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fair play
UK/ˌfeə ˈpleɪ/US/ˌfer ˈpleɪ/FAIR PLAY
Band 5-6speakingtask2
behaving honestly and following the rules in sport
Examples
“promote fair play”
“spirit of fair play”
“encourage fair play”
Band 8 sentence
“Fair play is vital in grassroots football to teach children respect for opponents and referees.”
Collocations
- promote fair play
- reward fair play
Word family
fair adjectiveplay verb/nounsportsmanship noun
Common mistakes
He always plays fair game.→He always shows fair play.
We should support fairplaying.→We should support fair play.
Say it for a higher band
5honesty→6sportsmanship→7+fair play
Synonyms
sportsmanship
Easily confused
sportsmanship
“Despite losing, she showed excellent sportsmanship by congratulating her opponent.”
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