Unit 14: Speaking

Describing sports:Basketball -How many players: -Equipment: -How: -How long: 2 teams 5 players each team The ball, net, basket, basket court points are scored by passing the ball throu

Do you……… Name Often play basketball?

Like watching football match live on

TV

Find playing chess interesting

Think it’s difficult to play tennis well

Find cycling boring

Arch: [ :t∫]ɑ hình cung

vòm; nhịp cuốn (cầu ) Bounce: ['bauns] nảy lên

Forth: [f :θ]ɔ về phía trước, ra phía trước, lộ ra Commit [kə'mit] phạm

Racquet : ['rækit] (thể dục,thể thao) cái vợt Hoop: [hu:p] cái vòng

Basket ball

soccer Hurdles Cycling

Tennis Volleyball

Table tennis

Describing sports:

Basketball

-How many players:

-Equipment:

-How:

-How long:

2 teams ( 5 players each team) The ball, net, basket, basket court

points are scored by passing the ball through the basket from above; the team with more

points at the end of the game wins A regular jump shot inside the arch is worth two points, beyond the arch is three points, and a free

throw is one point The ball can be advanced

on the court by bouncing it or passing it between teammates

4 sets ( each set 10 minutes

How many players: Each

team consists of six players,

three located in front of

the attack line and three

behind

How: two teams separated

by a high net, use their hand, arms, or other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and Forth over the net Each team

Is allowed three hits to get the ball over the net to other team

A point is scored if the ball hits the ground in the opponents’

court, if the opponents commit

a fault, or if they fail to return the ball properly

How many players:

Two players (singles) or two

teams of two players

(doubles)

Equipment: court, net, racquet

How: players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent’s court

How long: 3 sets

Playing sports offers you more than just physical benefits Sports typically help you academically

and socially as well The benefits are the same

whether or not you actually excel at the sport

Although if you are really good they will probably want to continue playing when you are older If

you aren’t good enough to play competitively on

a school team try signing up for a city league or be encouraged to just go shoot some hoops with your friends or neighbor groups.

1.Playing sports is fun It gives you something to

do and a group to belong to You have a group of friends that has the same goals and interests

2 Research has found if you play sports, you will

be more likely to have a positive body image

and higher self-esteem You also are less likely

to be overweight

3 Physical activities are a good way to relieve

stress and reduce depression

4 Sports help you develop discipline You learn to set goals and then work to achieve those goals You learn that by working hard you can accomplish the things that you want to in your lives

5 If you play sports, you will quickly learn that

sometimes you win and sometimes you lose You learn to be deal with disappointment and so on

6 Statistics show that if you are involved in sports while in high school, you are more likely to

experience academic success and graduate from

7 Sports help develop teamwork and leadership skills You quickly learn that you have to work

together as a team to win the game

8 Motors skills Strategic thinking, and even math skills are learned by playing sports You develop strategic thinking as you figure out that the best way to get round a player or score a goal Math skills are used as you calculate scores and stats

9 Regular exercise increases quality of life

Children who exercise are more likely to continue the practice into adulthood