Sports Vocabulary for IELTS
1. Athlete
Meaning (English): A person trained in sports or physical exercise.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Many young people dream of becoming professional athletes.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϤāϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
2. Tournament
Meaning: A series of sports competitions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž / āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ
Sentence:
Our school organized a football tournament last month.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϤ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāϞ āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3. Championship
Meaning: An important sports competition to decide the winner.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ
Sentence:
The team won the national championship after a tough match.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āĻā§āĨ¤
4. Spectator
Meaning: A person who watches a sport event.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāĻ
Sentence:
Thousands of spectators attended the cricket match.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
5. Referee
Meaning: A person who controls a sports game and ensures rules are followed.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϰā§āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋ
Sentence:
The referee stopped the game because of heavy rain.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϰā§āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āύāĨ¤
6. Coach
Meaning: A person who trains athletes or teams.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ
Sentence:
A good coach can improve a playerâs confidence.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤
7. Fitness
Meaning: The condition of being physically healthy and strong.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Sentence:
Regular exercise improves physical fitness.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
8. Endurance
Meaning: The ability to continue doing something difficult for a long time.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻšāύāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence:
Long-distance runners need great endurance.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϰāϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻšāύāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
9. Stamina
Meaning: Physical or mental strength to continue activity for a long time.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ / āϏāĻšā§āϝāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence:
Swimming helps build stamina and strength.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšā§āϝāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
10. Competition
Meaning: A situation in which people try to win.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence:
Healthy competition motivates students to work harder.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
11. Opponent
Meaning: A person or team you compete against.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώ
Sentence:
The opponent team played extremely well.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώ āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
12. Victory
Meaning: Success in a game or competition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ
Sentence:
The players celebrated their victory enthusiastically.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϰāĻž āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
13. Defeat
Meaning: Failure to win.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧ
Sentence:
The team learned important lessons from the defeat.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
14. Practice
Meaning: Repeated exercise to improve skill.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ
Sentence:
Daily practice is essential for success in sports.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻĢāϞāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
15. Discipline
Meaning: Controlled behavior and obedience to rules.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻž
Sentence:
Sports teach discipline and teamwork.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻž āĻ āĻĻāϞāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
16. Teamwork
Meaning: Cooperative effort by a group.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻāϞāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ
Sentence:
Teamwork is more important than individual talent in many sports.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāϞāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
17. Motivation
Meaning: The reason or enthusiasm for doing something.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰāĻŖāĻž
Sentence:
Winning medals gives athletes strong motivation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
18. Injury
Meaning: Physical harm caused during sports or activities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻāĻžāϤ
Sentence:
The player could not continue because of an injury.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĻŋāĨ¤
19. Medal
Meaning: A metal award given for achievement.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāĻĻāĻ
Sentence:
She won a gold medal in the competition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āĻā§āĨ¤
20. Stadium
Meaning: A large sports arena.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āĻā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Sentence:
The stadium was crowded with excited fans.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§ āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāĻā§ āϏā§āĻā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Advanced IELTS Sports Vocabulary
| Word | English Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | Wanting to win | āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ |
| Energetic | Full of energy | āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽā§ |
| Outstanding | Extremely good | āĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ |
| Determination | Strong decision to succeed | āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻāϞā§āĻĒ |
| Professional | Skilled and trained | āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ |
| Achievement | Something successfully done | āĻ āϰā§āĻāύ |
| Strategy | Planned method to win | āĻā§āĻļāϞ |
| Performance | How well someone does | āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϏ |
| Training | Process of learning skills | āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ |
| Amateur | Non-professional player | āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ |
Band 9 Collocations for Sports
- highly competitive sport â āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻž
- physical endurance â āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻšāύāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
- achieve success â āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝ āĻ āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
- boost confidence â āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
- intense training â āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ
- break a record â āϰā§āĻāϰā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
- maintain fitness â āĻĢāĻŋāĻāύā§āϏ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
- team spirit â āĻĻāϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ
- win a championship â āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻā§āϤāĻž
- suffer an injury â āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Band 9 Idioms for Sports & Competition
1. Get the ball rolling
Meaning: Start something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
The coach got the ball rolling with a motivational speech.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
2. Learn the ropes
Meaning: Learn how something works
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻļā§āĻāĻž
Sentence:
New players need time to learn the ropes.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
3. In the same league
Meaning: At the same level
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ
Sentence:
Our school team is not in the same league as the national team.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĻāϞ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Throw in the towel
Meaning: Give up
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āύ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence:
