Sports
Place
Equipment
Verbs
Extreme Sports
100

A game in which two teams of eleven players kick a round ball and try to score goals.

The American word for this game is...

Soccer

100

A field where you play football

Football pitch

100

Close-fitting eyeglasses with side shields, for protecting the eyes from dust, water, etc.

Goggles

100

Deliberately touch something with a lot of force, with your hand or an object held in your hand.

Hit

100

An activity that involves ironing items of laundry while engaged in a sport such as snowboarding or rock climbing

Extreme Ironing

200

A game played by two teams of five players who get points by throwing a ball through a net

 

Basketball

200

An area marked with lines where some sports are played, such as tennis and basketball

Court

200

A hard or padded protective hat, various types of which are worn by soldiers, police officers, firefighters, motorcyclists, athletes, and others.

Helmet

200

Hit something forcefully with your foot.

Kick

200

The sport of jumping out of an aeroplane and fallingfreely through the air before opening your parachute

Skydiving

300

The sport of lifting heavy weights

Weightlifting

300

An area of land prepared for racing or golf

Course

300

It is used to hit the ball in golf

Golf club

300

When you do this with an object, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air.

Throw

300

Jump from a high place such as a bridge or cliff with a long piece of strong elastic cord tied around their ankle connecting them to the bridge or cliff.

Bungee jumping

400

A game in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes. 

Golf

400

An artificial pool for swimming in

Swimming pool

400

It can be made of rubber and you wear it to keep your hair dry when you are swimming

A swimming cap

400

If you do this with an object that is moving through the air, you seize it with your hands.

Catch

400

The activity of riding on a raft over rough, dangerous parts of a fast-flowing river

White-water rafting

500

A sport in which two teams use only their hands and arms to hit a ball to each other over a high net, trying to prevent the ball from touching the ground on their side

Volleyball

500

A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise

Gymnasium

500

It is a large ring made of wood, metal, or plastic

Hoop

500

Move something upwards

Lift

500

The activity of travelling downhill inside a large air-cushioned hollowball

Zorbing