Task 6. Describe any sport event using the table

Task 5. Recreational Activities. Talk about the recreational activities using the table.

Outdoor activity	Related Vocabulary
Camping/hiking/ fishing holiday	at the seaside/ in the mountains/ on the bank of the river; an opportunity to admire the beauty of the nature; be lucky with the weather; to live in tents, a place of meadows, fields and a beautiful lake; to play games, to have a bite without observing table manners, tinned food; to collect wood, to make fire, to sit round the fire, to go fishing/boating; fishing pole/net; to sleep in a tent; sleeping bag; insect repellent
Skiing holiday	ski jacket, skis, ski poles, ski boots, skier, to hire skis, ski instructor, equipment, chalet or hotel, snow forecast, bad weather warning, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing
Seaside holiday	elbow-to-elbow tourists, snorkel, fishing rod, flippers, umbrella, bathing suit, towel, sand castle, shells, playing beach ball, to bask/to lie in the sun

Time	Events
Much before the event	Prior to the actual event… We were looking forward to… We booked the tickets in advance… We reserved the best places. Big ads of the event were all over the city.
On the day of the event	…was held at… The stadium was cheerfully decorated for this purpose. The sport officials wore their badges and were busy with preparations.
When the event started During the event	National anthem was sung. The … was declared open. The competitors were tense and serious. They were in excellent physical fitness. The captain of the team was… New records were set in… The fans were cheering for their teams. The coach gave the instructions to the players. …got the ball and then scored the best goal of the game. Players used tactics such as attacking their opponent’s weaknesses in order to win. The players went into the rooms at half-time and listened to their coach. The judge scored the game.
Results	The referee blew his whistle twice to signal the end of the match. The score was 1–0, but the losing team got a late goal and the game ended in a 1–1 draw. The final score was… …beat … to win the match. …became the champion/won the championship. …set/broke the record. The players carried the trophy over their heads as they ran around the stadium. The players had worked very hard, and they deserved their victory.
After the event: Positive impressions	It was on that particular day, we shared the atmosphere of real joy and gladness. All the athletes did their best to perform well in… Spectators created an exciting atmosphere by cheering their teams.
After the event: Negative impressions	The … was a flop. It was a real failure for our team. The … was dull, boring, uninteresting. The judge was unfair.

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