Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• down the track: At some point in the future.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• going on: To continue doing something
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• jump onto: To leap or climb onto a surface or object.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
• on ice: Kept cold or preserved by ice.
• compete in: To take part in a contest or competition.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• ride down: To catch or stop someone by chasing on horseback or vehicle.
• on the wind: Being carried or moving through the air by the wind.
• from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
• have to: Must do
• on foot
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
• land: Region or country
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• rank: To rate or class things
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• aerial: Being done, living or seen in the air
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
• choreography: Art of designing and arranging dances
• glide: To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
• cylindrical: Having the shape of a cylinder
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• nordic: Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Iceland
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• rink: A ice playing area for ice hockey or curling
• aerodynamic: Efficiently designed to move through the air
• skate: Flat sea fish
• alpine: Concerning mountains or mountain ranges
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• amplitude: Breadth, width or largeness of something
• disqualify: To remove from a contest because a rule was broken
• sledge: To speak to intimidate an opposing player
• snowboard: Board like a small surfboard used on the snow
• freestyle: When swimmers choose their stroke for a race