Table of Contents:
Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1: Test Yourself
- possession
- ability
- You can wear a wet-suit when the temperature is bellow 21C.
- A corner throw is much like a corner kick in football.
- finish judge
- Each lane has its inspector of turns.
- stroke
- shot clock
- If the score is tied, two overtime periods are played.
- corner throw
- Each team is allowed two timeouts during the game.
- goalkeeper
- I have a new swimsuit.
- The finish judge checks the way contestants finish.
- Ejection is a result of a foul.
- goal
- backstroke
- The backstroke is a style of swimming.
- Olympic pool is 50 meters long.
- overtime
- The breaststroke is a style of swimming.
- The freestyle is a style of swimming.
- pool
- He made it to the other end with just a few strokes.
- breaststroke
- An attacking player can not enter beyond the 2 meter line without a ball.
- field player
- Swimmers should drink the proper amount of water.
- butterfly
- Ball under is considered a foul in water polo.
- A team can only be in possession of a ball for 30 seconds in water polo.
- freestyle
- Butterfly is a style of swimming.
- A free throw is a result of a foul.
- The goal is to complete 50 m in shortest time.
- The goalkeeper gets often injured in water polo.
- teammate
- starter
- temperature
- lane
- free throw
- There are six field players in water polo.
- ejection
- Shot clock measures the time of possession.
- swimsuit
- The starter commences the race.
- amount
- ball under
- timeout
- Water polo players have to have a great shooting ability.
Grammar Practice
Exercise 6: Substitution
- A water polo pool shouldn't be 50 meters long.
- You shouldn't start before the starter commences the race.
- You shouldn't eat a lot of food before the match.
- You shouldn't be in possession of the ball longer than 30 seconds.
- You shouldn't go exercising if you don't feel well.
- You shouldn't be up late if you get up early.