collocation · informal
join a sports club
/dʒɔɪn ə spɔːrts klʌb/join a SPORTS CLUB
to become a member of an organised group where people train or play sports together
Examples
“When I moved to the city I decided to join a sports club to meet new people.”
“Students can join a sports club at the university for free during the first week.”
“He joined a sports club and improved quickly thanks to regular coaching.”
Band 8 sentence
“To keep motivated, I joined a sports club where regular training and friendly competition push me to improve.”
Collocations
- join a sports club
- be a member of a club
Word family
Common mistakes
join in a sports club→join a sports club
enter a sports club→join a sports club
Say it for a higher band
5join a club→6become a member of a club→7+join a sports club
Synonyms
become a member
Easily confused
become a member of a club
“She became a member of the tennis club last month.”
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