CHAPTER 8 A NEW AND DIFFERENT SPORT

WHICH SPORTS DO YOU LIKE?

basketballtennis skating soccer baseball volleyball cycling

CAN YOU NAME THESE SPORTS?

DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THIS SPORT?

If you agree on something it means both of you say: OK.

You play Ultimate Frisbee on a big field.

Players try to catch the disc.

It seems that they are the same but it is not!

We are a team. We work together.

My mom and dad have a problem.

I enjoy going out with friends.

What is happening here?

Quick Comprehension Check

1.Many people do not know about Ultimate Frisbee. T/F

2.Ultimate is a game for two players with a Frisbee. T/F

3.One player takes the disc and runs with it. T/F

4.People play Ultimate only in the United States. T/F

5.People play Ultimate with no referees. T/F

1.Not as many people_______Ultimate Frisbee because it is a _____sport.

Not as many people know Ultimate Frisbee because it is a new sport.

2.People just started playing it in the _________.

People just started playing it in the 1960s.

3.Like soccer it is played on a big _______.

Like soccer it is played on a big field.

4.The player ______ the disc cannot run or walk with it.

The player holding the disc cannot run or walk with it.

5.In soccer or basketball,a _______stops the________.

In soccer or basketball,a referee stops the game.

6.The players ______the game and ___________ the problem.

The players stop the game and talk about the problem.

1.When did people start playing the sport of Ultimate Frisbee?

In the 1960s

2.What two other examples of team sports does the reading give?

Soccer and basketball

3.How many people play on an Ultimate team?

Seven

4.What does the player with the disc try to do?

Throw it to a teammate /get the disc to the other end of the field

5.Who starts and stops the game in soccer or basketball?

A referee

7. Is Ultimate a game for men, for women, or for both men and women?

For both men and women

8. How many countries have people that play Ultimate Frisbee?

More than 40