74 Sport: ball games A Ball games basketball football table tennis tennis volleyball golf rugby baseball hockey B Equipment (= what you need to play the games) For most ball games you need boots or training shoes. (also trainers infml) You need a racket for tennis, a bat for baseball/table tennis; a stick for hockey; and clubs for golf [see picture). In tennis and volleyball and there is a net across the middle of the court. There is also a net around each goal in football. c Things you can do with a ball throw it head it pass it hit it catch it kick it NOTE D Places and people Places The playing area for football and rugby is called a pitch. Around the pitch there is an area for spectators/the crowd (= people who watch the game). The total area is the stadium. The playing area for tennis, volleyball and basketball is a court; for golf it is a course. Officials Football and rugby have a referee; tennis and baseball have an umpire. In football the referee uses a whistle to control the game. E Winning and losing We write 2-2, but say two- all. Spain beat Switzerland 3-2. (= Switzerland lost to Spain 3-2) In other words: Spain won the match. ( Switzerland lost the match) Spain were the winners. (= Switzerland were the losers) If two teams/players have the same score (= number of goals or points) at full-time (= the end of the game), it is a draw. We can also use draw as a verb, e.g. We drew 2-2. When a game is in progress, we use lead to describe the position of the teams or player with the most goals/points, and latest to describe the score: At half-time, Brazil are leading Chile 2-1. (= the latest score is 2-1 to Brazil)