Sports Basketball Basketball is played on a court
Sports
Basketball • Basketball is played on a court, a basketball court • Two teams of five players compete • There are 1 - 2 - and 3 -point shots
Baseball
Baseball • • • Baseball is called ‘America’s Pastime’ Two teams play each other The game is 9 innings long, – An ‘inning’ is a round, or quarter – an amount of time • Players swing a bat at a ball, trying to hit it out of the park, or field
American Football
• American Football is another game with two teams playing each other • It is a contact sport – Players will run into each other, and jump on each other, which is called tackling • If you run the ball into the goal, it is worth 6 points, if you kick it, it is worth 3 points American Football
Football (Soccer)
Football (Soccer) • Americans call football ‘soccer’ • The game has two teams that try to kick the ball into each others goal • The game is played on a field • Only one player may touch the ball, the goalkeeper, or goalie
Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey • Hockey is a game played on ice, or frozen water • Players wear ice skates to move around • Two teams try to hit a puck into the other teams goal • Players wear lots of pads, because they often fall down and also get into fights
Golf
Golf • Golf is a game that is played on a golf course • A golf course will usually have 18 holes • Players try to hit their golf ball into the hole in as little shots as possible
Skiing
Skiing • Skiing is a sport that happens on snow • People go to the top of a mountain and ski down • When people compete against each other, they try to ski at as fast a time as possible
Swimming
Swimming • Swimming is a sport that takes place in a swimming pool • When people swim against each other, like in the Olympics, they try to swim very fast • There a lot of ways to swim – Backstroke – Breaststroke – Butterfly
Running
Running • Everyone knows about running • When people compete, they try and run as fast as they can • Lots of people like to wear special running shoes • People can run on tracks or in parks, and even mountains
Billiards, or Pool
Billiards, or Pool • Pool is a game played on a table • The table has six holes, and players try and hit the 16 balls into the holes, or pockets • One player hits striped balls, the other hits solid balls • The last ball each tries to hit in is the 8 -ball
Conversation • Which sports do you like to play? • What is your favorite sport? – Why do you like this sport? • Do you like to watch any sports on TV?
Videos • Ice Hockey http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Twif. DDrti. KQ • Golf http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Da. SQ 20 n. H 6 VU • Skiing http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=7 RKU 7 a. JDMdg • Swimming http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=o 6 w. Nj. Xj 7 z. Gk • Billiards http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=EAM 7 RR_Cv. To
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