Week 3 Do you like sports? V ocabulary 8 Ci sono in inglese numerose espressioni e frasi idiomatiche che si rifanno al mondo dello sport. Ecco alcuni esempi, cerca di dedurne il significato scegliendo tra le due alternative proposte. 1 SKATING It s late! Get your skates on, we have to be back by 7! a) hurry up; b) relax and take it easy I wanted to talk to him about that matter, but he skated over it. I ll try again! a) stopped b) avoided the issue Skating skating surfing surfing Olympic speed skaters can reach speeds of more than 60 kilometers per hour. They have to maintain an aerodynamic position lowering their head and chest to keep air resistance to a minimum. Surfing 2 SURFING After the series Friends , Jennifer Aniston rode on a wave of popularity. a) started horse riding b) started to benefit from a period of success. Muriel realised Robert was taking her for a ride, so she left him. a) cheating, tricking b) driving carelessly Body surfing is surfing without a board: your body is your board. The only equipment that body surfers can use is a pair of fins to stay on during turbulent conditions. This sport is popular in California, Australia and Brazil. 3 BMX I was telling my dad I had had a little accident with his car but he flew off the handle and got very angry. a) lost his temper b) was very sorry After months of hard work, I m getting a handle on those Maths exercises. a) beginning to understand b) starting to worry BMX It is the spo motocro rt of racing bic ycles in ss style (X cross). T he track is the symbol fo s have ju r obstacle mps and s. BMX began in in the 1 Californ 97 ia Olympic 0s and it becam sport in e an 2008. USEFUL WORDS to avoid = evitare; board = tavola; to cheat = imbrogliare; fin = pinna; handle = manubrio; to lower = abbassare; speed = velocità; track = pista; 31