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Talk about sports events and read sports headlines with their noun–verb pairs (기량을 겨루다, 결선에 진출하다, 과녁에 명중하다, 득점을 올리다, 반칙을 하다).

today’s words

• 흘러들다 heulleodeulda · flow in, drift in
• 힐끔거리다 hilkkeumgeorida · keep glancing (at)
• 개막 gaemak · opening (of an event)
• 겨루다 gyeoruda · compete, pit against
• 결선 gyeolseon · final (round)
• 결승선 gyeolseungseon · finish line
• 경연 gyeongyeon · contest, competition (of skills)
• 골대 goldae · goalpost; the goal
• 과녁 gwanyeok · target (for shooting, archery)
• 구기 gugi · ball game
• 권투 gwontu · boxing
• 기량 giryang · skill, ability (of a player)
• 단거리 dangeori · short distance, sprint
• 도약 doyak · leap, take-off; a leap forward
• 동메달 dongmedal · bronze medal
• 득점 deukjeom · scoring, points scored
• 리그 rigeu · league
• 맞붙다 matbutda · play against, go head to head
• 명중 myeongjung · a hit (on target)
• 반칙 banchik · foul, breaking the rules
• 사격 sagyeok · shooting (sport)
• 수비 subi · defence (in sport)
• 순발력 sunballyeok · quick reflexes, agility
• 승마 seungma · horse riding

sentences

• 국제 사격 대회가 오늘 서울에서 개막했다. · An international shooting competition opened in Seoul today.
• 40개 나라 선수들이 이번 대회에서 기량을 겨룬다. · At this event, athletes from forty countries compete to show their skill.
• 그는 첫 발부터 과녁 한가운데에 명중시켰다. · From his very first shot he hit the centre of the target.
• 우리 선수는 예선을 통과해 결선에 진출했다. · Our athlete got through the qualifiers and reached the final.
• 마지막 순간 공이 골대를 맞고 밖으로 나갔다. · At the last moment the ball hit the post and went out.