Listening questions - team sports - Higher
There are lots of words associated with sport. Here is some more useful vocabulary:
| el campe贸n | champion |
| el campeonato | championship |
| el equipo | team |
| el estadio | stadium |
| el jugador | player |
| el miembro | member |
| el partido | match, game |
| la pista | track/pitch/court |
| el torneo | tournament |
| el campe贸n |
| champion |
| el campeonato |
| championship |
| el equipo |
| team |
| el estadio |
| stadium |
| el jugador |
| player |
| el miembro |
| member |
| el partido |
| match, game |
| la pista |
| track/pitch/court |
| el torneo |
| tournament |
Listen to Anita and Ben discussing team sports.
Question
Who says the following - Anita, Ben or Both?
- Team sports have lots of benefits.
- You have to respect your team mates.
- You learn to solve problems.
- Individual sports can be less motivating than team sports.
- Both. Anita says hay muchos beneficios de los deportes en equipo (there are lots of benefits to team sports) and Ben agrees with her and also says hay muchas ventajas (there are a lot of advantages).
- Anita. Anita says los jugadores tienen que tolerar y respetar a los otros miembros del equipo (players have to tolerate and respect other members of the team).
- Ben. He says aprenden a resolver los problemas f谩cilmente (they learn to resolve problems easily).
- Both. Ben says puede perder la motivaci贸n (can lose motivation) and Anita agrees with him and adds el apoyo de un equipo es m谩s inspirador y motivador (the support of a team is more inspiring and motivating).
Transcript:
Anita: Pienso que hay muchos beneficios de los deportes en equipo.
Ben: Estoy de acuerdo porque hay muchas ventajas. Tambi茅n el deporte en general es esencial para el desarrollo personal.
Anita: S铆, tienes raz贸n. Los jugadores tienen que tolerar y respetar a los otros miembros del equipo.
Ben: Por eso aprenden a resolver los problemas f谩cilmente. Adem谩s, en muchas ocasiones cuando un ni帽o practica un deporte individual, puede perder la motivaci贸n.
Anita: Es verdad porque el apoyo de un equipo es m谩s inspirador y motivador.
Translation:
Anita: I think that there are a lot of benefits to team sports.
Ben: I agree because there are lots of advantages. Also sport in general is essential for personal development.
Anita: Yes, you are right. Players have to tolerate and respect other members of the team.
Ben: As a result, they learn to resolve problems easily. What's more, on many occasions when a child does an individual sport they can lose motivation.
Anita: It's true because the support of a team is more inspiring and motivating.