What Sports Do They Enjoy?

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Lesson 4

         What Sports Do They Enjoy?

              Text A

    Not all people likewnrk but everyone likesplay. All overworld menwomenboysgirls enjoy sports. iendsdayslong ago, adultschildren have called their friends togetherspend hours , even days , playing games.

    Sports help peoplelive happily. They helpkeep people healthyfeeling good. When they are playing games, people movelot. Thisgoodtheir health. I-Iaving fun with their friends makes them happy.
    Many people enjoy sports by watching others play. In small towns , crowds meetwatchbicycle races orsoccer game.Inbig cities, thousands buy ticketssee an ice-skating show orbaseball game.

    What games have you played? What are your favorite sports now? You probably playgames that peopleyour town or city play. Isclimate hot where you live? Then swimmingprobably oneyour sports. BoysgirlsAustralia love tc swim. There are wonderful beaches therethe weathergoodswimming.
   

Or do you livea cold climate? Then you would likeski. There are many skiersAustria where there are big mountainscold winters. Doesrain often where you live? Then kite flying would not be oneyour sports. Itonethe favorite sportsThailand.

    Surfingan important sportHawaii. The Pacific Ocean sends huge waves upthe beaches, waves that are just rightsurfing . But you needlive near an oceanridewavesenjoy surfing.
    PeopleSwitzerland loveclimbwonderful mountainstheir country. Mountain climbinghiking are favorite sports there. But there can be no mountain climbing where tlmc re are no mountains.

    Sposts change withseason. People often do not playsame gameswinter assummer. Sailingfunwarm weather, but whengets cold it's timechangeother sports. People talk about sports' seasons. Baseballonly played forfew monthsthe year. Thiscalled "the baseball
season".

             Text B

    Have you ever wondered how some people can break bricks wi th their bare hands'? People who can do this kindthing are expertsKarate. They are called "Karatekas". Let's tryf ind out how karatekas could do such things. We wantedlearn i f they were especially strongwe got some surprising answers!

Believeor not , Karatekas aren't stronger than ordinary nary people - they just have more courage! A Karate expertstrikes hard objects like bricks or plates withsmall bonehis wrist , oppositethumb. Speedthe essencethis sport. Butstrange thingthat untrained men can break hard objectsthe same way just as well as Karatekas.

Of course, Karatekas practiselotthey havelayerhard skin round their wrists. Though they have this advantage over ordinary people, it's basically lustqu5tionwillpower-at least , that's what you can tell your mother afer you've experimentedon
a few dinner plates !

         Additional Information

            The Football Match
    Thi'sJohn Roberts reporting from Cardiff. The resultthe match which finished at four this afternoon between FranceWales wasdraw. Neither side scored. The Dutch referee did not allowone goal which France managedkick. The reasonthis was thatFrench player was unfortunately off side. So both teams went .home disappointed. This means that neitherFrench norWelsh team will reach first placethis international competition.

    However,can say thatspectators were delighted withgame. They particularly admiredFrench forwards, who were always fastoften threatenedWelsh defence. Oncelooked as thoughWelsh goalkeeper wasserious trouble.

 He divedhis rightsaveshot fromFrench centre forwardcrashedhead againstgoal post. A doctor examined him but he soon beganplay again. Of courselarge, friendly crowd applauded him. Wales will certainly welcome another visit from this splendid team.

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