SPORTS AND EQUIPMENT

1. Complete the descriptions about sports.

__________________ is a team sport played with a ball by 11 players on each team.

The playground is called a ___________________.
To play tennis you need a ___________________ and a ball.
__________________ is played with an oval ball.
There are four Grand Slam tournaments in this sport every year. __________________
This includes events like running, jumping … __________________
__________________ is a very popular winter sport in Slovenia.
__________________ is an English pub game.
Championship courses have 18 holes. __________________
__________________ is a game similar to tennis.
__________________ is Canada’s national sport.
__________________ is an indoor sport on ice.
__________________ is similar to football. You only use hands instead of feet.
__________________ is a fast and dangerous sport where you need a motorbike.
Two teams of six players try to hit a ball over the net. __________________

2. Complete with play, go or do.

____ jogging ____ swimming ____ football ____ basketball

____ tennis ____ skiing ____ table tennis ____ skateboarding
____ handball ____ mini-golf ____ fishing ____ canoeing
____ windsurfing ____ bowling ____ athletics ____ skating
____ cycling ____ karate ____ dancing ____ volleyball
____ badminton ____ horse riding ____ snooker / billiards

3. Complete the descriptions about equipment. Add the place where the sport takes
place, name of the sport and a person.

a round object used in football, tennis, basketball: ______________________

a piece of wood used for hitting the ball IN baseball: _____________________
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a stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race: __________________
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a piece of material made from string used to separate the two sides: ______________
an open net hanging from a metal hoop: ______________________
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a long stick used for hitting the ball in games such as snooker: ____________________
a long stick with a pointed end in athletics: __________________________
a plate-shaped object which is thrown: ________________________
a piece of wood used for hitting the ball in table tennis: _________________________
a circle at which darts are aimed: _____________________
a metal ball attached to a wire: _______________________
short bars with a weight on each end that you lift up and down: __________________
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an area on a field where players try to send the ball: ____________________________
a stick for hitting a ball on golf course: ________________________
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a board that you stand on to slide down a slope: ___________________
a frame for jumping over in a race: _______________________
a wooden object used in bowling: _______________________
an object used for travelling over snow and ice: sleigh / _________________________
a disc which is used instead of a ball IN games played on ice: _____________________
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shoes with a row of small wheels on the bottom: ______________________
heavy metal ball for throwing: ______________________
an object to hit a ball with in badminton: _______________________
a leather bag used by boxers for training: ______________________
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shoes that you wear on ice: ________________________
a board with two small wheels under each end: _______________________
a light object to which feathers are fixed in the game of badminton: _______________
an equipment with horizontal rungs fastened to the wall: ________________________
an equipment made for a person to fall slowly and safely to the ground: ____________
a long, flexible stick used for jumping over a crossbar: ___________________________
a pair of flat pieces which curve up at the front, and are fastened to boots: __________
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plastic boots which are fastened to skis: _________________________
two pointed sticks used by skiers to help them balance: _________________________
a circular road on which cars, runners, cyclists race: ____________________________
clothes for running: ____________________________
shoes with studs on the soles: ____________________________
a hat on your head to protect it if you have an accident: _________________________
the particular clothing worn by a sports team: __________________________
special glasses which fit close to the face to protect the eyes: _____________________
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