Despite difficulties, the athletes refused to throw in the towel.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āύāĻŋāĨ¤
5. Ahead of the game
Meaning: More successful than others
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§
Sentence:
Regular training keeps athletes ahead of the game.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
21. Physical activity
Meaning (English): Any movement that uses energy.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ
Sentence:
Physical activity helps people stay healthy and active.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻ āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
22. Recreation
Meaning: Activities done for enjoyment and relaxation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ
Sentence:
Many people play sports for recreation rather than competition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
23. Venue
Meaning: The place where an event happens.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāϏā§āĻĨāϞ
Sentence:
The venue for the final match was changed at the last moment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļā§āώ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āĻĢāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
24. Fan
Meaning: Someone who strongly supports a team or player.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻā§āϤ / āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāĻ
Sentence:
Football fans were cheering loudly throughout the match.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāϞ āĻāĻā§āϤāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāϞā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
25. Supporter
Meaning: A person who supports a team or athlete.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāĻ
Sentence:
The supporters celebrated the victory all night.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
26. Tournament fixture
Meaning: Scheduled sports match in a tournament.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§āύā§āĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ
Sentence:
The tournament fixtures were announced last week.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϤ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§āύā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
27. Knockout stage
Meaning: The stage where losing teams are eliminated.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻŦ
Sentence:
Our team reached the knockout stage after winning two matches.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāϞ āύāĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
28. Qualification
Meaning: The process of becoming eligible for a competition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ
Sentence:
The team fought hard for World Cup qualification.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
29. Rivalry
Meaning: Strong competition between opponents.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence:
The rivalry between the two clubs attracts many viewers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
30. Fair play
Meaning: Honest and respectful behavior in sports.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āώā§āĻ ā§ āĻā§āϞāĻž
Sentence:
Fair play is more important than winning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āώā§āĻ ā§ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
31. Sportsmanship
Meaning: Respectful and generous behavior in sports.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϏā§āϞāĻ āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ
Sentence:
Good sportsmanship creates a positive sporting environment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϏā§āϞāĻ āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
32. Amateur athlete
Meaning: A player who does not play professionally.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ
Sentence:
Many amateur athletes participate for passion rather than money.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āύā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
33. Professional athlete
Meaning: A player who earns money from sports.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ
Sentence:
Professional athletes follow strict training schedules.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ āϏā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
34. Warm-up
Meaning: Exercises done before sports activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Sentence:
Warm-up exercises reduce the risk of injury.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻŽ-āĻāĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
35. Flexibility
Meaning: The ability to move easily and freely.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž
Sentence:
Yoga improves flexibility and balance.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝā§āĻāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
36. Strength training
Meaning: Exercise to increase muscle power.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence:
Strength training is essential for many athletes.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
37. Balance
Meaning: The ability to remain steady.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ
Sentence:
Gymnasts need excellent balance and coordination.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āĻ āϏāĻŽāύā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
38. Coordination
Meaning: The ability to move body parts effectively together.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽāύā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Sentence:
Sports improve hand-eye coordination.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāύā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
39. Tactic
Meaning: A planned action to achieve success.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻļāϞ
Sentence:
The coach changed the tactic during the second half.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āϧ⧠āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
40. Scoreboard
Meaning: A board showing points in a game.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĄ
Sentence:
Everyone looked at the scoreboard nervously.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Advanced Sports Collocations (Band 9)
- fierce rivalry â āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
- sporting spirit â āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ
- secure a victory â āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
- dominate the match â āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϧāĻŋāĻĒāϤā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
- loyal supporters â āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāĻ
- world-class athlete â āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ
- tactical approach â āĻā§āĻļāϞāĻāϤ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
- break into the team â āĻĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
- competitive environment â āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
- intensive practice session â āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āϏā§āĻļāύ
High-Level IELTS Phrases About Sports
1. Promote a healthy lifestyle
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
Sports activities promote a healthy lifestyle among young people.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āϤāϰā§āĻŖāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤
2. Build mental resilience
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāĻž
Sentence:
Competitive sports help students build mental resilience.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
3. Develop leadership qualities
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύā§āϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
Team sports develop leadership qualities and cooperation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāϞāĻāϤ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āύā§āϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋ āĻ āϏāĻšāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
4. Enhance physical well-being
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
Regular exercise enhances physical well-being significantly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
5. Encourage social interaction
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
Sentence:
Sports encourage social interaction among people of different ages.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
