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team sport
UK/tiːm spɔːt/US/tiːm spɔːrt/TEAM·SPORT
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a sport played by a group of people working together as a team
Examples
“Football and basketball are popular team sports in many countries.”
“Playing a team sport can help develop communication skills.”
“She prefers team sports to individual ones because she likes working with others.”
Band 8 sentence
“Participation in team sports at school teaches cooperation and leadership skills that extend beyond the playing field.”
Collocations
- play a team sport
- team sport players / team members
Word family
individual sport nounteam player noun
Common mistakes
play team sports→play a team sport
team sports→team sport
Say it for a higher band
5play team sports→6team sports→7+team sport
Synonyms
group sport
Easily confused
individual sport
“Tennis can be played both as a team sport and an individual sport.”
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In Sport & Exercise
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