Example: Scientists do not understand are not understanding everything about the universe.
1. Stacy goes is going shopping for fruit vegetables every Saturday
morning.
2. He doesn't speak / isn't speaking five languages.
3. Bob drives/is driving the children to the match tonight.
4. Jane enjoys/is enjoying listening to classical music.
5. Do they play/are they playing in the garden at the moment?
6. John and Mary hate / are hating adventure holidays.
7. They look/ are looking for a new job.
8. The flight to London departs / is departing at 10:05 a.m.
9. Mrs Parker teaches / is teaching History at Lawton High School.
10.What do you do / are you doing on Saturday night?
alpine skiing — горнолыжный спорт
['ælpaɪn 'skiːɪŋ]
amateur — любитель
['æmətə]
anthem — гимн
['ænθəm]
archery — стрельба из лука
['ɑːʧərɪ]
artistic gymnastics — художественная гимнастика
[ɑː'tɪstɪk ʤɪm'næstɪks]
athletics — легкая атлетика
[æθ'letɪks]
badminton — бадминтон
['bædmɪntən]
ball — мяч
[bɔːl]
banned — запрещенный
basketball — баскетбол
['bɑːskɪtbɔːl]
bat — бита
[bæt]
biathlon — биатлон
[baɪ'æθlən]
bicycle racing — велоспорт
[baɪsɪkl reɪsɪŋ]
billiards — бильярд
['bɪlɪədz]
bobsleigh — бобслей
['bɔbsleɪ]
bowling — боулинг
['bəulɪŋ]
boxing — бокс
['bɔksɪŋ]
broadcaster — комментатор
['brɔːdkɑːstə]
bungee jumping — банджи-джампинг
['bʌnʤɪ'ʤʌmpɪŋ]
canoe — каноэ
[kə'nuː]
championship — чемпионат
['ʧæmpɪənʃɪp]
chess — шахматы
[ʧes]
club — клюшка
[klʌb]
coach — тренер
[kəuʧ]
compete — соревноваться
[kəm'piːt]
contestant — участник соревнований
[kən'test(ə)nt]
cricket — крикет
['krɪkɪt]
cross-country skiing — лыжные гонки
[krɔs-'kʌntrɪ 'skiːɪŋ]
curling — керлинг
['kɜːlɪŋ]
darts — дартс
[dɑːts]
diving — прыжки в воду
['daɪvɪŋ]
doping — допинг
['dəupɪŋ]
draughts — шашки
['draf(t)s]
dressage — выездка
['dresɑːʒ]
equestrian sport — конный спорт
[ɪ'kwestrɪən [spɔːt]
fencing — фехтование
['fen(t)sɪŋ]
field — поле
[fiːld]
field hockey — хоккей на траве
[fiːld hɔkɪ]
figure skating — фигурное катание
['fɪgə 'skeɪtɪŋ]
football — футбол
['futbɔːl]
freestyle — вольная борьба
['friːstaɪl]
freestyle skiing — фристайл
['friːstaɪl 'skiːɪŋ]
game — игра
[geɪm]
goal — ворота
[gəul]
goalkeeper — вратарь
['gəulˌkiːpə]
golf — гольф
[gɔlf]
Greco-Roman style — греко-римская борьба
['griːkəuˌrəumən'staɪl]
handball — гандбол
['hændbɔːl]
horse racing — лошадиные бега
[hɔːs 'reɪsɪŋ]
ice hockey — хоккей
[aɪs 'hɒki]
judo — дзюдо
['ʤuːdəu]
kayak — байдарка
['kaɪæk]
luge — санный спорт
[luːʤ]
medal — медаль
['med(ə)l]
mitt — рукавица
[mɪt]
modern pentathlon — современное пятиборье
['mɔd(ə)n pen'tæθlɔn]
motto — девиз
['mɔtəu]
mountain bike racing — горный велоспорт
['mauntɪn baɪk 'reɪsɪŋ]
nordic combined — лыжное двоеборье
['nɔːdɪk kəm'baɪnd]
parachute jump — прыжки с парашютом
['pærəʃuːt ʤʌmp]
participant — участник
[pɑː'tɪsɪp(ə)nt]
preliminaries — предварительные соревнования
