The ball can be advanced by passing with one hand or swimming with the head above the water and the ball between the arms so it rides on the wave created by the swimmers’ head... Unit[r]
(1)(2)Name the sports in the following pictures:
riding running
swimming
football water skiing water polo tennis
Which of the games above are water sports?
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Activity 1: Look at the picture and answer the questions:
1 Where is it played?
2 How people play it?
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Activity 2: Vocabulary
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water polo (n) môn bóng n ớc crossbar (n) xà ngang
goalie (n) thđ m«n
sprint (for) (v) chạy n ớc rút, chạy hết tốc độ advance (v) đ a lên tr ớc, đẩy lờn phớa trước defensive player (n) hậu vệ
eject (v) đuổi ra, đẩy ra vertical post (n) cét däc net (n) lưới
foul (n) sự phạm lỗi tie (n) trận hòa
vertical post crossbar
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WHILE YOU READ
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Activity 1: Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B:
A B opponent penalize eject foul tie
a to make someone leave a game
b an action in sports that is against the rules
c to punish a team or player who breaks the rules d a situation in a game when two teams have the same scores
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Activity 2: Complete the following sentences:
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
1.8 30 metres 20 metres
white caps
red caps with the number in white blue caps
their own goal line
holding or punching the ball
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Activity 3:
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Complete the following table:
football water polo
Places to play
Number of players Main rules
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How can the ball be advanced?
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Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?
Only the goalie is allowed to hold the ball with both hands
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Where is the ball be advanced? It is in the centre of the pool.
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What happens to a player who commits five personal fouls?
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