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| English | Definition |
|---|---|
| aerobics | a type of exercise |
| archery | sport in which the players shoots arrows at a target using a bow |
| baseball | game played by two teams using a ball and bat |
| bowling | game in which a heavy ball is rolled from one end of a wooden alley towards wooden pins set up at the opposite end |
| boxing | sport that involves fighting with fists |
| bungee jumping | activity done by jumping off sth high above the ground whilst attached to a long elastic rope |
| challenge | a difficult situation that demands effort |
| competitive | eager to be more successful than other people |
| conveyor | a moving device used for moving on a surface |
| extreme | great in amount |
| float | lie on or just below the surface of a liquid |
| freedom | the state of not being controlled |
| gaze | look steadily at sb or sth for a long time |
| grab | take sth or pick it up saddenly and roughly, snatch |
| gymnastics | physical exercises performed indoors, often using bars, rings and ropes |
| hang gilding | to fly with a kite like aircraft |
| height | measurement from the bottom of the top of sth |
| ice skating | sport in which you move across ice using special boots |
| individual | of only one person or thing |
| indoor | inside a building |
| injury | physical harm |
| lane | narrow path on an athletics track which is marked by lines |
| lead to | to result in |
| martial arts | methods of fighting that come frome the Far East, like kunf fu and karate |
| outdoor | sth done in the open air, outside |
| paitball | a game in guns that fair paint |
| paragliding | jumping off a hill or tall building while weraing a special parachute, which allows you to control the way you land |
| require | to need |
| skydiving | activity where people jump out of an aeroplane and float through the sky, sometimes joining with others before pulling parachutes open |
| snow tubing | sport of moving across the snow in an inflated tube |
| squash | game for two or four people played in a marked indoors area by hitting a small ball against a wall |
| team | describing something a group of people do |
| training | preparation or education for a sport, an academic subject or a job |
| zip lining | activity where people travel down a cable suspended above a slope in a harness |
| addictive | sth that you cannot stop doing |
| anti – snake venom | remedy for a snake bite |
| asphalt | a black sticky substance that becomes hard and is used to make roads |
| battle (n) | a fight |
| battle (v) | to try hard to achieve sth difficult |
| beat | to be better than another activity or person |
| bitterly cold | extremely cold |
| blister | a painful red swelling on the skin |
| blizzard | severe snow storm |
| boundary | the limit of a person |
| challenging | very difficult and tests your abilities |
| checkpoint | a place on a route where people are stopped and checked |
| compass | a device that points north |
| competitor | a person in a competition |
| considerable | large/important |
| deepen | to make or become deeper |
| deepen understanding | help sb understand sth better |
| deprivation | without the things necessary for a nice life |
| endurance event | an activity that tests sb’s stamina |
| entire | whole |
| exposed | having no protection from the weather |
| finishing line | the end of a race |
| gravels | small stones used to make road surfaces |
| hardship | difficult and upleasant conditions |
| hostile | unfriendly |
| limit | the greatest level of sth possible |
| look forward to | anticipate sth with happiness |
| mentally strong | strong – willed |
| plunge | drop quickly |
| push your boundaries | test your limits |
| range | to have an upper and a lower limit |
| ration | to restrict the amount of sth sb can have |
| requirement | a need/necessity |
| sand dune | a large mound of sand |
| shade | slight darkness caused by sth blocking the sun |
| sled | a wooden vehicle for travelling across snow/ice |
| soar | to rise quickly |
| strictly | in a very limited way |
| terrain | area of land |
| territory | an area of land belonging to sb |
| torture | a very unpleasant experience |
| tough | difficult |
| ultimate thrill | the most exciting experience |
| uneven | not smooth/bumpy |
| unpredictable | likely to change suddenly without reason |
| wilderness | an area of land unsuitable for growing crops because of bad land or weather conditions |
| willpower | determination |
| afraid of | scared, felling fear |
| athlete | a person who is skilled in a sport |
| at risk | in a dangerous situation |
| audience | a group of people gathered to watch sth |
| bat | a broad piece of wood with a long handle used to play cricket and baseball |
| blow my whistle | make a loud sound blowing a small metal/object |
| boxer | a person skilled in the sport of boxing |
| build up muscles | exercise the mass of tissue in one’s body |
| catch | to take hold of something |
