Match each idiom in the oval and a similar expression in the diamond

5. Fill in the blanks with the words:

1. The Olympic _______, an international festival of _______, are held at a four-year interval.

2. The ceremonies of the ancient Olympic _______ included ______ in oratory, poetry, music and art, wrestling, long jumping, running, discus and javelin throwing.

3. Football _____ attract numerous spectators all over the world.

4. Track and field _____ are popular among college students, although basketball ____ attract more competitors.

5. _______ may be of individual, team or individual-team kind.

6. _______ is a series of games or contests that make up a single unit of a competition.

7. ________ is the winner of the first place or first prize in competition by defeating the other ______ in his division in a contest or _____.

8. The greatest ______ in sports are called the Olympic Games.

9. The most common _______ is the single elimination _______ in which ______ are paired off for individual _______, with winners advancing to the next ________.

10. Losers are eliminated until there is a single _______.

11. European Cup consists of a qualifying _______ in three groups followed by a seminal ________ and a six-nation ________.

12. Each nation enters one _______ per event.

6. Name sports where sportsmen must:

e.x. Playing football sportsmen must kick the ball.

1. kick the ball

2. score the goal

3. hit the ball with the racket

4. throw the ball to smn

5. catch the ball

6. run to the base

7. use the cue

8. lift weights

9. shoot

10. throw the puck with the stick