Moscow Pedagogical State University 

Sports vocabulary in the

communicative aspect

Postgraduate student Su Qingxi

1st course

Moscow,2021
 Course goal

Forming the communicative competence

in the field of physical culture and sports
through the development ability to use
sports terminology orally and in writing.
 Course objectives

Learn the basic terms of physical

culture and sports in Russian and be
able to use them in professional and
everyday communication;
Master basic communication skills in
the field of physical culture and sports.
Classification of sports vocabulary
• Sports names;
• Athlete names;
• Sports equipment names;
• Sportswear names;
• Names of the sports ground and its parts;
• Names of the positions used in the game;
• Terms from the game rules: violations, penalties;
• Names of movements, techniques;
• Names of competitions and their parts;
• Names of Doping in sports, etc.
Sports names
Summer Olympic Games Terms.
Бадминтон – Badminton;
Борьба – Wrestling;
Велосипедный спорт – Cycling Sport;
Водный спорт – Aquatic Sport;
Гимнастика – Gymnastics;
Дзюдо – Judo.
Winter Olympic Games Terms.
Биатлон – Biathlon;
Кёрлинг – Curling;
Горное катание на лыжах – Alpine Skiing;
Лыжные гонки – Cross-Country Skiing;
Фигурное катание на коньках – Figure Skating.
Athlete names
Дайвер – diver.
Diving is the sport of
jumping or falling into
water from a platform or
springboard.
 Боксёр – boxer,
fighter.
Boxing is a combat sport in
which two people, usually
wearing protective gloves,
throw punches at each
other for a predetermined
amount of time in a boxing
ring.
 Sports equipment names

Ракетки – Racquets.
Теннисная ракетка (Tennis racket) /ракетка для
настольного тенниса (table tennis racket).
Спортивные сетки - sports nets.
Сетка для футбольных ворот (Soccer Goal Net)/
баскетбольная сетка (basketball net).
Sportswear names
Бутсы - Football Boots.

Кимоно для дзюдо (Дзюдоги)

- judo uniform
Names of the sports ground
and its parts
Теннисный корт - Tennis court.
Names of the positions used in
the game

плей-офф (англ. playoff — «игра на

вылет»
The playoffs, postseason and/or finals of a
sports league are a competition played after the
regular season by the top competitors to
determine the league champion or a similar
accolade.
Terms from the game rules:
violations, penalties

Пенальти - Penalty kick.

A penalty kick is a method of restarting play in
association football, in which a player is allowed
to take a single shot on the goal while it is
defended only by the opposing team's
goalkeeper.
Names of movements,
techniques

Хук (англ. hook).

A hook is a punch in boxing. It is performed by turning
the core muscles and back, thereby swinging the arm,
which is bent at an angle near or at 90 degrees, in a
horizontal arc into the opponent.
Names of competitions and
their parts
Моторалли – motor rally.
Motorcycle Racing.
Names of Doping in sports
Допинг (англ. Doping). In competitive
sports, doping is the use of banned athletic
performance-enhancing drugs by athletic.
competitors.
Thank you for your attention.