APIEVocabulary: Mega Sporting Events and Host Cities
Mega sporting events and host cities
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For Teachers
Guide students through the word table and interactive tasks; this lesson takes 20 minutes.
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For Learners
First, read the word table and check how each word works in real examples.
Next, complete the practice exercises and record your voice in the shadowing section.
Mega sporting events and host cities
Master key terms used by journalists, city planners, and organizers when major tournaments arrive in town.
Word table
Review 10 essential terms across three themes before you begin the practice.
Planning the event
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bid | An offer or attempt to win the right to organise an event | win a bid, submit a bid, Olympic bid | – | Madrid submitted a strong bid to host the world games. | Think of an auction: you make a bid to try to win something. |
| host | A city or country that provides facilities and welcomes an event | host city, act as host, host the games | – | Paris will host thousands of international athletes this summer. | A friendly party host opens their front door to guests. |
| organiser | A person or group responsible for planning and coordinating an event | event organiser, chief organiser, committee organiser | organise (v), organisation (n) | The race organiser checked the route early in the morning. | Look at the ending "-er": someone whose job is to keep order. |
| construction | The process of building large structures, stadiums, or roads | stadium construction, construction delays, start construction | construct (v) | Construction on the new aquatic centre finished ahead of time. | Picture cones, cranes, and concrete: "con-struct" puts pieces together. |
Money
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| taxpayer | A person or company that pays money to the government | taxpayer money, burden on the taxpayer, local taxpayer | – | Every local taxpayer expects public money to be spent carefully. | Two clear words joined: "tax" + "payer" = you pay the bill. |
| deficit | An amount by which spending is greater than money earned | budget deficit, run a deficit, clear the deficit | – | The sports arena left the city with a big deficit. | Sounds like "deficient": money is missing from your account. |
| tourism | The business of encouraging people to travel for holidays and leisure | boost tourism, mass tourism, tourism revenue | tourist (n) | Hosting the cycling cup created a major boost for tourism. | "Tour" means to travel around; "-ism" is the entire business. |
After the event
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Word forms | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| legacy | Something of lasting value that remains after an event ends | lasting legacy, leave a legacy, positive legacy | – | The new transit lines are the greatest legacy of the games. | Think of a gift from the past: what you leave behind for tomorrow. |
| disruption | Problems or interruptions that prevent normal daily life or activity | traffic disruption, cause disruption, avoid disruption | disrupt (v) | Residents complained about road disruption during the marathon. | "Dis-" means apart; "rupt" means break (like erupt or interrupt). |
| pride | A feeling of deep pleasure and satisfaction in an achievement | civic pride, national pride, a sense of pride | proud (adj) | The medal ceremony filled the entire stadium with pride. | Think of a proud lion pack: heads held high with dignity. |
Practice
Complete 16 items moving from collocations to word building.
Collocation matrix: verbs with nouns
Match each verb phrase to its natural noun partner.
1. Which noun naturally follows the verbs "win / submit a..."?
2. Which noun completes the phrase "act as the official..."?
3. Which noun commonly follows "face / run a budget..."?
4. Which noun naturally completes "cause severe travel..."?
Gap-fill with word bank
Type the correct word from the bank into each sentence.
5. The head tournament ___ answered questions from foreign sports reporters.
6. Many critics argued that the ordinary ___ should not pay for private sports clubs.
7. City hotels and restaurants experienced record growth thanks to international ___.
8. Leaving a positive environmental ___ was the committee's top priority.
Choose the word
Every choice fits grammatically, but only one matches the intended meaning.
9. After months of debate, city council members voted against submitting an official ___ for 2036.
10. The state built twenty new training centres to create a lasting community ___ for youth sports.
11. Engineers accelerated ___ on the metro bridge so spectators could travel smoothly.
12. Unexpected building repairs caused a major financial ___ at the end of the year.
Word formation
Change the word in brackets into the correct form from the word table.
13. The city authority decided to ___ a modern swimming pool near the park. (construction)
14. The chief event ___ inspected every stadium gate before kickoff. (organise)
15. Local residents felt extremely ___ when their hometown won gold. (pride)
16. Large street rallies might ___ the bus timetable during rush hour. (disruption)
Shadowing
Listen, repeat aloud, and record your voice across 12 pronunciation cards.
Short word partnerships
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____Everyday spoken sentences
Clear statements under 12 words. Speak with natural stress.
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____Key pronunciation words
Master syllable stress and clean vowel sounds for these two essential terms.
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