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Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1: Test Yourself
- parade
- stadium gate
- corridor
- visitor
- Stadiums in the shape of a horseshoe are more common in the US.
- playing field
- The Olympics were originally for amateur sportspeople.
- shape
- football pitch
- pitch
- oval
- horseshoe
- miss
- event
- There was standing room for thousands more people
- Pitch is another word for playing field.
- stands
- bleachers
- covered stand
- dressing room
- bench
- Most of Europe's stadiums are oval or rectangular.
- professionalised
- stadium
- uncovered stand
- A dome is a stadium with a roof.
- match
- massive
- running track
- amateur
- Spectators in the stands have a good view.
- opening
- ticket office
- penalty area
- The stadium has a massive construction
- dome
- construction
- fan
- The opening parade of the event was amazing.
- goal area
- Today's sport is highly professionalised.
- goal
- sports stadium
- A good fan never misses a match of his team.
- standing room
- Many stadiums combine a football pitch with a running track.
- tiers
- rectangular
- The Americans call tiers bleachers.
- spectator
- football stadium
- You can buy tickets for a match at the ticket office
Grammar Practice
Exercise 2: Transformation
- He is kicking the ball hard.
- Visitors are watching the goal now.
- Club is selling tickets at the moment.
- They are constructing a stadium guickly.
- Team is playing football very well.
- Runner is running fast now.
- Fans are coming soon.
- He is missing a match because he is at work.
- Good team is getting more spectators.
- They are covering stand at the moment.
- You are buying tickets for the event.
- Coach is sitting on bench with players.
Exercise 3: Transformation
- Is he kicking the ball hard?
- Are visitors watching the goal now?
- Is club selling tickets at the moment?
- Are they constructing a stadium quickly?
- Is team playing football very well?
- Is runner running fast now?
- Are fans coming soon?
- Is he missing a match because he is at work?
- Is good team getting more spectators?
- Are they covering stand at the moment?
- Are you buying tickets for the event?
- Is coach sitting on bench with players?
Exercise 4: Transformation
- He is not kicking the ball hard.
- Visitors are not watching the goal now.
- Club is not selling tickets at the moment.
- They are not constructing a stadium quickly.
- Team is not playing football very well.
- Runner is not running fast now.
- Fans are not coming soon.
- He is not missing a match because he is not at work.
- Bad team is not getting more spectators.
- They are not covering stand at the moment.
- You are not buying tickets for the event.
- Coach is not sitting on bench with players.
Exercise 5: Transformation
- He isn´t kicking the ball hard.
- Visitors aren´t watching the goal now.
- Club isn´t selling tickets at the moment.
- They aren´t constructing a stadium quickly.
- Team isn´t playing football very well.
- Runner isn´t running fast now.
- Fans aren´t coming soon.
- He isn´t missing a match because he isn´t at work.
- Bad team isn´t getting more spectators.
- They aren´t covering stand at the moment.
- You aren´t buying tickets for the event.
- Coach isn´t sitting on bench with players.
Exercise 6: Transformation
- He is kicking the ball hard today.
- Visitors are watching the game now.
- The club always sells the tickets.
- They always construct a stadium quickly.
- The boys are playing football very well today.
- The runner usually runs fast.
- Fans are coming early today.
- He always misses the match when he is at work.
- Famous champions usually get more spectators.
- They are covering stand now.
- You always buy tickets for the event.
- The coach always sits on bench with the players.