[prɪ'lɪminərɪz]
puck — шайба
[pʌk]
qualify — проходить квалификацию
['kwɔlɪfaɪ]
referee — арбитр
[ˌref(ə)'riː]
rhythmic gymnastics — спортивная гимнастика
['rɪðmɪk ʤɪm'næstɪks]
road cycling — шоссейные велогонки
[rəud 'saɪklɪŋ]
rollerblading — роликовые коньки
['rəuləˌbleɪdɪŋ]
rowing — академическая гребля
['rəuɪŋ]
rugby — регби
['rʌgbɪ]
sailing — парусный спорт
['seɪlɪŋ]
score — счёт
[skɔː]
scoreboard — табло
['skɔːbɔːd]
security — охрана
[sɪ'kjuərətɪ]
shooting — стрельба
['ʃuːtɪŋ]
short track — шорт-трек
[ʃɔːt træk]
skateboarding — катание на скейтборде
['skeɪtbɔːdɪŋ]
skeleton — скелетон
['skelɪt(ə)n]
ski jumping — прыжки с трамплина
[skiː 'ʤʌmpɪŋ]
snowboarding — сноубординг
['snəubɔːdɪŋ]
spectator — зритель
[spek'teɪtə]
speed skating — конькобежный спорт
[spiːd 'skeɪtɪŋ]
sponsor — спонсор
['spɔn(t)sə]
sport fishing — спортивная рыбалка
[spɔːt 'fɪʃɪŋ]
sportsman — спортсмен
['spɔːtsmən]
squash — сквош
[skwɔʃ]
stadium — стадион
['steɪdɪəm]
stamina — выносливость
['stæmɪnə]
stand — трибуна
[stænd]
standing — положение в турнирной таблице
['stændɪŋ]
stick — хоккейная клюшка
[stɪk]
substitute — замена
['sʌbstɪtjuːt]
supporter — болельщик
[sə'pɔːtə]
surfing — серфинг
['sɜːfɪŋ]
swimming — плавание
['swɪmɪŋ]
synchronized swimming — синхронное плавание
['sɪŋkrənaɪz 'swɪmɪŋ]
table tennis — настольный теннис
['teɪb 'tenɪs]
taekwondo — тхэквондо
[ˌtaɪkwɔn'dəu]
team — команда
[tiːm]
tennis — теннис
['tenɪs]
tennis racket — теннисная ракетка
['tenɪs 'rækɪt]
to be good at basketball — хорошо играть в баскетбол
to play football — ирать в футбол
to play tennis — ирать в теннис
track cycling — велогонки на треке
[træk 'saɪklɪŋ]
trampoline — прыжки на батуте
['træmp(ə)liːn]
triathlon — триатлон
[traɪ'æθlɔn]
victory — победа
['vɪkt(ə)rɪ]
volleyball — волейбол
['vɔlɪbɔːl]
volleyball beach — пляжный волейбол
['vɔlɪbɔːl biːʧ]
water polo — водное поло
['wɔːtə'pəuləu]
weightlifting — тяжелая атлетика
['weɪtˌlɪftɪŋ]
yoga — йога
['jəugə]
1. Her eyes are greyer than mine.
2. He was the fattest man in the village.
3. As he went on, the box became heavier and heavier.
4. My sister is the tallest girl in her class.
5. Who is the most attentive student in your group?
6. It is autumn. Every day the air becomes colder, the leaves yellower.
7. This is the most beautiful view I have ever seen in my life.
8. Your handwriting is now better than it was last year; but still it is not so good as Nick's handwriting. Nick has a better handwriting than you. And of course Nellie has the best handwriting of all.
9. Oil is lighter than water.
10. We shall wait for a drier day to go on the excursion.
11. A bus is faster than a tram.
12. Take some of these sweets: they are very nice. They are nicer than the sweets in that box.
13. He clearly did not like the explanation, and as he listened to it, he became angrier and angrier.