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ESLPodcast517–WatchingCompetitiveSports

GLOSSARY

remote–remotecontrol;asmalldevicewithmanybuttons,heldinone’shands

tooperateatelevisionorstereofromadistance,changingchannelsorthe

volume

*Beforepeoplehadremotes,theyhadtowalktothetelevisionsettochangethe

channel.

Doyoumind?–aninformalwaytoasksomeonetostopwhatheorsheis

doing,usuallybecauseitisbotheringoneself

*Ican’tstudywhenyou’replayingsuchloudmusic.Doyoumind?

playoffs–gamesplayedtowardofacompetitionamongthebestteams,

usedtodeterminewhichtwoteamsaretheverybestandwillplayinthefinal

championshipgame

*Theyweredisappointedthattheycouldn’tplayinthefinalchampionshipgame,

buttheywerealsopleasedthattheyhadmadeittothenationalplayoffs.

torootfor–tocheerforaparticularteamorplayer;tohopethataparticular

teamorplayerwillwin,usuallyshoutingandclappingduringthecompetition

*AreyourootingfornaStateUniversityortheUniversityofna?

underdog–theteamthatisnotexpectedtowin;theteamthatwillprobablylose

*Everyonewassurprisedwhentheunderdogwonthegame.

victorious–thewinningorteam;theorteamthatwins

*Theteamwasvictoriousbecauseithasalotofgoodplayerswhoknowhowto

workwelltogether.

togetpounded–tobebeatenbadly;tolosebyalargenumberofpoints

*Wewerepoundedatthegameandlost74-1.

champion–thewinner

*Whoistheworldchampioninlong-distancerunning?

inpeace–quietlyandcalmly,withoutinterruptionsordistractions

*Ineedtoconcentrateonthisproject.Canyoupleaseleavemeinpeacefora

fewhours?

season–thetimeofyearwhenasportisplayed

*Whendoesthehockeyseasonbegin?