Types of sport

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Team sports


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

American English =‘football’

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baseball Baseball ‘I played baseball on holiday.’

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

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cricket Cricket ‘I enjoy playing cricket.’

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

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

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hockey Hockey ‘I was captain of the university hockey team.’

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

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

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

American English =‘football’

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baseball
Baseball
‘I played baseball on holiday.’

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

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cricket
Cricket
‘I enjoy playing cricket.’

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

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

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hockey
Hockey
‘I was captain of the university hockey team.’

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

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

Racquet sports


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

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squash Squash ‘I play squash every Saturday morning.’

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

Also known as ‘ping pong’

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tennis Tennis ‘My favourite sport is tennis.’

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

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squash
Squash
‘I play squash every Saturday morning.’

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

Also known as ‘ping pong’

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tennis
Tennis
‘My favourite sport is tennis.’

Winter sports


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biathlon Biathlon ‘The biathlon competition will be taking place soon.’

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

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

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

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

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

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snowboarding Snowboarden ‘I prefer snowboarding to skiing.’

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biathlon
Biathlon
‘The biathlon competition will be taking place soon.’

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

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

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

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

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

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snowboarding
Snowboarden
‘I prefer snowboarding to skiing.’

Water sports


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canoeing kanufahren ‘We went canoeing on the river.’

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to row rudern ‘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 rrudern ‘I enjoy rowing, especially when the sun is shining.’

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

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

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surfing surfen ‘I’ve taken up surfing as a hobby.’

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to swim schwimmen ‘I swim most mornings.’

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

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

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

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

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canoeing
kanufahren
‘We went canoeing on the river.’

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to row
rudern
‘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
rrudern
‘I enjoy rowing, especially when the sun is shining.’

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

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

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surfing
surfen
‘I’ve taken up surfing as a hobby.’

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to swim
schwimmen
‘I swim most mornings.’

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

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

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

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