Tag: Sports
Do you know how to play Padel Tennis?
A new sport, Padel Tennis, is taking South Africa by storm. The racket sport typically played in doubles on a smaller enclosed court than the size of a tennis court, appears to be attracting more athletes and fans in the country.
Vocabulary chunks to learn from the video :
it might be early days
but padel tennis has been riding a crest of a wave in South Africa a mix of tennis and squash
on an enclosed court has enjoyed tremendous growth three playing courts we’re a pay-to-play padel business which is a brand new very exciting fastest growing sport in the world has its origins in Mexico
a football-mad nation
it’s taken off big time in Europe
we have big ambitions
we want to grow to a couple of hundred courts
we do a lot of marketing
we do coaching clinics
we do promotions
we run tournaments
they literally become addicted to the sport we have people that play every day padel bosses say the game has been attracting all sorts anybody that wants to be social
that wants to have fun this game is for everyone young children as young as six or seven who knows what the future holds I like the competitiveness
it’s fun it’s quick it’s energetic the future is huge and bright for South African paddle
one of the fastest-growing sports in the world
racket sport
A great facility for the community
Vocabulary chunks to learn from video
- Over 40 years
- Re-development
- Giving to the community
- Sports facilities
- State of the art football pitches
- Thriving with young people
- From the neighborhood and beyond
- A great facility for the community
- Come and enjoy themselves
- Part of the community
- Should be able to invest in it
- The community is going to grow
- A great way for them to socialise
- Due to lack of facilities
- Difficult circumstances
- In the heart of the community
- Making a much much safer, cleaner, nicer, brighter place
- For the local community
I’m here because I want to be better
Vocabulary chunks to learn from the video :
You worked out with him
How did that come about ?
You’ve got to be simple
You’ve got to work on your craft
Think outside the box
You should always be a kid
You always want to learn
You ask questions
I was there 3 hours before him
I look up to Kobe Bryant
I’m here because I want to be better
A book that will be a best seller
That’s not going to be true to myself
Because at the end of the day you will not always remember everything they tell you
When you write it down you can always go back to it
I am Giannis
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Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :
- I want to be an NBA player
- We were always close to one another
- What you have you’re going to share
- Believe in yourself
- Believe in your dreams
- It’s all about being different
- How to be disciplined
- How to respect one another
- How to love one another
- Keep his legacy going
- Hard work that paid off
- If you believe in yourself, believe in your dreams, work hard, things like this can happen
the youngest Olympian in history
Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :
- skateboarding will be making its first appearance as an Olympic sport
- has her sight set on goal
- she trains in the US
- youngest ever summer Olympian
- it makes me feel happy and free
- that carefree attitude is the key to her success
- She’s been skating and surfing since she could walk
- Picking up tips from her father
- she trains regularly
- her Olympic dream
- just have fun and get out there
- she’s already a precocious talent
- the youngest Olympian in history
- she’ll have to qualify against the world’s best women
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wildest dreams
visit California
What’s it like to try an extreme sport, for the first time? This wild man isn’t afraid to show you. (Ok, maybe he’s a little afraid.) Jonny Moseley travels to Lone Pine, California in the Sierras to get a lesson from his buddy, Red Bull sponsored slacklining champ, Alex Mason.
Vocabulary Chunks to learn from video :
- A pro slack-liner
- This location that is so beautiful
- Tight rope
- Check this place out – it’s so gorgeous
- Check out these rock formations
- I think I’m in the spot
- That is so sick
- Just channel the energy
- It looks so damn easy but it’s not
- I’m pretty flexible
- Jut give it a try
- It’s dark, it’s raining, there’s lightning, there’s thunder
- I knew I was going to be really scared
- That is not what I expected
dreaming big
visit California
Pro-skater Bob Burnquist has done turns on almost every surface imaginable, including a floating skate ramp on the crystal-blue waters of Lake Tahoe. Surrounded by majestic peaks, this High Sierra gem is definitely one for your bucket list. Winter and springtime snow lets you carve it up at world-class alpine resorts, while summer brings out the water toys—sailboats, stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, and more.
Vocabulary Chunks to learn from video :
- Dream as big as I can
- Make it happen
- I love wild ideas
- The freedom to manifest them
- It’s a floating ramp
- All this work will be for nothing
- All my dreams came true
- Wake up, dream it, make it happen
- A mega ramp
- It just doesn’t end
- I’m living it everyday
I’m just living the dream
[Australian Open TV]
Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in four sets to continue his superb run in Melbourne and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
At 20 years and 168 days, Tsitsipas is the youngest man to reach the last four of a Grand Slam since Novak Djokovic at the 2007 US Open.
The Greek 14th seed won 7-5 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2) in three hours and 15 minutes.
He will face 2009 champion Rafael Nadal in the last four after the Spaniard beat unseeded American Frances Tiafoe.
“It all feels like a fairytale almost. I’m just living the dream, living what I’ve been working for,” he said.
“I feel a bit emotional but not too much because I know I really worked hard to get here.”
Tsitsipas became the first Greek player to go beyond the fourth round of a Grand Slam when he knocked out six-time champion Roger Federer to reach the quarter-finals.
He is the youngest man to reach the last four in Melbourne since Andy Roddick in 2003. [BBC.com]
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Vocabulary chunks from video :
- This is quite a moment
- Your fans on the stands
- The National Anthem
- Semi-finals
- I’m just living the dream
- Living what I’ve been working hard for
- I really worked had to get here
- What are my goals this year?
- It is real
- A top competitor
- If I keep pushing myself
- Do what you can
- The big signature moment
- Explore the world
- I love film-making, photography
- In your journey, your pathway
- Thanking the crowd for being with me
- Congratulations, welcome to the semi-finals
Show the world how
[air Canada]
Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :
• What we’re made of
• How tough we compete in the snow
• How many medals we bring home
• Show the world how great we are
• Find strength in our differences
• We are unstoppable
• We work together
• We are proud of our home
Vocabulary in Chunks 
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