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Using English to communicate in Sports. Summary

This text covers different sports events, the sports they belong to, verb forms, and translations. It provides information on platform and springboard diving, backstroke and butterfly swimming, recurve and compound archery, pommel horse and beam gymnastics, foil and sabre fencing, snatch and clean and jerk weightlifting, shotput and hammer throw athletics, and skeet and rapid fire shooting.

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Using English to communicate in Sports. Summary

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  1. Using English to communicate in Sports. Summary Prof. Sergio Font Milián, PhD.

  2. Which sports do these events belong to? • Platform and springboard ____________ • Backstroke and butterfly ____________ • Recurve and compound ____________ • Pommel horse and beam ____________ • Foil and sabre ____________ • Snatch and clean and jerk ____________ • Shotput and hammer throw ____________ • Skeet and rapid fire ____________

  3. Which sports do these events belong to? • Platform and springboard diving • Backstroke and butterfly swimming • Recurve and compound archery • Pommel horse and beam gymnastics • Foil and sabre fencing • Snatch and clean and jerk weightlifting • Shotput and hammer throw athletics • Skeet and rapid fire shooting

  4. Complete with the correct form of the verb. • Several records have been ___________ (break) in this competition. • Usain Bolt was _________________ (disqualify) due to a false start. • The next Olympic Games will be ____________ (host) by London. • The 2015 Pan American Games will be ______________ (hold) in Toronto.

  5. Complete withthecorrectform of theverb. 5. TheKoreancatcher has been ____________ (strike out) twice in today’sgame. 6. Thejudges’ decision has been ___________ (appeal). 7. Thegoldmedal match will be ____________ televise). 8. Theclosingceremony has been _____________ (schedule) tostart at 7.00 pm.

  6. Complete with the correct form of the verb. • Several records have been broken (break) in this competition. • Usain Bolt was disqualified (disqualify) due to a false start. • The next Olympic Games will be hosted (host) by London. • The 2015 Pan American Games will be held (hold) in Toronto.

  7. Complete withthecorrectform of theverb. 5. TheKoreancatcher has beenstruckout (strike out) twice in today’sgame. 6. Thejudges’ decision has beenappealed (appeal). 7. Thegoldmedal match will be televised televise). 8. Theclosingceremony has beenscheduled (schedule) tostart at 7.00 pm.

  8. What sport is being referred to? • In ___________ teams are formed by 11 players, one of which is the goal keeper. • ___________ is a sport in which the animal and the human being need to perform as a perfect team. • ____________ is a team sport in which a game consists of nine opportunities for each team to bat runs in.

  9. What sport is being referred to? • _____________ is a beautiful sport played in a swimming pool by women only. • In _____________ opponents stand on each side of a table. Their job is to try to hit a ball flawlessly. • The courts to play ____________can be made of grass, clay or concrete.

  10. What sport is being referred to? • In football teams are formed by 11 players, one of which is the goal keeper. • Equestrian is a sport in which the animal and the human being need to perform as a perfect team. • Baseball is a team sport in which a game consists of nine opportunities for each team to bat runs in.

  11. What sport is being referred to? • Synchronized swimming is a beautiful sport played in a swimming pool by women only. • In table tennis opponents stand on each side of a table. Their job is to try to hit a ball flawlessly. • The courts to play tennis can be made of grass, clay or concrete.

  12. Translate into English • ¿Quién fue tu primer entrenador? • ¿Cuándo ganaste tu primera competencia internacional? • ¿Te inspiraste en un atleta famoso cuando empezaste? • ¿Alguna vez tuviste que dejar de jugar debido a una lesión?

  13. Translate into English • ¿Cuándo comenzaste a jugar balonmano? • ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas en el equipo nacional? • ¿Cuánto tiempo estuviste en el equipo nacional? • ¿Has pensado en retirarte? • ¿Cuándo te retiraste? • ¿Hubo algún sueño que nunca se hizo realidad?

  14. Translate into English • ¿Quién fue tu primer entrenador? Whowasyourfirst coach? • ¿Cuándo ganaste tu primera competencia internacional? Whendidyouwinyourfirstinternationalcompetition?

  15. ¿Te inspiraste en un atleta famoso cuando empezaste? Wereyouinspiredby a famousathletewhenyoustarted? 4. ¿Alguna vez tuviste que dejar de jugar debido a una lesión? Didyoueverhaveto stop playingduetoaninjury?

  16. ¿Cuándo comenzaste a jugar balonmano? Whendidyoustartplayinghandball? 6. ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas en el equipo nacional? Howlonghaveyoubeen in thenationalteam? 7. ¿Cuánto tiempo estuviste en el equipo nacional? Howlongwereyou in thenationalteam?

  17. ¿Has pensado en retirarte? Haveyouthought of retiring? • ¿Cuándo te retiraste? Whendidyou retire? 10. ¿Hubo algún sueño que nunca se hizo realidad? Wasthere a dreamthatnevercame true?

  18. Complete • Mr. Smith spoke _________________ (en representación de) thechairman of theOrganizingCommittee. • This a rule thatallcompetitorsmust _______________ (cumplir). • Thankstoallthe ___________________ ____________________ (atletas, entrenadores, jueces y voluntarios).

  19. Complete • Sheisthecurrent _________________ (recordista mundial) in thelongjump. • TheBrazilianplayerwas ________________ (el mejor rematador) of thetournament. • TheJamaican ________________ (velocistas) won allthegoldmedals.

  20. Complete • Mr. Smith spokeonbehalf of (en representación de) thechairman of theOrganizingCommittee. • This a rule thatallcompetitorsmustcomplywith / abideby (cumplir). • Thankstoalltheathletes, coaches, judges and volunteers(atletas, entrenadores, jueces y voluntarios).

  21. Complete • Sheisthecurrentworld record holder (recordista mundial) in thelongjump. • TheBrazilianplayerwasthebestspiker (el mejor rematador) of thetournament. • TheJamaicansprinters (velocistas) won allthegoldmedals.

  22. Complete as you translate • If your team has good pitchers, seguramente podrás ganar el torneo. • If the Ethiopian manages to keep close behind the Kenyans in the first seven laps round the track, podrá sobrepasarlos al final de la carrera.

  23. 3. Ifthewindisnottoostrongthisafternoon, los escopeteros podrán romper la mayoría de los platos. 4. Ifthe Cuban blockersperform at theirbest, podrán detener a los poderosos rematadores brasileños.

  24. More examples • If your team has good pitchers, you will probably be able to win the tournament. • If the Ethiopian manages to keep close behind the Kenyans in the first seven laps round the track, he may be able to overtake them in the final sprint.

  25. If the wind is not too strong this afternoon, the shotgun shooters will be able to hit most of the clay targets. • If the Cuban blockers perform at their best, they will be able to stop the Brazilian powerful spikers.

  26. Complete withthewordsonthelist. The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to ________ but to ___________, just as the most important thing in life is not to _________ but to __________. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. LIST: struggle / takepart / triumph / win /

  27. The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not to triumph but to struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

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