Collocations: Sports and Games
(Cụm từ dùng trong thể thao)
| Verbs (động từ) | Noun (danh từ) |
| compete in / lose / win
(tranh tài, tham gia/ thua/ thắng) |
an event / a race
(môn thi/ cuộc đua) |
| lose / win
(thua/ thắng) |
a match/ a game
(Một trận đấu/ 1 ván) |
| lose/ miss/ win
(mất, thua/ lỡ/ thắng) |
a point
(điểm) |
| miss/ score
(bỏ lỡ/ ghi bàn) |
a goal, a penalty
(bàn thắng, phạt đền) |
| hit / kick/ pass/ throw
(đánh/ đá/ chuyền/ ném |
a ball
(trái banh) |
We scored 100 points, but we didn’t win last game.
I couldn’t believe that he missed an easy goal.
Pass the ball to him, and he will miss another goal again.
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Exercise: Complete the sentences with the verbs above, and change them into the past simple if necessary.
- They were so disappointed because he a penalty in the last minute.
- In badminton, we need to 21 points to a game.
- In volleyball, they usually the ball very hard.
- He in his first race when he was 18, and amazingly he it.
- We played very well, but we the match unluckily.
- Peter the ball to John, and he it straight at the goalkeeper. He was able to that goal easily.
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Answer of the exercise: Complete the sentences with the verbs above, and change them into the past simple if necessary
- They were so disappointed because he missed a penalty in the last minute.
- In badminton, we need to score 21 points to win a game.
- In volleyball, they usually hit the ball very hard.
- He competed in his first race when he was 18, and amazingly he won it.
- We played very well, but we lost the match unluckily.
- Peter passed the ball to John, and he kicked it straight at the goalkeeper. He was able to score that goal easily.
