Vocabulary For IELTS
Amateur – taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job.
Sentence – His success in amateur theatricals led him on to think he could tread the boards for a living.
Arena – a large, flat area surrounded by seats used for sports or entertainment.
Sentence – The competitors cantered into the arena to conclude the closing ceremony.
Athletic – strong, healthy, and good at sports.
Sentence – Our school won the athletic sports because we have so many good sportsmen.
Backboard – the board behind the basket in a game of basketball.
Sentence – The backboard connects with the radiator by the bolt and the nut, by the bolt and the everting whorl, or by the bolt and the whorl bore mutually.
Backhand – (in sports such as tennis) a hit in which the arm is brought across the body with the back of the hand facing the same direction as the hit itself, or the player’s ability to perform this hit.
Sentence – Like Chrissie Evert executing an effortless backhand crosscourt volley at Wimbledon, Perdita shot forward and whacked the ball home.
Batter (baseball) – to hit and behave violently towards a person, especially a woman or child, repeatedly over a long period of time, or to hit something with force many times.
Sentence – Whisk the batter with a wire whisk or hand beater until it is smooth and light.
Baseball – a game played especially in North America by two teams of nine players, in which a player hits a ball with a bat (= stick) and tries to run around four bases on a large field before the other team returns the ball.
Sentence – There’s not much difference between baseball and softball.
Basketball – a game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing a large ball through an open net hanging from a metal ring.
Sentence – I love smimming in summer. So I always go swimming with my parents in the sea. Sometimes, I like to play basketball on the playground with my friends if it’s not very hot.
Bench – a long, usually hard seat for two or more people, often found in public places.
Sentence – Some of the Government front bench still believe our relationship with the US is paramount.
Catcher (baseball) – in baseball, the player who catches the ball if the batter fails to hit it.
Sentence – An umpire stands behind the catcher in baseball.
Champion – someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in a competition.
Sentence – The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
Championship – ahigh-level competition to decide who is the best, especially in a sport.
Sentence – His defeat in the world championship led to a long period of gloomy introspection.
Coach – someone whose job is to teach people to improve at a sport, skill, or school subject.
Sentence – The coach called all the players together to discuss the reasons of being beaten.
Competitive – wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people.
Sentence – The rag trade is extremely competitive, and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive.
Defense – the ability to protect against attack or harm, or something used to protect against attack or harm.
Sentence – Defense planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
Doubles (tennis) – a game played with two players on each side.
Sentence – Who won the men’s doubles at Wimbledon this year?
Dribble (basketball) – to (cause a liquid to) flow very slowly in small amounts.
Sentence – The ball would spin or dribble down the lawn and stop a few feet away from the silver maple.
