Unit 10 - Opportunities

Word

Example

extreme sport

Paragliding is one of the extreme sports

miss

You win points when your partner misses the ball

shot

He took a shot at the goal but it missed

training

The training is very difficult

workout

It's a fun game and a great workout too

afraid of

I don't like extreme sports – I'm afraid of hurting myself

essential for

I think that having lots of friends is essential for a happy, healthy life

interested in

I'm very interested in health and fitness

perfect for

Yoga sounds perfect for me

popular with

Swimming's popular with all kinds of people

proud of

I am very proud of my little sister

right for

I've found a sport which is right for me

scared of

I'm not scared of spiders

similar to

American football is similar to rugby

tired of

I'll never get tired of visiting new places

worried about

I'm worried about my football team's performance at the moment

do research

We'll have to do some research to find out about their lives

make our own luck

Was Anna just lucky? Or did she make her own luck?

make the most of

Are you making the most of life's opportunities?

take a risk

Do you know anyone who takes a lot of risks?

take action

They take action to make the most of their opportunities

take advantage of

We should take advantage of opportunities when they come our way

attack

You need to attack your opponent

compete

They are competing for a prize

competitive

He is a very competitive player

competitor

There are several competitors in the race

court

He lives in an enormous house with a swimming pool and a tennis court

equipment

To play some sports you need special equipment like rackets, helmets or skis

game

He won the first game of the match

individual sport

It must be hard to compete in individual sports like athletics and martial arts

lose

We mustn't lose this game!

referee

If the referee had seen what number 7 had done to your goalkeeper, there would have been a penalty for sure

team sport

Football is a team sport in which every player makes a difference to the match

track

How many times did you run round the track?

win

We need to win this match if we want to stay in the competition

do badly

He did badly in the exam

do well

They're going to pay me a bonus if I do well

do your best

I realise he isn't a very sociable person but please do your best to persuade him to come to the party

do your homework

I've been doing this maths homework all night and I still don't understand it

make a (big) difference

Travelling made a big difference to the way I see the world

make a decision

Extroverts often make quick decisions

make a mistake

If you write in pencil, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake

make a phone call

I need to make a phone call

make friends (with sb)

Do you want to make new friends from around the world?

make money

He won't make any money unless he sells more products

make progress

I'm trying to learn German but I'm not making much progress

make sense

It makes sense that there are more car accidents in the countryside

take a break

How often do you take a break when you're studying?

take a chance

He failed, but he was right to take a chance

take care of sth

Just choose a programme and we'll take care of the details

take it easy

I've already told the team that they cannot take it easy

take part in

Would you like to take part in the programme?

point

You win points when your partner misses the ball

beat

You won last time, but this time I'm going to beat you!

match

He'll win the match if he scores one more point!

net

You must hit the ball over the net

opponent

You need to attack your opponent

score

We'd have scored a lot more points if we'd done more training over the last few weeks

tell off

I was told off to study IT at university and now I regret this decision