Sport verbs

play, win, lose...

1. Describing a match.

Look at how we use play, win, lose, draw and beat to describe a match:

One team plays the other team.
The two teams play (a match).
One team wins (the match).
The other team loses (the match).
Two teams draw (a match).
One team draws with the other team.
One team beats the other team.

Complete this table with the past simple of the verbs.

Infinitive Past simple
play played

2. Sporting results.

Look at the results and decide if the sentences under the results are true or false.

Bilbao - Villareal 2-0 Betis - Deportivo 0-3
Extremadura - Tenerife 2-0 Real Madrid - Oviedo 2-1
Barcelona - Valladolid 1-1 Zaragoza - Atlético Madrid 2-0
Celta - Real Sociedad 2-2 Salamanca - Alavés 1-0
Racing - Mallorca 1-0 Valencia - Espanyol 1-2

3. Sporting results.

Complete these true sentences about the results. Write one word in each gap. Use the correct form of play, win, lose, draw or beat.

Bilbao - Villareal 2-0 Betis - Deportivo 0-3
Extremadura - Tenerife 2-0 Real Madrid - Oviedo 2-1
Barcelona - Valladolid 1-1 Zaragoza - Atlético Madrid 2-0
Celta - Real Sociedad 2-2 Salamanca - Alavés 1-0
Racing - Mallorca 1-0 Valencia - Espanyol 1-2

4. Game summary.

Complete this summary of two baseball games that were played between Cuba and the Baltimore Orioles.