Unit 12: Water sports - Reading

synchronized swimming swimming rowing Water polo surfing Where are they played?. Where can people play water polo?. Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands.. The ba

Wednesday, February 9 th ,

2011

synchronized swimming swimming

rowing

Water polo

surfing

Where are they played?

Look at the pictures:

They are played in the water/ on the water.

vertical post

crossbar

Unit 12 water sports

Reading

cap

ad vance (v):

sprint for (v):

inter fere with (v):

punch (v) :

ride on (v):

goa lie (n):

op po nent (n) :

pe nalize (v):

pe nalty (n):

e ject (v):

foul (n):

tie (n):

đưa (bóng) lên phía trước bơi tốc lực lên

can thiệp vào đấm (bóng) lướt trên (mặt nước) thủ mụn

đối thủ

ph t, tr ng ph t ạ ừ ạ hỡnh phạt, quả phạt đền

u i ra, lo i ra đ ổ ạ

l i, s ỗ ự gian lận trận hũa

VOCABULARY

A B

1 opponent

2 penalize

3 eject

4 foul

5 tie

Task 1: Work in pairs Match the words in column A

with the meanings in column B

a to make someone leave a game

b an action in sports that is against the rules

c to punish a team or a player who breaks the rules

d a situation in a game when two teams have the same scores

e someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition

e someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition

d a situation in a game when two teams have the same scores

c to punish a team or a player who breaks the rules

b an action in sports that is against the rules

a to make someone leave a game

1 Water polo is played in a pool metres deep _ long, and wide.

2 The home team wears , the visiting team wears and the goalies wear .

3 Both teams sprint for the ball from _.

4 A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such as _.

5 A game is divided into quarters ranging from _ in length

Task 2: Complete the following sentences, using the

information from the passage.

1.8

white caps blue caps

red caps with the number 1.

their own goal lines holding or punching the ball.

5 to 8 minutes.

1 Where can people play water polo?

* Task 3: Work in pairs Ask and answer the following questions

2 Where is the ball when the game starts?

3 How can the ball be

advanced?

4 Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?

5 What happens t

o a player who commits

five personal fouls?

1 In a pool.

2 In the centre of the pool.

3 The ball can be advanc ed by passing

with one hand or swim ming with the

head above the wate r and the ball

between the arms so it r ides on the wave

goalie

5 The p layer

is eje cted a

fter

comm itting five p erson

al fou ls.

A Reading

Unit 12 water sports

1 Where is water polo played?

A In a pool

B In a playground

C In a tennis court

What about football

In a playground

2 How many players are there in a team of

water polo?

A 7

B 9

C 11

What about a football team?

11

3 Which of the followings is NOT the rule of

water polo?

A Players can touch the ball with only ONE

HAND.

B If a player commits five personal fouls, he is

ejected.

C A player is ejected if he gets a red card.

4 Which of the following are the sizes of a

pool of water polo?

A 30m – 20m – 18m

B 1.8m – 3m – 0.9m

C 1.8m – 30m – 20m

5 Who can hold the ball with two hands in a

game of water polo?

A Any player

B The goalie

C The referee

+ Learn by heart the new words and phrases

+ Make a comparison between water polo and football