Collocations
r _ _ _ _ _ e a penalty
receive
He wants to win the competition by/at any cost.
at any cost
It was only last year that she won/gained/earned/achieved the World Championship.
win (v) - to gain a victory; to get first place in a race or competition = wygrywać
achieve (v) - to accomplish sth = osiągać, zdobywać (np. wyniki)
earn (v) - to deserve sth; to get money for doing work = zasługiwać, zarabiać (pieniądze)
gain (v) - to obtain or achieve sth = zyskiwać
He’ll have to speed up/run out if he wants to win.
speed up (phr v) - to move at a faster rate; to accelerate = przyspieszać
run out (of sth) (phr v) - to use all the supply of sth and have none left = nie mieć już (czegoś), wyczerpać (np. zasoby)
Always f_ _ _ _ w the rules.
Don’t lose your t_ _ _ _ r in play.
follow
temper
_ _ _ _ the shot
take
Did you watch the match between/against West Ham and Leeds United?
between (two parties)
I was excited when I won/gained/earned/achieved a personal best in the race.
achieve (v) - to accomplish sth = osiągać, zdobywać (np. wyniki)
earn (v) - to deserve sth; to get money for doing work = zasługiwać, zarabiać (pieniądze)
gain (v) - to obtain or achieve sth = zyskiwać
win (v) - to gain a victory; to get first place in a race or competition = wygrywać
Larry knocked/dropped Sam out of the competition.
knock out (of sth) (phr v) - to eliminate sb from a competition, etc = tu: wyeliminować
drop out of (sth) (phr v) - to leave an activity before finishing it = tu: wycofać się (np. z wyścigu)
the fact that you are always confident and hopeful about things
p__________ a_________
positive attitude
____t the opposition
beat
We didn’t see the athlete in/up close.
up close
I don’t think he’s got the private/personal/own/individual qualities one needs to be captain.
personal quality (phr) - a characteristic of sb's personality = cecha charakteru
private (adj) - owned by a particular person = prywatny
own (adj) - belonging to a particular person and not any other = własny
individual (adj) - relating to one person = indywidualny
I’m going for a walk to work out/work off lunch!
work (sth) off (phr v) - to try to burn the calories of a meal with exercise = tu: spalać (np. kalorie), pozbywać się (np. wagi)
work out (phr v) - to exercise = ćwiczyć (fizycznie)
being honest and principled
integrity
_____ public
general
Her dedication led into/to her winning the medal.
lead to
What qualifies/constitutes/establishes/requires cheating in a running race?
constitute (v) - to be regarded as = stanowić
qualify (v) - to have the requirements to do sth = kwalifikować się
establish (yourself as) (v) - to become recognised and accepted = wyrabiać sobie opinię
require (v) - to need sth = wymagać, potrzebować
Are you going to join in/try out for the netball team?
try out (for sth) (phr v) - to compete for a position in a sports team = próbować się dostać (np. do drużyny)
join in (sth) (phr v) - to take part in sth = dołączać
A debate szalała over the controversial issue of privacy rights.
has raged
____ supplement
health
They’re playing ___ a chance to be in the final.
for a chance
She overcame/beat/defeated/conquered many obstacles to become a world-class athlete.
overcome an obstacle (phr) - to deal successfully with a difficulty = pokonać przeszkodę
beat (sb) (v) - to overcome an opponent = pokonać (przeciwnika)
defeat (v) - to win against sb in a competition, game, etc = pokonać, zwyciężyć
conquer (v) - to gain control of a group of people or their place = podbijać, pokonywać
Let’s do some gentle exercises to slow down/cool down after our intense workout.
cool down (phr v) - to become less hot = chłodzić się, studzić się
slow down (phr v) - to move more slowly; to reduce speed = zwalniać (zmniejszać prędkość)
Show h_ _ _ _ _ _y when you win.
Show g _ _ _ e when you lose.
humility grace
r _ _ e _ o _ el
role model
Her behaviour resulted ____ a two-match ban.
The organisers need to face/deal/encounter/confront the demands of the fans for a larger venue.
face the demands (phr) - to accept and deal with sb's requests = mierzyć się z wymaganiami
deal with (sb/sth) (phr v) - to cope with sb/sth; to handle sb/sth = radzić sobie (z czymś)
encounter (sth) (v) - to experience sth bad or difficult = napotykać (np. problem)
confront (sb/sth) (v) - to come up against sb/sth unpleasant = konfrontować
The athlete injured himself and dropped out of / ran out of the race.
dropped out of
Peter was responsible for causing the accident, but only ______; it wasn't completely his fault.
to some extent (phr) - to a limited degree; partly = do pewnego stopnia