1. UNIT 4 Sports and Games :

2. What are they? Where and when did you see them? The 28 th Olympic Games

3. shootingboxing fencingweightliftingbasketball badminton Table-tennis skateboarding daving volleyball football cycling tennisswimming

4. Skateboarding the coolest popularplay risky tricks exciting

5. Listen to the tape and answer: Why Skateboarding is the coolest sport? Answer: A. dangerous B. one-person game C. freedom

6. T or F exercises: ( ) 1.Skateboarding is fast and you dont have to push yourself to do the impossible. ( ) 2. With skateboarding all you need is a board and your own two feet. ( ) 3. Skateboarding is a one-person game. ( ) 4. To be a skateboarder, you have to be very fit for or to be good at it. ( )5. Skateboarding is an exciting sport to take part in, but it is not exciting to watch. ( ) 6. Once you have your board, you can only skate on the road. ( )7. If you skateboarding a try, you can find some reason of your own why skateboarding is so popular. F T T F F F T

7. Dangerous Everyone likes to show his bravery now and then. Skateboarding can be very dangerous. Its fast and you really have to push yourself to do the impossible. The skateboarders may end up hurt when they do risky jumps and difficult tricks. It is because these tricks are dangerous that skateboarding is a really exciting sport to watch and take part in. _____________________________________________________ ___________________________ Back ________________________________________________________ ______________________

8. One-person game It doesnt matter if youre doing it on your own or in a group. Other popular sports, such as football, need lots of people to makeup teams. This means you may not be able to play unless you have lots of friends or can join a team. For skateboarding all you need is a board and your own two feet. Whats more important is that anyone can try it. You dont have to be very fit for or to be good at other sports. _________________ _____________________________________ ____________________ _________________________________ _______________________________________ Back

9. Freedom Once you have your board, you are free to skate anywhere. Skateboarders are always trying to skate on all of objects such as pavements, stairs, hill and railings. These are only a few reasons why skateboarding is so popular. Maybe if you give skateboarding a try, you will be able to come up with some reasons of your own. __________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________ __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ Back

10. What sport do you like best ? Why do you like it best?