2. Agenda  Recreation  Camping/Hiking  Beach  Sports  American Football  Baseball  Basketball  Ice Hockey  Nascar  X-games

3. Americans like to spend a weekend or longer camping in the wild People camp in: Camping TentsCabins Trailers Hanging Tents

4. To go camping you’ll need basic gear Camping Sleeping bagCamping Stove Bear maceGuitar Flashlight Marshmallows

5. My camping trip in Yellowstone

6. Beach in Taiwan Beach

7. Americans like to tan at the beach because it is a sign of healthiness Beach

8. Beach gear Sun Tan Lotion Frisbee Sand Bucket and Shovel Beach Blanket Swimsuit

9. Agenda  Recreation  Camping/Hiking  Beach  Barbecues  Sports  American Football  Baseball  Basketball  Ice Hockey  Nascar  X-games

10. American Football History – NFL (National Football League) began in 1920. America’s most popular sport Viewers: 1 億 for Superbowl Revenues: 2,240 億 for 2008 Superbowl commercial cost1.03 億 per 30 second clip, or 340 萬 per second

11. American Football Player stats Avg salary -.38 億 Top salary – 9.6 億 Ben Roethlesberger Avg height – 187 cm Avg weight – 111 kg Players on the field 22 at a time Scoring 6 points for a Touchdown 3 points for a Field Goal

12. American Football Fans Football is known for its crazy fans Washington Redskins Oakland Raiders Greenbay Packers

13. American Football Fans …. And big hits! Ouch!

14. Baseball History Evolved from bat and ball games in England Taiwan’s most popular sport Known as “America’s National Past time” In1947, Jackie Robinson became MLB’s first black player Viewers 460 萬 World Series 2008 Revenues 2110 億 for 2008

15. Player stats Avg salary - 1 億 Top salary – 9.7 億 Alex Rodriguez Avg height - 183 cm Avg weight - 94 kg Players on the field 18 at a time Scoring 1 point for running from first base to home base Baseball 2 nd base 1 st base 3 rd base Home

16. Basketball History Created in 1891 in Massachusetts by a physical education teacher to keep students active in the cold winters First rim was a peach basket Viewers 940 萬 NBA Finals 2008 Revenues 1237 億 for 2008

17. Player stats Avg salary - 1.85 億 Top salary- 8.6 億 Kevin Garnett Avg height - 200 cm Avg weight – 101 kg Players on the court 10 at a time Scoring 2 points for a regular basket and 3 points for shots outside the 3 point line Basketball

18. Ice Hockey History First modern games played in 1870’s in Montreal, Canada Viewers 320 萬 Stanley Cup Finals 2008 Revenues 918 億 for 2008 Hockey stickHockey puck

19. Player stats Avg salary - 5800 萬 Avg height - 185 cm Avg weight – 99 kg Players on the ice 12 at a time Scoring 1 point for each goal Ice Hockey

20. Hockey is known for its fights! Ice Hockey

21. Nascar History Nascar was created in 1948, with roots in Southeastern US Viewers Second most popular in terms of viewers 690 萬 Sprint Cup 2008 Revenues ???

22. Talledega Track information 804 km track Avg speed – 303 km/h Cost of car 433 萬 Nascar

23. Known for its wrecks! Nascar

24. History Began in 1993 Features extreme action sports Viewers 3800 萬 X-games

25. Summer X-games MotocrossSkateboarding Bungee Jump Street Louge Skysurfing

26. Winter X-games Ski tricks Snowmobile tricks Snowboarding tricks