PEOPLE IN SPORTS
A person who plays sports.
Dictionary says: a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength.
An athlete
Activity requiring physical effort, done to sustain or improve health and fitness.
To exercise
An area of water that has been designed for people to swim in.
A (swimming) pool
You ... (watch) the basketball game now.
You are watching the basketball game now.
I ... visit my aunt next Friday.
I am going to visit my aunt next Friday.
(expresses future plans BEFORE THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING)
A person who plays a sport as a paid job.
A professional
To gain or achieve a point or a goal in a game.
To score
The place where you play tennis. It is also the same word for the place where you play basketball or volleyball.
A court
I ... (train) for the Olympics.
I am training for the Olympics.
Look at those black clouds. It .... rain.
It is going to rain.
(expresses a PREDICTION BASED ON PRESENT EVIDENCE)
People who admire or enjoy watching a game like football.
Fans
To fail to win a game, a contest, etc.
To lose.
A square area on a platform, marked off by ropes, where boxers or wrestlers fight.
A ring
I ... (go, *negative) to the tennis match tonight.
I am not going to the tennis match tonight.
I think United ... win the game.
I think United will win the game.
(expresses a PREDCITION BASED ON PERSONAL OPINIONS OR EXPERIENCES)
A person who controls a game.
Dictionary says: a judge having functions fixed by the rules of the game or sport.
A referee
To take part in a competition or contest.
To compete
An area of land that is part of a mountain where you can go skiing.
A (ski) slope
Why ... (you, compete, *not) in the volleyball tournament next weekend?
Why aren't you competing in the volleyball tournament next weekend?
The sun ... rise tomorrow.
The sun will rise tomorrow.
(expresses a FUTURE FACT)
A person who teaches sports and leads a team or athlete.
A coach
To win a victory over a player or team in a competition or game.
To defeat (someone else)
A specially prepared flat surface of ice where you can ice skate.
An (ice/skating) rink
She is not winning the game currently.
OR
She isn't winning the game currently.
Get back! The bomb ... explode.
The bomb is going to explode.
(expresses something that is ABOUT TO HAPPEN)