baseball
a game played by two teams of nine players who get points by hitting a ball with a bat and then running around four bases
diving
the activity, job, or sport of swimming deep under water, especially using special equipment to carry oxygen
figure skating
a type of skating in which you have to jump, spin, and move round the ice in a particular way
field hockey
a game played on grass by two teams of 11 players who try to score goals by hitting a ball with a curved stick called a hockey stick
ice hockey
a game played on ice by two teams of six players. The usual American word is hockey. The players use long sticks to try to hit a small round flat object called a puck into the opposite team’s goal.
the high jump
a sports event in which people try to jump over a bar that can be raised higher after each jump
the long jump
a sports event in which each person tries to jump further than the other people
marathon
a race in which people run on roads over a distance of 42 kilometres or about 26 miles
water skiing
a sport in which you stand on skis and ride on the surface of water while being pulled behind a boat
skateboard
a board with four wheels on the bottom that you stand on and ride. Someone who does this is called a skateboarder, and the activity is called skateboarding.
volleyball
a board with four wheels on the bottom that you stand on and ride. Someone who does this is called a skateboarder, and the activity is called skateboarding.
polo
a game played by two teams riding polo ponies (=horses). They get points by hitting a small ball into a particular area using a polo stick (=a wooden hammer with a long handle).
water polo
a game played in water by two teams of seven players who get points by throwing a ball into the opponent’s goal
steeplechase
a race in which horses jump over fences and water
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a long race in which people jump over high fences and water
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a long race in which people jump over high fences and water
netball
a game similar to basketball in which players, usually girls or women, get points by throwing a ball through a net
windsurfing
a sport in which you move across water standing on a flat board with a sail that you can move
skydiving
the sport of jumping out of a plane and falling for as long as possible before opening your parachute. Someone who does this is a skydiver.
basketball
a game played by two teams of five players who get points by throwing a ball through a net
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Autor: kinia
Oberthema: Sports
Thema: kinds of sports
Veröffentlicht: 05.06.2010
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