Poletni športi = Summer Sports

1. ELEMENTARY LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– to swim = plavati
– swimming = plavanje
– a swimmer = plavalec
– to run = teči
– running = tek
– a runner = tekač
– to sail = jadrati
– a sail = jadro
– sailing = jadranje
– a sailing boat = jadrnica
– cycling = kolesarjenje
– a cyclist = kolesar
– a bicycle = kolo
– rock climbing = plezanje
– jogging = jogging
– a swimming pool = plavalni bazen
– a bathing suit = kopalke

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– I’m going for a swim. = Malo grem zaplavat.
– I’m going for a run. = Grem tečt.
– I do jogging. = Hodim na jogging.
– I go swimming every day. = Vsak dan hodim plavat.*

* Pri športih kot so plavanje, tek, kolesarjenje in druge dejavnosti, ki se ne uvrščajo med športno igro, se uporabljata glagola “to do” in “to go”, medtem ko se pri igrah z žogo rabi glagol “to play”.

2. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– yoga = joga
– an adrenaline rush = “adrenalinska bomba”
– an extreme sport = ekstremni šport
– canoeing = kajak in kanu (šport)*
– a canoe = kanu
– a kayak = kajak
– a paddle = veslo
– a canoeist = kanuist
– horse racing = dirkanje s konji
– a horse race = konjska dirka
– a jockey = jockey, poklicni jahač
– a fence = ovira (pri konjskih dirkah)
– motor racing = dirkanje z avtomobili
– a helmet = čelada
– a motorcycle = motor
– motorcycle racing = motociklistična dirka
– a crash helmet = čelada za motoriste
– aerobics = aerobika
– weightlifting = dvigovanje uteži
– a gym = telovadnica
– darts = pikado
– a dart = puščica pri pikadu
– windsurfing = jadranje na deski
– surfing = deskanje na vodi
– a surfboard = deska za deskanje na vodi
– a windsurf board = jadralna deska
– hang-gliding = zmajarstvo
– a hang-glider = zmajar, zmaj
– bungee jumping = bungee jumping
– an elastic cord = elastična vrv
– paragliding = jadralno padalstvo
– a paraglider = jadralno padalo, jadralni padalec
– fishing = ribolov
– a fishing rod = ribiška palica
– a hook = trnek
– bait = vaba

* Izraz »canoeing« mednarodno označuje tako veslanje v kanuju kot v kajaku, ki velja za podvrsto kanuja, medtem ko se v Severni Ameriki običajno navezuje zgolj na veslanje v kanuju, za veslanje v kajaku pa je rabljen izraz »kayaking«.

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– He may take the bait. = He may rise to the bait.* = Morda bo ugriznil v vabo.
– She took up fishing. = Začela se je ukvarjati z ribolovom.
* Fraza “rise to the bait” je bolj pogosta v britanski angleščini.