Unit 4 B2

Question 1

pitch (n)

Answer 1

a flat area of ground that is used for playing sports on *Hundreds of fans invaded the pitch at the end of the game.

Question 2

track (n)

Answer 2

a piece of ground that is used for running or racing *The cars have to go round the track eighteen times.

Question 3

court (n)

Answer 3

an area marked with lines where some sports are played, including tennis and basketball *I’ll meet you at the tennis court!

Question 4

course (n)

Answer 4

an area where a race or sport takes place *It’s one of the most challenging golf courses in the country.

Question 5

ring (n)

Answer 5

a raised area that is surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling *The boxers are just about to enter the ring.

Question 6

rink (n)

Answer 6

a large flat area where people go to skate *Jan fell over on the ice rink and hurt her knee.

Question 7

win (v)

Answer 7

to defeat everyone else by being the best, or by finishing first in a competition *Who won the race?

Question 8

beat (v)

Answer 8

to defeat someone in a game, competition, election or battle *England needed to beat Germany to get to the final.

Question 9

score (v)

Answer 9

to get a point in a game or sport *No one scored in the first half.

Question 10

play (n)

Answer 10

a piece of writing that is intended to be performed by actors in a theatre or on television or the radio *The school’s going to put on a play this Christmas.

Question 11

game (n)

Answer 11

an activity that you take part in for fun, usually one that has rules *Monopoly is a game for all the family.

Question 12

spectator (n)

Answer 12

someone who watches a public activity or event *The spectators cheered as the two teams came onto the court for the final.

Question 13

viewer (n)

Answer 13

someone who watches television programmes *A number of viewers have written in to complain about last week’s programme.

Question 14

umpire (n)

Answer 14

someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules in some sports *I hate it when tennis players argue with the umpire.

Question 15

referee (n)

Answer 15

someone whose job is to make sure that players in a game obey the rules *The referee blew the whistle and the most important football match of my life began.

Question 16

final (n)

Answer 16

the last game, race, etc in a competition, that decides who wins the whole competition *We played well throughout the whole tournament, but then lost in the final to Willsborough.

Question 17

finale (n)

Answer 17

the last part of a performance with the most exciting music and dancing *Everyone in the cast comes on stage and sings for the finale.

Question 18

end (n)

Answer 18

the time when a situation or an event stops *Are you going to stay till the end of the game?

Question 19

ending (n)

Answer 19

the way in which a story, film or play ends *Children usually prefer books with a happy ending.

Question 20

bat (n)

Answer 20

a wooden object used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket and table tennis *A good cricket bat can be extremely expensive.

Question 21

stick (n)

Answer 21

a long thin piece of wood that is used for hitting or carrying something in a sport *I’m not very happy with my hockey stick.

Question 22

rod (n)

Answer 22

a long thin bar or stick made of metal, plastic or wood *We got Celia a fishing rod for her birthday.

Question 23

racket (n)

Answer 23

an object used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis *Can I borrow your tennis racket?

Question 24

amateur (adj)

Answer 24

done for pleasure instead of as a job *I’m interested in amateur photography but I’d never want to be a professional photographer.

Question 25

professional (adj)

Answer 25

playing a sport or taking part in an activity as a job rather than for enjoyment *He became a professional footballer at the age of eighteen.

Question 26

sport (n)

Answer 26

sports in general *The school is keen to involve more young people in sport.

Question 27

athletics (n)

Answer 27

sports such as running, throwing and jumping *I love watching athletics, particularly the long jump and the javelin.

Question 28

interval (n)

Answer 28

a short break between the parts of something such as a play or concert *The play was so boring that we walked out during the interval!

Question 29

half time (n)

Answer 29

in football and some other team sports, a period of rest between the two halves of a match *The teams are going to swap ends at half time, so Coventry will be playing uphill in the second half.

Question 30

draw (v)

Answer 30

if two teams or opponents draw, or if they draw a match, they both have the same score *They drew 1–1 with Manchester United last week.

Question 31

equal (v)

Answer 31

to be as good as someone or something else *She equalled the record with a time of 27.69 seconds.

Question 32

competitor (n)

Answer 32

someone who takes part in a competition *There were over 5000 competitors in the marathon last year.

Question 33

opponent (n)

Answer 33

someone who is competing against you *His opponent received only 36 per cent of the vote.