to fit, you need to run three or four miles every other day.
    9 I used to in the gym, but I’m getting a bit old for that now.
    41.3 What is the sport and who is the person?

    1 skiing 2 3 4 5
    skier
    41.4 Complete the last word in each sentence.
    1 Do you know the size of a boxing ring ?
    2 I used to play ice .
    3 We played golf in Scotland, where they have some fantastic golf .
    4 My dad plays golf. He’s not a serious golfer; he just plays for .
    5 If the girls go swimming, they must remember to take their swimming .
    6 We watch a lot of motor .
    7 I love swimming, and it helps to keep me .
    8 My sister enjoys rock .
    9 You can’t go camping unless you have a .
    10 Running is good exercise, so four or five times a week I go .

    41.5 Over to you


    Answer these questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else.
    1 What sport or leisure activities do you do? Why do you do it/them?
    2 What sport do you watch, and where?

    English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and Intermediate 89

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