ERIC CLAPTON

 

VOCABULARY

WORD	CONTEXTUAL MEANING
amateur	a person who does something without payment; not a professional
anthem	an important song (usually national)
banned	not allowed
broadcaster	a person who talks (often about sports and athletes) on television or radio
compete	to battle against another player
contestant	person who plays in a game
controversy	disagreement over an issue
doping	using illegal drugs in sport
facilities	buildings and places where events are held
fanfare	a piece of music that announces an important arrival
host	the country that holds the Games
humanity	all people
medal	a gold, silver, or bronze award given to a winner or runner up
motto	a personal belief that one shares, related to life
nationality	the country a person is from
oath	a promise
participant	someone who plays in a game
partisanship	unfair judging (usually for political reasons)
postpone	delay until later
preliminaries	tryouts
purity	total goodness
qualify	achieve the minimum requirement
representative	one person who speaks or acts on behalf of a team or group
security	people who control violence or rule-breaking and provide protection
spectator	a person who watches an event
sponsor(n)	a company that gives an athlete financial support in exchange for promoting clothes or other products
spokesman	a person (often an athlete) who represents a company in marketing or the media
sportsmanship	fairness and honesty in sports
stamina	having energy for a long time
standings	a record of athletes' performances
struggle	to work hard at something difficult
substitute	an extra team player used in emergencies
swifter	faster
symbol	an image that represents something
torch	a large flame on a stick
venue	the place where an event is held
victory	a win

OLYMPIC SPORTS

 

Hola quería saber si podrías publicar un vocabulario relacionado con los "Juegos Olímpicos"

Gracias

ESPERAR

 

COMO USAR WAIT , HOPE Y EXPECT

WAIT

Dejar pasar el tiempo hasta que algo ocurra.

They are waiting for the train.

HOPE

Sentir la emoción de esperanza por algo que podría ocurrir o no. Desear algo.

I hope to live in Santander soon

EXPECT

Tener la seguridad de que algo va a suceder o que es probable que ocurra.

Do you expect María to come to the party?

IDIOMS

It costs an arm and a leg: 

En español sería como ¡cuesta un ojo de la cara!

A friend in need is a friend indeed: 

Esta expresión se utiliza cuando queremos decir algo como “En momentos malos es cuando se sabe quién es tu amigo”.

 

Apple of my eye  

“El niño/ la niña de mis ojos”

IDIOMS

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