KARTA PRACY – SPORTS

1 Read the definitions and write the words. The first letter of each word has been given. There is one space for
each missing letter.
1 P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ – jumping from a plane with a special device made of cloth that lets you float safely to the
ground
2 S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ – a small object made of plastic and rubber that you hit with your racket in badminton
3 S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ – a player who goes onto the field to replace another one
4 P _ _ _- _ _ – an exercise in which you lift your body on a horizontal bar above your head
5 S _ _ _ _ – one part of a competition
6 the h _ _ _ _ _ _ – a race in which runners have to jump over a series of vertical frames
7 D _ _ _ _ _ _ – a game in which two teams of two players each play against each other
2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are three extra words.

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1 On the day of the competition, she was bursting with energy and felt as fit as a __________.
2 He stopped at a medical point to have his blisters and cuts seen to, but he managed to make ______the time and
came second.
3 The team’s manager hit the bull’s _____ when he commented on the club policy on training young footballers.
4 I hoped our goalkeeper was not going to let any more goals ______and the game would end in a draw.
5 Davies managed to _____ the other cyclist just before the finishing line and won the gold medal.
6 The board were concerned about the future of our team, but the coach got the ball ______ again by taking on
young blood.
7 To play baseball, you need a helmet and a _____.

3 Translate the words or phrases in brackets to complete the sentences.

1 He was in such good shape after the first lap that the other runners were not able to ___________ (dotrzymać
tempa) him.
2 A(n) ________ (bramka samobójcza) counts as a regular goal.
3 Single sport athletes are at risk of _____________ (nawracające urazy) as they overuse the same muscles.
4 Two badminton players were ___________(zawieszeni) for submitting fake birth certificates in the under-16
contest.
5 These protein bars are dedicated to all those fitness _________ (maniacy) who spend more than 15 hours per
week at the gym.
6 You’d better spend some time with a certified skiing instructor before you venture onto the __________
(zielona trasa).