Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7) - Sports Competitions

Here, you will learn some English words related to Sports Competitions that are necessary for the General Training IELTS exam.

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Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7)

the Paralympics [noun]

a series of international contests in which people with physical disabilities take part in

Ex: The Paralympics are as exciting to watch as the Olympics , with incredible performances from the athletes .

ranking [noun]

the numerical position or order of teams and individuals based on their performance in a competition or over a period of time

Ex: She checked her ranking on the leaderboard after each event .

runner-up [noun]

a person or team finishing in second place in a competition or event

Ex: The runner-up in the race still received a medal for their impressive performance .

doping [noun]

the use of drugs by an athlete or racehorse in a competition in order to improve their performance

spectator [noun]

a person who watches sport competitions closely

Ex: The stadium was filled with spectators , all eagerly awaiting the start of the championship game .

underdog [noun]

an individual, team, etc. who is regarded as weaker compared to others and has little chance of success as a result

Ex: The underdog candidate won the election against all odds .

tournament [noun]

a series of sporting games in which teams or players compete against different rivals in different rounds until only one remains and that is the winner

Ex: The annual tennis tournament attracts top players from around the world .

qualifier [noun]

a preliminary event or competition determining which participants advance to the main event or competition

Ex:

umpire [noun]

an official who is in charge of a game and makes sure players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket

Ex: Players appealed to the umpire for clarification after the disputed catch .

podium [noun]

a structure used in sports competitions consisting of three adjacent platforms of different levels, on which winners stand to receive their awards

Ex: During the conference , each presenter had a designated time slot to speak from the podium .

time out [noun]

a brief pause or interruption in an activity

Ex: The teacher gave the students a time out to refocus .

penalty [noun]

(in games and sports) a disadvantage that a team or player is given for violating a rule

foul [noun]

an act in a sport that is against the rules and is not allowed

Ex: A yellow card was issued for a dangerous foul in soccer .

to knock out [verb]

to defeat someone or a group decisively in a competition

Ex: The company 's new marketing strategy aimed to knock out their competitors .

league [noun]

a group of sports clubs or players who compete against each other and are put together based on the points they have gained through the season

Ex: The team won the championship in their league last year .

to bench [verb]

to remove a player from active play, typically having them sit on the sidelines

Ex: He has been benched for the last few games due to poor form .

high-intensity interval training [noun]

a multi-layered exercise consisted of short periods of demanding physical activities with less intense recovery periods in between

dribble [noun]

the controlled advancement of a ball by a player using repeated slight touches, kicks, or pushes to keep possession and move past opponents

Ex:

to tackle [verb]

to try to take the ball from the players of the other team, usually by forcing them down, in sports such as American football or rugby

Ex: The player hesitated and was tackled just short of the goal line .

coach [noun]

someone who trains a person or team in sport

Ex: The chess coach taught strategies that helped in winning several tournaments .

time trial [noun]

a race format where individuals or teams compete against the clock to achieve the fastest time

Ex: The coach emphasized pacing during the time trial so that no one would tire out too quickly .

Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7)
Size and Scale	Dimensions	Weight and Steadiness	Increase in Amount
Decrease in Amount	Intensity	Time and Duration	Space and Area
Shapes	Speed	Significance	Insignificance
Strength and Influence	Uniqueness	Commonness	Complexity
High Quality	Low Quality	Value	Challenges
Wealth and Success	Poverty and Failure	Age and Appearance	Body Shape
Wellness	Intellectual Capability	Intellectual Incapability	Positive Human Traits
Negative Human Traits	Moral Traits	Financial Behaviours	Social Behaviours
Short-tempered Traits	Positive Emotional Responses	Negative Emotional Responses	Positive Emotional States
Negative Emotional States	Tastes and Smells	Textures	Sounds
Temperature	Probability	Attempt and Prevention	Opinions
Thoughts and Decisions	Encouragement and Discouragement	Knowledge and Information	Request and Suggestion
Respect and Approval	Regret and Sadness	Relational Actions	Physical Actions and Reactions
Body Language and Gestures	Postures and Positions	Movements	Commanding and Giving Permissions
Engaging in Verbal Communication	Understanding and Learning	Perceiving The Senses	Predicting
Touching and Holding	Eating and Drinking	Preparing Food	Changing and Forming
Creating and Producing	Organising and Collecting	Hobbies and Routines	Shopping
Finance and Currency	Workplace	Office Life	Specialised Careers
Manual Labour Careers	Service and Support Careers	Creative and Artistic Careers	House
Human Body	Health	Sports	Sports Competitions
Transportation	Society	Social Events	Animals
City Parts	Food and Drinks	Friendship and Enmity	Gender and Sexuality
Family	Relationship Styles	Romantic Relationships	Positive Emotions
Negative Emotions	Travel and Tourism	Migration	Materials
Pollution	Disasters	Adverbs of Comment and Certainty	Adverbs of Manner
Weather	Adverbs of Degree	Adverbs of Time and Frequency	Adverbs of Purpose and Emphasis
Conjunctive Adverbs