Crossword as a home task

Down:

1. an area of land prepared for racing, golf, or other sports

2. a long thin stick with the help of which sportsmen can jump very high

3. you need it when you want to shoot an arrow

4. to jump into water making skilful movements in the air

5. a large area used for sports such as football or grass hockey

6. a hockey player holds it in his hands

7. an area where some sports are played, such as tennis or squash

8. you play tennis or badminton with it

9. a large building usually without a roof where people watch sports events

10. an organized event where sportsmen try to show that they are better than others and get prizes

11. a person who trains a sports player or a team

12. clothes of the same colour and fashion showing that sportsmen belong to the same club or country

13. a person who is good at such sports as running, jumping, etc.

14. a group of teams who regularly play against one another and have similar skills

15. a person whose job is to make sure that sportsmen obey the rules

16. a large round metal container with two handles given as a prize in a contest

17. a long wooden object used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball and cricket

18. the structure that you try to get the ball into when you play football, water polo and some other games

Across:

1. the best achievement so far in a particular sport that sportsmen try to break

2. a swimming … is a large structure filled with water

3. a round flat piece of rubber that sportsmen hit in ice hockey

4. a vehicle with two wheels that sportsmen ride

5. people who like watching sports very much

6. to defeat everyone else, to show the best results

7. the name Americans call football played in Europe

8. a skating … is a large area where people skate or play ice hockey

9. a large flat surface that shows the points the sportsmen or teams get during a game or sports event

10. a person or a team that has won an important sports event

11. a hard hat that sportsmen in some kinds of sport wear to protect their heads

12. sportsmen hit the ball over it when they play tennis or volleyball

13. a group of people who play a sport or a game

14. a person in a particular kind of game

15. they describe what sportsmen can do and what they mustn't do

16. the players in a team game who try to prevent the other team from getting points

17. a game between two teams of sportsmen

18. a large hall where people go to do physical exercises

19. to show worse results than another sportsman or team

20. a piece of ground used for racing

21. a chance to score a goal without other players trying to take the ball from you, given because an opponent has broken a rule

22. a small flat round piece of metal given for showing best results in sports