Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Sports and match day

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How to use this lesson

For the teacher:

Guide learners through the table and exercises in 20 minutes. Check answers together with the instant feedback buttons.

For the learner:

First, read the word table and listen to the example sentences. Next, complete the 16 practice questions and record your voice in the shadowing section.

Word table

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Word forms	Example sentence	Memory tip
(1) The game
match	a sports game between two teams	football match, watch a match	–	We watched an exciting football match yesterday.	Think of two teams that match in size and play together.
goal	a point made by kicking the ball into the net	score a goal, miss a goal	–	He kicked the ball and scored a great goal.	Picture the round ball going into the big "O" of goal.
score	to get points in a game, or the final points	final score, score points	scorer (n)	The final score of the basketball game was 80-75.	Sounds like "board" where you write the score.
stadium	a large sports building with seats for fans	crowded stadium, go to the stadium	–	Thousands of people came to the new stadium.	Picture people "standing" to cheer in a stadium.
(2) People in sport
team	a group of players who play together	sports team, join a team	–	Our school team won the game on Friday.	Remember: Together Everyone Achieves More.
fan	a person who likes a team or sport very much	football fan, cheer like a fan	–	Every football fan waved a red flag.	Think of hot fans waving paper fans at the game.
champion	a player or team that wins first place	world champion, become a champion	championship (n)	She is the new tennis champion of our town.	Starts with "champ" who raises a cup.
(3) Results and training
win	to be the best in a game or competition	win a game, win a medal	winner (n)	They hope to win the match this afternoon.	Make a "W" sign with two fingers for a win.
lose	to not win a game	lose a match, lose by one point	loss (n), loser (n)	Nobody likes to lose an easy game.	Contrast: Win is happy, lose is sad.
practise	to do an activity often to become better	practise hard, practise every day	practice (n)	The players practise running every morning.	Picture yourself doing regular practice to improve.

Practice

Complete the 16 tasks below to practice what you learned.

1. Which verb goes with "a goal"?

____ score____ practise____ lose

2. Which adjective goes naturally with "stadium" to describe a place full of people?

____ crowded____ loss____ practise

3. Complete the collocation: Every sports ___ needs a good coach and regular training.

____ team____ goal____ scorer

4. Complete the collocation: The runner worked hard to become the world ___.

____ champion____ stadium____ score

Word bank: match, fan, win, practise

5. A: Did your brother watch the game?
B: Yes, he is a huge football ___ and never misses a game.

____

Word bank: match, fan, win, practise

6. A: Are you ready for the tennis game?
B: We still need to ___ serving the ball for an hour.

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Word bank: match, fan, win, practise

7. A: Both teams are very strong today.
B: Yes, but only one team can ___ the gold cup.

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Word bank: match, fan, win, practise

8. We bought two tickets to see the big football ___ on Saturday.

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9. Choose the best word: The players were sad to ___ the game in the final minute.

____ lose____ win____ match

10. Choose the best word: The striker tried to kick the ball into the ___.

____ goal____ team____ stadium

11. Choose the best word: What was the final ___ after ninety minutes of play?

____ score____ fan____ champion

12. Choose the best word: More than fifty thousand people came inside the ___.

____ stadium____ team____ goal

13. Complete with the correct word form: Our team played in the national ___ last month. (champion)

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14. Complete with the correct word form: The top ___ received a shiny gold medal. (win)

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15. Complete with the correct word form: The team had their evening ___ on the grass field. (practise)

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16. Complete with the correct word form: He got two goals and was the top ___ of the match. (score)

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Shadowing

Listen to the audio and record yourself repeating each phrase or sentence clearly.

1. Collocation: watch a match

🔊 watch a match

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2. Collocation: score a goal

🔊 score a goal

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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3. Collocation: football fan

🔊 football fan

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4. Collocation: sports team

🔊 sports team

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5. Sentence: Our team wants to win today.

🔊 Our team wants to win today.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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6. Sentence: They practise every Saturday morning.

🔊 They practise every Saturday morning.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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7. Sentence: Nobody wants to lose the match.

🔊 Nobody wants to lose the match.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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8. Sentence: The final score was two to one.

🔊 The final score was two to one.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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9. Long sentence: The excited fans arrived at the stadium.

🔊 The excited fans arrived at the stadium.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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10. Long sentence: The young champion worked hard to win the cup.

🔊 The young champion worked hard to win the cup.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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11. Word: stadium

🔊 stadium

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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12. Word: champion

🔊 champion

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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How to use this lesson

Word table

Practice

Shadowing

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