Types of sport

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Types of sport

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Team sports

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	American football	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘How many players are there in an American football team?’ American English =‘football’
0/0	baseball	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I played baseball on holiday.’
0/0	basketball	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I used to enjoy playing basketball but now I prefer playing hockey.’
0/0	cricket	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I enjoy playing cricket.’
0/0	football	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I used to play football before I injured my knee.’ American English = ‘soccer’ (and different from ‘American football’)
0/0	hockey	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I was captain of the university hockey team.’
0/0	netball	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’ve started playing netball for a local team.’
0/0	rugby	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I used to play rugby but prefer football now.’

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American football

‘How many players are there in an American football team?’

American English =‘football’

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baseball

‘I played baseball on holiday.’

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basketball

‘I used to enjoy playing basketball but now I prefer playing hockey.’

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cricket

‘I enjoy playing cricket.’

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football

‘I used to play football before I injured my knee.’

American English = ‘soccer’ (and different from ‘American football’)

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hockey

‘I was captain of the university hockey team.’

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netball

‘I’ve started playing netball for a local team.’

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rugby

‘I used to play rugby but prefer football now.’

Racquet sports

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	badminton	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I play badminton on Thursday evenings at the local sports centre.’
0/0	squash	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I play squash every Saturday morning.’
0/0	table tennis	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I don’t understand the rules of table tennis. I prefer squash instead.’ Also known as ‘ping pong’
0/0	tennis	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘My favourite sport is tennis.’

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badminton

‘I play badminton on Thursday evenings at the local sports centre.’

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squash

‘I play squash every Saturday morning.’

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table tennis

‘I don’t understand the rules of table tennis. I prefer squash instead.’

Also known as ‘ping pong’

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tennis

‘My favourite sport is tennis.’

Winter sports

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	biathlon	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The biathlon competition will be taking place soon.’
0/0	bobsleigh	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Did you see the bobsleigh competition on television yesterday?’
0/0	cross-country skiing	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I went cross-country skiing at New Year.’
0/0	downhill skiing	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I prefer cross-country skiing to downhill skiing.’
0/0	ice hockey	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We’re going to watch the ice hockey game on Saturday.’
0/0	ice skating	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘What time is the ice skating competition on television?’
0/0	snowboarding	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I prefer snowboarding to skiing.’

Your score

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biathlon

‘The biathlon competition will be taking place soon.’

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bobsleigh

‘Did you see the bobsleigh competition on television yesterday?’

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cross-country skiing

‘I went cross-country skiing at New Year.’

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downhill skiing

‘I prefer cross-country skiing to downhill skiing.’

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ice hockey

‘We’re going to watch the ice hockey game on Saturday.’

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ice skating

‘What time is the ice skating competition on television?’

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snowboarding

‘I prefer snowboarding to skiing.’

Water sports

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	canoeing	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We went canoeing on the river.’
0/0	to row	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’m planning to row the length of the Forth.’ Note the pronunciation of ‘to row’ (a water sport) vs. ‘to row’ (to have an argument)
0/0	rowing	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I enjoy rowing, especially when the sun is shining.’
0/0	sailing	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’m going to spend next week sailing along the coast.’
0/0	to scuba dive	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Last summer I went scuba diving off the coast of Egypt.’
0/0	surfing	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’ve taken up surfing as a hobby.’
0/0	to swim	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I swim most mornings.’
0/0	swimming	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’m not a strong swimmer. I prefer running to swimming.’
0/0	to windsurf	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I want to learn to windsurf when I’m on holiday this summer.’
0/0	windsurfing	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’d like to go windsurfing today, but the weather isn’t suitable.’
0/0	yachting	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I enjoy yachting, but it’s quite expensive.’

Your score

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canoeing

‘We went canoeing on the river.’

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to row

‘I’m planning to row the length of the Forth.’

Note the pronunciation of ‘to row’ (a water sport) vs. ‘to row’ (to have an argument)

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rowing

‘I enjoy rowing, especially when the sun is shining.’

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sailing

‘I’m going to spend next week sailing along the coast.’

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to scuba dive

‘Last summer I went scuba diving off the coast of Egypt.’

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surfing

‘I’ve taken up surfing as a hobby.’

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to swim

‘I swim most mornings.’

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swimming

‘I’m not a strong swimmer. I prefer running to swimming.’

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to windsurf

‘I want to learn to windsurf when I’m on holiday this summer.’

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windsurfing

‘I’d like to go windsurfing today, but the weather isn’t suitable.’

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yachting

‘I enjoy yachting, but it’s quite expensive.’

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