Sports – American Football (Part I) Objectives for today’s lesson In today’s lesson, you will learn about: l The most popular sports in the USA l The origin, and basics of American football. l Activities American football fans do during football seasons. .  

Section 1. The Most Popular Sports in the U.S.A. Activate your background knowledge... * Exercise 1: You’ll have 30 seconds to grab a pen and jog down five sports that you think most people  do in the U.S. After you are done, go to next slide(Slide No. 3) to check your answer and continue today's lesson.

# of Participants (million) Table 1 Lists the most popular sports in the U.S. and the number of participants for each sport. Most Popular Sports in the USA (U.S. Population; 6 years of age or older; participated at least once in 1998) Sport # of Participants (million) 1. Recreational Swimming 94.4 2. Recreational Walking 80.9 3. Recreational Bicycling 54.6 4. Bowling 50.6 5. Freshwater Fishing 45.8 6. Tent Camping 42.6 7. Basketball 42.4 8. Free Weights 41.3 Source: http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/REF/top-98.html

Men’s college basketball - Table 2. "If you had to choose, which ONE of these sports would you say is your favorite?"   1985 1989 1992 1993 1994 1997 1998 2002 2003 2004 CHANGE 1985 – 2004 % Pro football 24 26 28 27 29 30 +6 Baseball 23 19 21 18 17 14 13 15 -8 College football 10 6 7 8 9 11 +1 Men’s pro basketball 12 Auto racing 5 4 +2 Men’s college basketball - Men’s golf 3 Hockey 2 Base: All adults who follow more than one sport Source: http://www.harrisinteractive.com Base: All adults who follow more than one sport

Exercise 2. 1. In year 1994, which sport was ranked the second most popular sport in the U.S. A.? 2. Did the population of auto racing lovers increase from 2003 to 2004? If yes, how much did it increase?

Exercise 2 Answer Key 1. Baseball 2. No. (Decrease 2%)