North Carolina State University

 

A. Match the words and their meanings. What clues did you use?

 

1. result

2. determine

3. influence

4. umpires/referees

5. athleticism

6. curling

7. participate

 

a. people who make sure that competitors follow the rules

b. physical ability

с decision

d. take part in

e. affect

f. decide

g. a game

 

B. Finish these sentences in all the ways that are true for you.

1. A sport must be (competitive, difficult, athletic, serious, skillful, exciting, etc.)

2. A sport must have (rules, competitors, a clear winner, judges, a time limit, fans)

C. Do you agree with the following definition of a sport? Why or why not?

A human activity that is competitive, has a definite result, requires physical activity and/or physical skill.

D. Would the author of the article agree with this definition? Why or why not?

 

Travelling

 

Study vocabulary

Travelling by train

Vehicles and parts of vehicles

baggage car, buffer, car with reserved seats, coach (carriage; car), compartment, compartment train, day coach, dining car, engine, express train, fast train, first (second, third) class car, first class sleeper, freight (goods) train, irregular (emergency) train, local (suburban) train, long-distance train, luggage rack, luggage van, mail train, passenger train, slow train, through train; upper, lower berth (bunk),

People

driver, engineer, passenger, porter, signalman, station master, ticket collector, (ticket) inspector

Kinds of tickets

fare, full ticket, return ticket, round trip ticket, season tickets, single ticket, travel half fare

Places and facilities

information office, inquiry office, junction, miss a train, platform, point, railway line, signal box, station, terminus, timetable, waiting room, whistle

Word combinations

be due in … minutes, catch a train, change trains, come to a stop, get on a train, get off a train, have a seat facing the engine, have a seat with one’s back to the engine

Travelling by air

Vehicles and parts of vehicles

(air)plane, airliner, fair (cross, head) winds, fuselage, glider, helicopter, jet engine, light aircraft, propeller, safety belt, seat-belt, wing

People

air hostess, air steward, captain, customs officer

Places and facilities

air terminal, check-in desk, control tower, customs hall, duty-free shop, gate, hangar, runway

Word combinations

aircrash, altitude, be delayed, boarding card, cancel the flight, carry-on luggage, cruising speed, fasten seat belts, forced landing, get on plane, get off plane, gather speed, hijack (a plane), hit an air pocket, land\make a landing, non-stop flight, passport, rock (v), take off, taxi(v), visibility

Travelling by sea