6 English for Sport

Dec 30, 2019

 

Listen to a real conversation between two Aussie English speakers. You’ll learn some common phrasal verbs and useful vocabulary to talk about Sport and Fitness.

We talk about a time when my friend, Bart got knocked out while water-skiing 😮And what Nick loves about live sport matches. 🏈
 
Tell us:
  1. What kind of sport are you into?
  2. Have you ever been knocked out or passed out?
  3. Have you ever dropped out of a team?
  4. What sport or activity would you like to take part in?
 

Read below for this episode’s vocabulary.

PODCAST VOCABULARY LIST

Listen to the podcast conversation more than once and try to hear the key phrasal verbs, idioms and slang that we use.

The conversation starts at 5.05 minutes.

Do you know what the key phrasal verbs mean? Can you guess?

  1. take part in
  2. be knocked out
  3. pass out
  4. drop out of
  5. kick off
  6. cheer on
  7. try out 
  8. work out
  9. warm up
  10. work off

Other vocabulary:

  • A jack of all trades (and master of none)
  • A big sports person
  • Sporty 
  • Film buff / History buff / Science buff etc

 

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