Develop your sports vocabulary.
Read a blog and some comments on it.
Work on word building. Look at phrases related to drugs in sport. Study how to form compound adjectives.
Study the language of causes and results and giving reasons: lead to, result in, because (of), etc. Look at verbs used to talk about coercion: persuade, make, force, etc.
Listen to people talking about their sports training.
Review what you have studied so far.
Post messages with your views on doping. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra writing practice.)
Write about something you were forced to do.
Practise language for making suggestions.
Learn how to pronounce and spell the sounds /aɪ/ and /eɪ/.
Search for information about doping in sport. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra reading and writing practice.)
Write a letter of complaint, or write about an incident of industrial espionage.
Talk to your tutor about the unit and the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2.
Review the work in the unit.
Send us your feedback on this unit.
Test what you have studied in this unit.
Practise the language you study in this unit, and improve your reading, listening and speaking skills.
banned
banned (adj)
illegal, prohibited
blog
blog (n)
abbreviation for Weblog - a personal Web site or section at a Web site where a person writes about something, and readers can post (=leave, add) their comments
claim
claim (v)
to say something with emphasis because you think other people may not believe you
coaching
coaching (n)
help and advice from a coach (=trainer)
complain
complain (v)
to say that you are not happy with a situation
court
court (n)
the place where sports such as tennis, squash, volleyball, basketball or badminton are played
crusade
crusade (n)
an organised campaign that doesn't stop until it achieves its objective
database
database (n)
a collection of data (=information) that is organised and stored on a computer
disgraced
disgraced (adj)
having lost people's approval and respect after doing something wrong
dna
DNA (n)
abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid - the acid that determines the physical characteristics that make one person different from all other people
doping
doping (n)
the use of illegal substances by athletes to improve their performance
dueto
due to (prep)
because of
fan
fan (n)
a person who is very interested in a particular sport
final
(final) whistle (n)
a small metal object which the referee blows to signal the end of a sports match
goal
goal (n)
the place or space where players of a sport try to get the ball, in order to score points for their team
hide
hide (v)
to keep something so that it cannot be seen, so that it is a secret
ignore
ignore (v)
to deliberately not pay attention
lifeexpectancy
life expectancy (n)
the number of years a person or animal is expected to live
lodge
lodge a complaint (v)
to officially make a complaint
long-term
long-term (adj)
in the distant future
manipulated
manipulate (v)
to force or persuade someone to do something they don't want to do
match
match (n)
a sports game
object
object (v)
to express dislike or disapproval of something
pill
pill (n)
a small solid round piece of medicine which you eat
pitch
pitch (n)
an area of ground which is specially marked for playing sports
point
point (n)
one of the single marks which are added together in a game to give the total score
racket
racket (n)
an oval-shaped bat with strings across it
referee
referee (n)
the official person who controls a sports match
score
score (v)
to make a point for your team
shot
shot putter (n)
in athletics, the sport shot put is a competition in which a heavy metal ball is thrown as far as possible; a shot putter is the person who throws the shot put
side
side effect (n)
a negative health consequence that you can suffer when taking a drug, in addition to the benefits the drug has
since
since (conj)
because
stadium
stadium (n)
a large sports ground with seats all around it
stamina
stamina (n)
the capacity for doing a hard physical activity for a long time
stand
stand (n)
a large structure with many seats where spectators watch a sports event
take
take the matter up with someone (v)
to bring someone's attention to a topic
umpire
umpire (n)
the offical person who controls a sports match such as tennis, hockey, badminton and baseball
unfair
unfair (adj)
wrong or dishonest because it goes against the idea that people should be equal and have the same opportunities in a particular situation
warn
warn (v)
to tell someone to be careful
widespread
widespread (adj)
very common