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UNIT 5 - "SPORTS AND INTERESTS" - Coggle Diagram
UNIT 5 - "SPORTS AND INTERESTS"
Adjectives
demanding
a person or situation that is demanding is difficult to deal
with because they need a lot of your time or energy
the aerobics class was just too demanding for me
self-conscious
if you are self-conscious, you feel embarrassed about
what you look like and think that everyone is looking at you and making a judgement about you
I’m always self-conscious when I dance
mild
something that is mild is not very strong or extreme
people who suffer from mild depression
Verbs
bump
if you bump into something, you knock against
it accidentally. If you bump a part of your body, it accidentally knocks against something
I’m always tripping over and bumping into things
exclude
to exclude someone or something means to deliberately
stop them being part of a group or taking part in a particular activity
cheats are looked down on and excluded
sack
if someone sacks you or if you get sacked, you are
officially told by your employer that you no longer have a job, usually because you did something wrong or
because you did not work well enough
she sacked her coach after a string of defeats
serve
to serve in a game such as tennis means to start the
game by hitting the ball to your opponent
Murray chose to serve in the first game
tackle
to tackle someone in a game such as football or hockey
means to take the ball away from them
I was tackled just when I was about to shoot
sprain
if you sprain your knee, ankle, wrist etc., you hurt it and
damage it by twisting it suddenly
this was a severe sprain and needed months of therapy
Phrasal verbs/phrases
keep up (with)
if you keep up with other people, you move at the same
speed as them or make the same amount of progress as they do
I couldn’t keep up with the others in the class
wander round
if you wander, you walk somewhere casually, without
any real purpose. When you do this, you can say you are having a wander
I’m going to have a wander round the market
look down on
to look down on someone means to have a very bad
opinion of them and think they are worse than you
cheats are looked down on in this school
keep up
if you keep something up, you carry on doing it for a
certain length of time
he was doing handstands and kept it up for half an
hour
knock out
to knock someone out means to make them
unconscious by hitting them.
she knocked herself out when she fell
Nouns
fixture
fixtures are things like baths, sinks, or door handles that
are fixed in place, and that stay in a house when it is sold
a factory producing bathroom fixtures
flexibility
your flexibility is your ability to bend and move your body
doing yoga really helps your flexibility
knitting
knitting is making things from wool, using two long needles. Knitting is also the thing that is being made
I find knitting very relaxing
judge
in some sports, such as diving, gymnastics, or boxing,
judges are people who decide how many points a competitor should receive
the judges made some really dubious decisions
bruise
a bruise is a dark mark on your skin where you have hit it
he had some cuts and bruises
consciousness
if you lose consciousness, you uncontrollably fall asleep
or become unconscious, for example if you faint or if you are hit very hard. When you regain consciousness, you
wake up again
she lost consciousness for a minute