BORGARO PRIMARY SCHOOL

5A 5B 5C Defassi

School year 2008 – 2009

Ins. Armand Elena Maria

ENGLISH and P.E. LAB

SPORT

Sport keeps people healthy

ATHLETICS

To do athletics

BASEBALL

To play baseball

To do this sport you need a field or pitch, a bat and a small ball

you need special shoes, gloves and a helmet

BASKETBALL

To play basketball

To do this sport you need a court with two baskets

CYCLING

To ride a bike

To do this sport you need a bike and a helmet

FOOTBALL

To play football

To do this sport you need a field or pitch with two nets

You wear special shoes: football boots

What's the most popular sport?

The most popular sport is FOOTBALL. It begins in England in the Middle Ages:

people from different villages play football in the streets.

A football match For a football match you need a stadium with a field or pitch and two nets and a ball, of course! There are eleven players: a goalkeeper four defenders three or four midfielders two or three strikers or attackers There are eleven opponents, a referee, two linesmen

GYMNASTICS

To do gymnastic

To do this sport you need a piece of equipment

You wear a leotard

HORSE RIDING

To ride a horse

To do this sport you need a horse

You wear a helmet and boots

ICE HOCKEY

To play ice hockey

To do this sport you need an ice rink

You wear a special equipment

MARTIAL ARTS

To do martial arts

RUGBY

To play rugby

To do this sport you need a field or pitch and an oval ball

To do this sport you need a special equipment: a helmet, a T-shirt, gloves, socks and shoes

RUNNING

To run

To do this sport you need a track; you can run along the streets or in a park

A maraton is a 49,195 km running race

A Greek soldier runs the first marathon (490 B.C.) He runs to deliver news of a victory over the Persians. He dies of exhaustion

SKATING

To skate

To do this sport you need a court or a rink

You wear rollerblades or skates (ice skating) and pads for knees and elbows

SKIING

To ski

To do this sport you need snow!

you wear sunglasses and special boots

Norwegian rock paintings show people skiing on snow in Stone Age

SWIMMING

To swim

To dive

To do this sport you need a swimming pool with diving boards

you wear a swimsuit (if you are a girl) or trunks (if you are a boy), goggles and a swimming hat

you exercise the muscles all over your body

TENNIS

To play tennis

To do this sport you need a court with a net, a racket and a small ball

VOLLEYBALL

To play volleyball

To do this sport you need a court with a net and a ball

WINDSURFING

To surf

To do this sport you need wind and waves

you wear a wetsuit

Do you like danger? Are you a daredevil?

ADVENTURE or EXTREME SPORT

BMX biking

rafting

bungee jumping

parachuting

surfing

rock climbing

ENGLISH SPORTS

Sports play an important role in Englishmen's lives and are a popular leisure activity. Many of the world's famous sports began in England, including CRICKET, FOOTBALL (SOCCER, as it is called in USA), TENNIS and RUGBY. The English national sport is CRICKET although now football is more popular. Some of England's football teams are world famous such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.

AMATEUR: you play for fun

PROFESSIONAL: you play for money

you can win

the first → GOLD medal the second → SILVER medal the third → BRONZE medal

you can lose

or

CLOTHES For some sports you need a special equipment (helmet, pads for knees and elbows, special shoes) . For some sport you need ordinary clothes: cap, t-shirt, skirt, shorts, trousers, track suit, socks, trainers.

To do sport you need to move

You need to run

You need to kick

You need to jump

You need to catch You need to throw

You need to hit

Jane Elliot, Coling King Children’s Encyclopedia - Usborne www.bbc.co.uk www.DLTK’s.uk www.usborne.com www.britishcouncil.com

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