play ball vocabulary - esol 7

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esol 7

champion (n.)

- A champion is a winner

- Un campeón es un ganador

- The champions were on the winning team.

- The gold medal was given to the champion.

compete (v.)

- When you compete, you take part in a contest

- Cuándo tú competes, tú participas en un concurso

- They competed to win the competition.

- The team competes against other teams around the world.

fan (n.)

- Someone who supports a particular team or person

- Alguien que apoya a un equipo en particular o una persona

- My dad is a fan of the Chicago Bears.

- My sister and I are fans of the same animes.

league (n.)

- A group of teams that play in the same sport

- Un grupo de equipos que jugas en el mismo deporte

- My friends and I all play in our neighborhood baseball league.

- One Major League Hockey team is the Chicago Blackhawks.

pastime (n.)

- An activity that you do for fun

- Un actividad que tú haces para divertirse

- Baseball is often called "America's pastime."

- My favorite pastime is reading.

popular (adj.)

- To be popular means to be liked by many people

- Ser popular significa ser querido por muchas personas

- In the TV show, the popular students were bullies.

- Popcorn is a popular snack eaten at the movie theater.

professional (adj.)

- Someone who does a job for money

- Alguien que hace un trabajo por dinero

- My sister is a professional artist.

- Doctors and teachers are examples of professionals.

segregate (v.)

- To keep apart

- A separar

- Gym classes usually segregate the boys and girls.

- We segregated the candy based on its color.

Multiple Choice

His favorite _____ is baking cakes.

• Pastime

• League

Multiple Choice

The winners were the _____.

• Professionals

• Champions

Multiple Choice

Oreo is a _____ ice cream flavor.

• Popular

• Segregate

Multiple Choice

She is a _____ of that basketball team.

• Champion

• Fan

Multiple Choice

My great aunt was a _____ actress.

• Professional

• Pastime

Multiple Choice

The runners _____ to be the winner of the race.

• Segregated

• Competed

Multiple Choice

They _____ the boys and girls for the game.

• Segregated

• Competed

Multiple Choice

There are many different baseball teams in the _____.

• League

• Professional