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shout for his/ones team — to raise ones voice in support ofl his/ones team while it is playing
is in good form today — is in good shape today, is in a gooe condition of health and training today
lost the toss — To decide or choose smth. people ofte* (especially in sports) toss a coin, i. e. throw it lightly into the ail to see which side of it will be up when it falls. If you say "tails4 ("решка") and it falls with the tails up, you win. But if it falld with the heads ("орел") up, you lose. I
to play with/against the wind — It is easier for a football team to play when the wind if there is one is blowing in their backs!
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i. e. they are "playing with the wind" than when it is blowing in their faces, i. e. they are playing against it. If the captain loses the toss (see above), his team has to play with their faces to the wind in the first time, but in the second time the teams change places.
to kick off — to begin a game of football by kicking the ball Come on! — 1. Thy harder! Make an effort! 2. Hurry up! 3. Cheer up!
the game of his life — the most important game of his life, the game that could decide his future and be the making of him (вывести его в люди)
3 minutes to go — There are three minutes left.
Ex. VIII, p. 218
1.1 prefer track-and-field/track and field athletics/(Br) ath-letics/((7S) track to boxing, and wrestling. 2. I am dreaming of setting (up) a record in swimming. 3. I cant run today. Im in bad form/shape (out of form/shape). 4. People all over the world follow Olympic Games. 5. He spends a lot of time on athletic training. 6. I support /I am a fan of the football team "Spartak". 7. Our game ended in a draw. 8. He will willingly/ gladly/readily coach us in fencing. 9. Do you do/play/go in for track-and-field? 10. Wind-surfing and hang gliding have appeared quite recently. 11. The boy is dreaming of becoming a hockey player and asking his parents to buy him a stick and a puck/asking for a stick and a puck. 12. How many people are going to take part in the Institute chess competition?
13. Wouldnt you like to win the cup in this competition?
14. Who was the first to kick/score a goal? 15. Are you going to (attend) this match? 16. Archery has become rather a popular sport. 17. No one expected them to win with the score of two to nil. 18. He is good at figure skatin,. 19. "Women dont play football, do they?" — "Yes, they do but rarely." 20. "Who won our Institute draughts competition?" — "One of the freshmen/ first-year students." 21. Its not worth joining two sports circles at a time. 22.1 prefer calisthenics to any other sport. 23. We wont be able to compete with you, we are out of form/shape. 24. "Are you going to take part in the rowing competition?" — "Sure/ Certainly." 25. I am sure that the game will end in a draw/the game will be drawn. 26. We have a splendid gym and all the opportunities for good athletic training.
