The Weekend - Golf(0111)
The Weekend - Golf(0111)
A:
Good morning golf aficionados! My name is Rick Fields, and you guessed it, I am here with my main man, Bob Copeland.
B:
Thank you, Rick! As you can see, ladies and gentleman, we are here in beautiful Pebble Beach where the top golfers in the world are trying to win the grand prize of one million dollars!
A:
Whoa, that's a lot of cash! Let's go to the course and see how Tiger Woods is doing.
B:
All right, were're here at the eighth hole. It's a par four, and has some very difficult hazards which many golfers find difficult to avoid. Although, I did see Jack Nicklaus hit a hole in one on this very same hole!
A:
Tiger Woods is about to tee off, and let's see if he has the same luck as Jack. Tiger is asking his caddie for his driver and, he seems to be very nervous.
B:
Oh no! Not a good swing at all! It's definitely not his day today. On the seventh hole he got a bogey and before that he barely made par. He will definitely not get a birdie on this shot.
A:
It seems that his ball has flown somewhere deep in the trees. He is having a hard time finding it and even his caddie has climbed a tree to try and spot it.
B:
Oh no! A bear! Run, Tiger, run! Somebody call animal control!
Key Vocabulary
aficionado
common noun, plural
an enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan.
main man
phrase
my right hand man, my important helper
cash
common noun, singular
money in the form of bills or coins
par
common noun, singular
the number of strokes considered necessary to complete
hazard
common noun, singular
an obstacle, such as some water, found on a golf course
hole in one
common noun, singular
using only one shot to put the ball in the hole
tee off
verb
hit the ball for the first time on a hole
caddie
common noun, singular
person who carries the golf clubs and gives advice
driver
common noun, singular
the club you use to hit the ball long distances
swing
common noun, singular
the action of hitting the golf ball
not (someone's) day
phrase
not a good day for that person
bogey
common noun, singular
score that is one higher than it should be in golf
make par
phrase
get the score you should for a certain hole
birdie
common noun, singular
one point lower than the score you should get
shot
common noun, singular
the action of hitting the ball
hard time
phrase
a difficult time doing something; difficulty
Supplementary Vocabulary
putt
principle verb, present simple
light golf stroke made on the putting green in an effort to place the ball into the hole.
green
common noun, singular
an area of short cut grass around the hole on a golf course
break
principle verb, present simple
the action of a ball moving away from it's straight path
sand trap
common noun, singular
a hazard on a golf course consisting of a depression partly filled with sand.
iron
common noun, singular
golf a club with an angled metal head