| champion | person or team who has won a competition |
| coach | instructor, tutor |
| contest | a competition |
| court | an area for playing a game like tennis or basketball |
| cyclist | a person who rides a bicycle |
| damage | to harm, to destroy |
| deal with | to be about sth |
| defender | a person whose main task is to try and stop the other side from scoring |
| discus | a round, plate – like object used in a sport |
| essential | extremely important, absolutely necessary |
| event | an organised competition |
| group | a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit |
| headgear | any type of protection for the head |
| high jump | a sport in which athletes try to jump over a bar |
| hurdles | frames for jumping over in a race |
| hurt | to feel pain after injuring oneself |
| javelin | a long spear used in sorts competitions |
| key | very important |
| long jump | a sport in which a person jumps as far forward as they can |
| main | leading or central |
| miss | to not go somewhere or do sth because of being unable |
| on the whole | generally |
| personal trainer | a person who teaches someone how to exercise individually, not in a group |
| physical strenght | body power |
| pitch | an area of ground that is marked and used for playing a game such as baseball, soccer, etc |
| place | a particular spot of area |
| pleasure | a feeling of happiness |
| point | individual mark which is added to make a total score |
| pole vault | a sport in which you use a long stick to jump over a high bar |
| pool | small area of still water |
| position | the place where sth is, in relation to sth else |
| puck | the small rubber disc in a game of ice hockey |
| put aside | keep sth to be used at a later time, save |
| put off | to delay doing sth untill later |
| put on | to get dressed in sth |
| put up with | to torelate |
| referee | an official who controls a spotrs event and ensures rules are followed |
| relay | a type of race where you pass sth from one oerson to another |
| remove | to take sth away |
| ring | a place where boxing or wrestling takes place |
| rink | a large area covered with ice for ice skating, or concrete for roller skating |
| score | to achieve a number or an amount of points |
| serve | to throw a ball or shuttlecock up and hit it to start a game |
| shuttlecock | a small object used in the game of badminton, which is rounded at one end and has real or artificial feathers fixed to the other end |
| society | a large group of people sharing laws, traditions, etc |
| spectacor | sb who watches a sporting event |
| team | a group of people who do sth together, especially a sport |
| throw | to move the hand quickly and let the object you are holding go so that it files through the air |
| tournament | a sports competition |
| track | a narow road or path |
| umpire | a person whose job is to make sure that a sports match (e.g. of baseball, tennis or cricket) is played fairly and that rules are not broken |
| viewer | a person who watches television |
| win | to achieve a prize for coming first in a competition or race |
| winner | someone who is successful in a competition |
| agility | the ability to move quickly and easily |
| arena | level area with seating where sports or other events take place |
| beneficial | helpful and good |
| brochure | booklet containinig pictures and information about sth, often holiday places |
| combatant | a person who fights |
| discipline | self control |
| evolve | gradually develop |
| hazardous | dangerous |
| hire | use sb’s services or sth in return for payment |
| lane swimming | swimming in designated rows in a pool |
| memembership | state of belonging to a private group, club, eyc |
| muti – purpose hall | an area inside a building with many uses |
| relatively | to a certain degree |
| steam room | a steam – filled and heated room to cause sweating |
| unlimited access | use with no restrictions |
| cooperation skills | the ability to work well with others |
| dedicate | to devote |
| discipline | a particular area of study, especially a subject studied at a college or university |
| like – minded | compatible, agreeing |
| mental health | state of psychological well – being |
| peers | people who belong to the same age or social group |
| physical fitness | healthy and strong body |
| responsibility | duty which one must do and must make decisions about |
| sense of responsibility | the quality of a person to be trusted to do what is excepeted |
| attempt | to try |
| colossal | very big |
| depend on | to trust sb to do what you asked/to help |
| effort | physical/mental activity to try to do sth |
| have a go | attempt sth |
| massive | very big |
| rely on | to trust sb and expect them to do sth |
| trial and error | experimentation |
| trust | to have confidence in sb/sth |
| turn to | to ask sb for help |
| vast | huge |
| wide | having great width |
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